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The 15 Pound Leak Rule Is Live: How It Changes the Math on Buying an Older System
QUICK ANSWERThe EPA leak repair requirements took effect January 1, 2026. They cover appliances with a full charge of 15 pounds or more of HFCs or substitutes with a GWP…
Can You Legally Sell Used Refrigeration Equipment With the Charge Still In It? The 2026 Reclaim Rules Explained
QUICK ANSWERNot without handling the refrigerant correctly first. Under EPA Emissions Reduction and Reclamation (ER&R) requirements, equipment containing recovered HFCs cannot be sold to a new owner unless the refrigerant…
EPA Just Moved the Refrigerant Deadlines: What the 2026 Technology Transitions Rule Means for Used Equipment Buyers
QUICK ANSWEROn May 26, 2026, EPA finalized the Technology Transitions Reconsideration Rule at 91 Fed. Reg. 31284, effective July 27, 2026. It raises interim global warming potential (GWP) limits and…
Latin America and Caribbean Cold Chain Build-Out: A 2026 Sourcing Outlook
Latin America and the Caribbean have been building cold chain capacity at a pace that outstrips much of the developed world, and 2026 has not broken that trend even as…
Evaporative Condenser Sizing and Selection for Ammonia Plants
The condenser is where an ammonia system gives up its heat, and getting it wrong is expensive in two directions. Undersize it and the plant runs at a higher condensing…
Screw Compressor Economizers and Part-Load Efficiency: A Used-Buyer’s Guide
Two used screw compressors can carry the same nameplate capacity and the same asking price and still deliver very different operating economics once installed. The difference usually comes down to…
Sourcing Surplus Refrigeration in a Consolidating Cold Storage Market
The cold storage sector spent the last decade in expansion mode. That expansion has not stopped, but in 2026 it changed character. Capital is more expensive, operators are more disciplined…
Refrigerant Reclamation and Recovery: What Buyers and Sellers Need to Know
Refrigerant handling sits at the intersection of two things every used-equipment transaction touches: regulatory compliance and equipment value. When a system is decommissioned, what happens to its refrigerant affects whether…
Industrial Refrigeration Vessels and Heat Exchangers: A Buyer’s Specification Guide
Compressors get the attention, but a refrigeration plant lives or dies on its vessels and heat exchangers. They hold the refrigerant charge, separate liquid from vapor, cool intermediate-stage gas, and…