Arkansas HVACR NewsMagazine January 2019

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year until the owner / operator can demonstrate through the leak rate calculations that the leak rate has not exceeded 20% commercial refrigeration or 30% IPR for one year. Commercial Refrigeration and IPR with a charge of over 500 pounds must have a leak inspection conducted once every three months until the owner/operator can demonstrate through leak rate calculations that the leak rate has not exceeded 20% for commercial refrigeration or 30% IPR for four quarters in a row. All records for leak inspections, initial verification, verification tests and records of recovered refrigerant from equipment with 5 to 50 lbs. must be kept for 3 years by the owner or operator of the equipment. A Crass Commercial for the Association Why you need the Association ✓ Discounts on • Insurance • Payroll Service • Background Checks • Drug Testing ✓ 5+ Chapter Meetings per year • Informative • Educational • Networking ✓ Training ✓ Legislative Representation ✓ Regulation Representation Click For More Information

New Regulations for the New Year

2019

(Article furnished by Howard Weiss, ESCO Institute 800-726-9696)

The New Regulations for 2019 Include— Section 608 regulations include new leak inspection and verification test requirements for owners/operators. Leak inspections are required for appliances that have exceeded the applicable leak rate, per the information below. All visible and accessible components of an appliance must be inspected, using a method or methods that are appropriate for that appliance. Comfort Cooling with a charge of 50 or more pounds must have a leak inspection once per calendar year until the owner/operator can demonstrate through the leak rate calculations that the leak rate has not exceeded 10% for one year. and Industrial Process Refrigeration (IPR) with a charge of 50 to 500 pounds must have a leak inspection once per calendar Commercial Refrigeration