Given that most systems leak to a certain degree, practical implications for businesses involve ensuring that no equipment of strategic importance uses HCFCs by 2015. All current users of HCFC systems should develop a plan to manage operations without HCFCs. Doing nothing is not a sustainable option.
To avoid this damaging scenario, Rittal advises companies to check any cooling equipment, and if they contain the soon-to-be banned R22 refrigerant, contact Rittal for advice on suitable replacement products. Rittal’s climate control range includes enclosure cooling units with outputs from 300-4000W and water chillers with capacities between 1 and 481kW.