A growing trend in refrigeration

Extending its air-conditioning expertise into the automotive and commercial sector in recent years, AP Air Europe discusses a growing trend in refrigeration.

Since being appointed an exclusive distributor by Denso, AP Air has supplied A/C service machines across the UK to address what it believes is a growing trend. Group sales manager, Mike Beswick commented “With around 50 per cent of new vehicles globally now using the newer type of refrigerant R-1234yf, workshops have had to review and update their A/C servicing equipment. This situation has given us a platform to highlight to garages the many benefits of charging stations like CTR’s and support them along the way.”

With businesses already facing challenging trading conditions any expenditure must be justified and in the case of air-conditioning, garages are finding cost-saving solutions can be found with a charging station. Designed to recycle refrigerant by removing moisture, A/C service machines generate waste reduction saving which, due to escalating gas prices, soon add up.

As well as posing health and environmental risks, manually recovering and recharging refrigerant in an air conditioning system ties up often over-stretched staff resources. The introduction of a digitally calibrated service machine, however, can overcome all these issues. Units with automatic working cycles like CTR’s Kheos Plus for R134a and Kristal Base for R1234yf create the capacity for more jobs to be put through the workshop, quickly and efficiently, whilst time-saving machine features like an in-built vehicle database give technicians easy access to recommended refrigerant levels.

Mike Beswick added: “Advising on machine suitability is just the start of the process. We want customers to get the most out of their investment which is why we offer a complete support service. From machine installation through to planned maintenance and repairs on or off-site, spare parts and even F-gas training.”