What’s this all about? The European F-Gas Regulation EC 517/2014 (amended 2018) aims to contain, prevent and thereby reduce emissions of HFC based refrigerants, which contribute to global warming if they are allowed to escape into the atmosphere. The new F-gas...
General HVAC System maintenance checklist Logging the refrigeration system performance will help identify changes. Obtain the maintenance schedule to ensure the following is being undertaken: Regularly: Check the temperatures of cold stores. Check evaporator and...
Palma based Air Conditioning contractor company Tradewinds Marine Refrigeration Services provide design, installation, service, maintenance and commissioning of refrigeration and air conditioning systems found on superyachts, container ships, merchant navy vessels as...
DESIGN PRESSURE, MAXIMUM ALLOWABLE PRESSURE & TESTING OF REFRIGERATION PIPEWORK TO BSEN378 STANDARDS When working on refrigeration systems, it’s very important to understand the terminology involved around the pressure rating of equipment especially when it comes...
Do you want to find out how to to optimise the performance for your refrigeration, air conditioning and provisions plant? CHILLER PERFORMANCE ANALYSIS Tradewinds provide owners with state of the art, energy reporting and expertise with hard facts on performance...
We would like to introduce you to a useful spreadsheet, that will help you to monitor the amount of refrigerant being used onboard. As you are aware, refrigerants leaking to atmosphere is one of the contributing factors to global warming and climate change, so...
Reduce the fuel consumption of your Superyacht With the chillers being one of the largest fuel consumers on any large superyacht, its important to ensure that the air conditioning system is running as efficiently as possible. At Tradewinds Engineering we are...
If you are looking to cut down maintenance costs and reduce downtime in your vessel’s refrigeration and AC systems, then we strongly recommend that you attend our 5-day marine refrigeration course. Our course includes but is not limited to topics such as: Heat...
HVAC Refrigeration Tool Kit All Refrigeration and HVAC engineers know it’s essential to have the right tools to do the job properly. Not only does it make the job easier, but more importantly, it helps make the job safer. Below is a list of HVAC and...
2020 brings celebrations for Tradewinds Engineering as the company is now in its 10th year of operations. Throughout this time, we have had the pleasure of supporting our clients around the world from a wide and diverse range of marine and offshore industries. The...
