For cold storage facilities, refrigeration equipment represents approximately 65 to 85 percent of a warehouse's utility expenses. This makes refrigeration equipment the best place to start when looking to improve efficiencies. However, Colorado's cold store facilities don't necessarily need to replace equipment to see improvements. A little preventive maintenance on refrigeration equipment goes a long way.
Whether running on halocarbon, ammonia or Freon, even a small refrigerant leak could double the equipment energy usage. During regular maintenance, an experienced technician will test refrigerant pressures for early leak detection.
Professional cleaning of refrigerator and freezer condenser coils and calibration of controls ensures optimum equipment performance. For additional energy savings the technician may recommend upgrades to refrigeration system components. For example, high-efficiency condenser or evaporator fan motors may deliver a 2 to 5 percent energy savings.
Rocky Mountain Mechanical Systems will maintain its Colorado customers' refrigeration systems – resulting in improved equipment longevity and energy savings.