Ammonia is a toxic gas and the proper safety monitoring procedures and equipment must always be in place to avoid serious accidental injury or death.

The mechanical rooms in large multi-building industrial facilities are the hub of process temperature and climate control. Areas such as central utility plants, boiler and chiller rooms, mechanical and electrical rooms, and fuel rooms house myriad process cooling and heating equipment as well as systems for comfort heating, ventilation and air conditioning equipment and systems.

Refrigerant contractors and equipment owners seeking to drive down refrigerant emissions can find help in a no-cost, on-demand webinar. Leak detection systems manufacturer Bacharach Inc. recorded and analyzed more than 2.8 billion refrigerant leak samples to identify the five most common refrigerant leak types to watch out for. 

Google “October is awareness month for” and you will be inundated with responses. Some are well known and long observed — for instance, Breast Cancer Awareness Month or National Domestic Violence Awareness Month. 

Bacharach Inc., a manufacturer of refrigerant gas leak detection and monitoring instruments, launched its official Facebook page.

EZ-Ject is designed for mineral oil, PVE, polyol ester and alkyl benzene lubricant systems. 

Model OPK-40GS/E Glo-Stick includes four single-dose fluorescent dye capsules that add refrigerant and fluorescent dye in one simple step. 

Spectroline OLK-444 pinpoints leaks in any size oil-based fluid system, including hydraulic systems, compressors, engines, gearboxes and fuel systems.

Model Optimax400 emits less visible light than conventional inspection lamps so refrigerant leaks are easier to spot.

Heated diode refrigerant leak detector has three levels of sensitivity to help find leaks as small as 0.25 oz/yr.