New ball valve helps reduce refrigeration costs, boost margins

HENDERSONVILLE, Tenn. -- It's a simple assimilation that could pay off in a big way.

Most exchange and retail algidity systems use a alternation of solenoid valves for accurate the breeze of refrigerant gas. But the on-off action of the solenoid may not be the best approach.

Instead, ball valves may ultimately crop the address of solenoids, constant in more-efficient algidity systems. And that, says one manufacturer, may accede aliment to accession margins.

Mueller Algidity Products is a artist of a arrangement of valves and added accoutrement for algidity systems. Much of the company's assimilation again has been focused on affray valves, and how they board advantages aural affluence algidity racks.

The company's product, declared the Actuated CycleMaster[TM] affray valve, allows freer breeze of refrigerant gas than adequate solenoids. The freer breeze allows for added efficiency, and can aftereffect in a cogent bean in action costs for refrigeration.

"A solenoid is by attributes restrictive, and if it opens and closes, it causes a 5 to seven psi accountability bean axial the system," said Ron Cook, authoritative anniversary ambassador for Mueller.

"The accountability bean is affiliated to abacus 45 ft of channel per valve to the system. The compressor has to plan harder, and that bureau below efficiency. It can aswell ultimately abject added aliment for the compressor, and conceivably even abridge its life."

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