Maximizing Energy Efficiency in Air-Cooled Condensing Units with Low-GWP Refrigerants
Cooling systems eat up power. Air-cooled condensing units run constantly in commercial buildings, and when they’re inefficient, your electric bill shows it. Low-GWP refrigerants fix part of that problem. They work the same as older refrigerants but cause less environmental damage. That translates to lower operating costs and sometimes rebates or tax breaks. How Air-Cooled Condensing Units Work Refrigerant picks up heat inside your building. It gets compressed, moves outside, and releases that heat through metal coils. Fans blow air across the coils. The refrigerant cools down and cycles back inside. Older refrigerants like R-22 stuck around in the atmosphere, damaging the ozone layer. Newer options like R-290 or R-513A do the same cooling job without trashing the environment. The cooling capacity stays the same. The environmental damage drops. Why Switch to Low-GWP Refrigerants Low-GWP refrigerants break down faster in the atmosphere. They don’t accumulate and trap heat like the old o...