CHCC TRADE SHOW - Cooling the Future: 2024 and Beyond

🛑 Now Entering, The Truck Bar: Berlin, CT 🚛

CHCC’s Trade Show has been an industry recognized event that brings together leaders of Connecticut’s Heating, Cooling, Plumbing, and Refrigeration industries to display new products or services. 

🌟 Exciting Announcement! 🌟

Join us at the most anticipated 2024 Trade Show - "Cooling the Future, 2024 and Beyond"!

📅 Date: Thursday, October 24, 2024

🕓 Time: 4 PM - 7 PM

📍 Venue: The Truck Bar, Berlin, CT

🌐 Visit: https://thetruckbar.com/berlin/

Experience a one-of-a-kind event at our NEW venue, The Truck Bar in Berlin, CT! Conveniently located at 151 Webster Square Rd in Berlin, CT, our venue is at the center of the state, making it easily accessible with highways merging nearby. You'll find plenty of parking available, ensuring a hassle-free experience for all attendees.

TECH TRAINING SESSION

Refrigeration Solutions, Transition to A2l and A3 Refrigerants

Overview of the AIM Act and the phase down of high global warming HFC refrigerants

Brief overview of the regulatory environment. HVAC only
GWP Limits for A2L replacements for R-410A

Time line for Transitions

Properties of New Refrigerants  
Combustibility and Flammability
Safety Groups. What they really mean/
Flammability Limits. LFL, LEL, UFL, UEL
Flammable concentration limit FCL

HVAC Equipment Safety Considerations
Refrigerant concentration in enclosed spaces
RCL Maximum allowable releasable charge
Mitigation strategies
Refrigeration Equipment Charge Limits

Refrigerant Cylinders for A2L and other new refrigerants
Recovery cylinders
Paint color
Reverse threads

Service Tools for A2L and A3 Refrigerants
Using High Vacuum Equipment to prevent system failures

Service and Installation Best Practice
Comparison of current best practice with recommended for A2L best practice
Practical demonstration of service and installation practices