These new regulations establish efficiency minimums for refrigeration equipment used with walk-in coolers and freezers, including condensing units, evaporators and self-contained refrigeration.
These requirements necessitate significant changes in the sale and manufacture of refrigeration equipment in Canada and the USA. For more information on regulations affecting Evaporators, click here. For more information on regulations affecting Condensing Units, click here. The new regulations go into effect in two different stages. There are two important dates to be aware of: January 1, and July 10, See below.
These dates apply to the manufacture of the equipment, not the date of sale or installation. Any non-compliant equipment manufactured prior to the date of compliance can be legally sold at anytime after. The serial number can be used to determine the date of manufacture. It is the responsibility of the manufacturer to certify its equipment to be manufactured and sold as compliant. You are encouraged to visit the following websites for more details about the new regulations and how they affect you:.
For more information on regulations affecting Condensing Units, Click here. Generally speaking, nothing has changed. View the Product Data and Installation Manual for the individual units for details. We will continue to offer models for use where the new regulations are not required subject to change based on market dynamics. Follow the links below for details:. Please consult the most current AWEF information using the links below which reflect our compliant models.
Be advised that you cannot legally use a compliant outdoor model as a compliant indoor model. And vice versa: an Indoor Unit cannot be used as an Outdoor Unit. For information on regulations affecting Evaporators, click here. We will continue to offer legacy models for use where the new regulations are not required subject to change based on market dynamics. Follow the links below to legacy model literature:. Even though exempt from compliance, there will be an impact on models offered in the TX water-cooled and TF multi-compressor condensing unit line-ups that use some of the same compressors that were used in discontinued models.
