Yes, the portable PA PRO version comes in a durable ABS Case with wheels, handle and an optional accessory case and can easily be transported in the car, train or plane. The permanently installed version consists of a DIN Rail mounted ClimaCheck Module and Power Meter, which can be mounted in the ACR System Control Panel or we can provide this within an ABS weather-proof housing with clear Perspex see-through door with all the main components pre-wired following to which you simply connect the Temperature/Pressure Sensors and Current Transformers.

The ClimaCheck Portable System can normally be set up and connected within 20-30 minutes, following which data recording can commence at 1, 5, 10, 30 and 60 second intervals.

The results can be viewed as a Refrigeration Circuit Diagram with all the values dynamically changing. Alternatively, you can view the results line-by-line within an Excel-style dynamic form on screen or as a constantly changing graphical output showing all key parameters.

No. A low cost elementary PC is adequate and even extensive ClimaCheck data files do not require much hard disk space. The clock speed of the computer is also relatively unimportant and so a low cost notebook PC will suffice.

Yes, ClimaCheck will record several thousand lines of data, which, at one minute intervals will last you a few days. The precise volume/time is dependant on the complexity of the Circuit that you are measuring and of course the recording interval frequency that you have set.

Yes.

Yes. You can either come to our premises for a pre-arranged Training Session with Mike Creamer or one of his colleagues or you can attend one of our regular Training Days, which we run at approximately 3-4 month intervals. Alternatively, we can provide the training at your offices or on site, although for site-based training there will be a charge for this service.

Yes.

Klas Berglöf, the original developer commenced work on this technology approximately 1996.

Yes, ClimaCheck was voted Refrigeration Product of the Year at the ACR News Awards – February 2009. ClimaCheck was also voted Finalist at the RAC Awards under Environmental Product of the Year – Refrigeration.

Mike has successfully employed ClimaCheck on many Projects since early 2007. His ClimaCheck has been used for troubleshooting, arbitration, refrigerant retrofits, capacity verification of Compressors, Heat Exchangers, Condensers and so on. ClimaCheck has been successfully applied in many instances where controls, expansion devices, refrigerant charge and head pressure control settings have been set incorrectly and following adjustments, ClimaCheck has recorded the improvements made.

Yes. This is calculated dynamically and presented so as to enable Refrigeration Engineers to optimise system performance so as to reduce energy consumption, whilst showing them the reduction in CO2 emissions as a result of their work.

Yes. It is the perfect tool for Commissioning as literally every parameter is recorded and displayed and the Refrigeration or Air Conditioning System can be perfectly set up and signed off, with solid documentation at the point of handover.

Absolutely. Given the short time taken to connect ClimaCheck to the System and the immediate display of precise System operation within just a few minutes of operation, the Service & Maintenance Engineer can make the appropriate judgements as to what adjustments might be required, determination of refrigerant charge, cooling capacity, erratic controls and so on. Following any corrections that are made, additional recordings then provide solid Service & Maintenance Reporting for the company and the end user customer.

If a cabled site connection to the Internet can be established to the ClimaCheck Module, it is then possible to make contact with ClimaCheck from literally anywhere in the world using any type of web browser such as Internet Explorer, Safari, etc. Indeed, it is even possible to make such connection using any Internet-based phone, although those with larger screens such as the Apple iPhone or iTouch are easier to read. Alternatively, we supply a MODEM, which allows remote communication on a wireless basis and which provides all of the aforementioned facilities.

Yes. Simple parameters can be set to warn you immediately of excess or inadequate superheat/sub-cooling, which in turn can warn you of refrigerant leakage. Other issues such as unstable operation are also detected and again warnings are automatically issued in the form of Text-SMS Messages and/or Emails to nominated recipients according to a weekday / weekend schedule that you define.

The Excel pricelist provided in our standard email is the one that you must use for up to date pricing. Prices are subject to periodic fluctuations which may not be reflected in current literature available online. The Excel pricelist contains ordering information and payment details that are not available from any other source.

There is only ever one current version of the software and that will be issued to you in the event that you place an order. There are a number of additional templates designed to handle systems other than the conventional compressor/condenser/TEV/evaporator arrangement. These are set out in the pricelist and are self-explanatory, covering for example, systems with an economiser, oil cooler, etc.

The standard software issued with ClimaCheck has been used many times to analyse supermarket compressor packs with multiple scroll or reciprocating compressors. This however assumes that you would be measuring the total power input to the entire group of compressors and ClimaCheck then provide you with the overall power input, total system capacity and heat rejection, isentropic efficiency of the compressor group as a whole (only of course for those that are running). If you wish to thoroughly measure the performance of such a system in order to obtain the performance of each compressor, you can proceed in one of two ways:

Yes - the standard software will manage a simple system, as described above, and the portable ClimaCheck system can be dedicated to measuring one refrigeration circuit at a time, each with one or more compressors. Where water chillers are concerned, I recommend that you purchase four of the optional Binder probes to enable you to accurately measure evaporator water in/out and condenser water in/out, where applicable. ClimaCheck does not conduct any performance analysis of the cooling towers directly. However, as ClimaCheck provide you with both the cooling capacity at the evaporator and the heat of rejection at the condenser, and given that you are able to measure the water in/out temperatures for both, ClimaCheck actually calculates the water flow rates and you can display these dynamically by bringing up the appropriate columns in the Report Sheet view. Consequently, the heat of rejection being performed by the cooling towers is thus determined and you may wish to consider measuring ambient wet bulb temperature simultaneously if you are seriously in need of evaluating the cooling towers.

Yes.

Yes - provided you are able to take such measurements under stable operating conditions. Where process cooling is concerned and steady-state load applies, this is easily achievable. Where air conditioning or refrigeration loads are concerned, these are normally subject to considerable variation across the day, as is the ambient dry bulb and wet bulb temperatures. Consequently, whenever I have had to conduct a comparison analysis, I have to run ClimaCheck for one or two days at a time and I then run through the data to find identical operating conditions for before and after any modifications in order to draw a comparison. Another major advantage is the ability to be able to see the evaporating and condensing temperatures in relation to entering/leaving water temperatures, and where a high differential exists, one can evaluate the performance and condition of the heat exchangers, this being very useful where visual inspection is simply not possible.

Yes - provided the power meter is connected to the ClimaCheck system and ClimaCheck is set to logging (you have 1, 5, 10, 30 and 60 second interval choices) you can then maintain a log of the kilowatt power input, the amps per phase, voltage per phase and power factor. Please note that the power meter has no integral logging capability of its own.

We have no repair facility in Asia at this time but it is a simple matter to send the analyser back to ClimaCheck Sweden for repair, this having the advantage of them being able to re-commission it and recalibrated if necessary. Our long-term experiences have shown that the incidence of failure is exceptionally low. For example, the PA Pro logger (the ClimaCheck brain) has never experienced a failure. We have had three power meters fail but this has proved to have been due to incorrect connection by the user. I recall perhaps only one temperature sensor failing in the last two years. We have never had a pressure transducer failure.       

I appreciate your point here. Where training is concerned, I would firstly like to emphasise that in order to fully appreciate and utilise the enormously wide range of facilities within the hardware and software, training is essential. However, the supporting technical manual which can be read directly from within the ClimaCheck software on your PC, is excellent. Consequently, it is possible to set ClimaCheck up and make good use of it without a training course, provide one applies oneself to reading the manual. We are currently running one-day training courses for our clients here at Business Edge Limited and these are normally attended by 25-35 people. Our next training session is Monday 21st February and you are welcome to attend this FOC.

No, the original development started in Spain 20 years ago and has been gradually perfected over the years, culminating in the current machine, which is sold exclusively by Business Edge Limited throughout the UK.

The Fri3Oil Machine conducts the following:

• Refrigerant recovery at a exceptionally fast rate.
• Recycling (cleansing) of the refrigerant removed.
• Use of the clean refrigerant for repeated flushing operations of the refrigeration system.

Oil, water vapour, liquid water, particulates and acids.

Absolutely. The liquid flushing process can literally remove all of the oil from the crank-case of a compressor and will indeed even remove liquid water from the crank-case!

Yes, Fri3Oil has been used to flush out large Water Chillers at the Science Museum, Transport Refrigeration Systems and many installations involving extensive pipe runs. Where a replacement Water Chiller within the basement and a roof mounted air-cooled condenser arrangement exists, it has been necessary to remove all traces of the original mineral oil, particulates and so on in order to allow the replacement Water Chiller to run on an alternative refrigerant and a new synthetic oil. Fri3Oil has therefore eliminated the need to remove refrigeration pipe work, which would otherwise be very expensive in terms of materials and labour, especially where long pipe runs are concerned in large buildings or buildings with many floors.

Yes.

The machine is fairly heavy (circa 80kg), but is very robustly made with a stainless steel casing and good castors for moving it around. In addition, we offer a special hydraulic lifting platform, also fitted with wheels, which makes the ideal work station for Fri3Oil. Moreover, during its operation, Fri3Oil should be elevated from floor level and the hydraulic table also serves this purpose.

Yes. R22 is in fact the best refrigerant in terms of its scouring cleansing capability. However, the principle that Fri3Oil employs works with all fluorinated gases. Fri3Oil cannot be used with Ammonia, CO2 or Propane refrigerants.

No, provided you have been fully trained in the correct use of the equipment. A Training DVD is also available and Business Edge runs regular training courses for this purpose.

Yes, we can arrange hire of our Engineer, complete with refrigerant, cylinders and our own Fri3Oil Machine to assist you on site.

Contaminants and impurities to less than 200ppm are achievable.

Yes. We commonly use a stock of a given refrigerant for that very purpose, which is contained in our stock of cylinders, these being transported to site with the Fri3Oil Machine as part of the overall flushing operation.