Advanced Refrigeration Podcast

E3, Pack Controller, I Pro, O my Brett Looks Like He’s From Arkansas!! Episode 527 Post-Anesthesia Tech Tips: iPRO V5 ADF File Failures, Valve Driver Mix-Ups & Danfoss Tunneling Gotchas Brett and Kevin kick off the Advanced Refrigeration Podcast with Brett fresh out of oral surgery and sounding “absolutely hammered,” then pivot into startup tips for new CO₂ racks using E3/E2 controllers with i...

E3, Pack Controller, I Pro, O my Brett Looks Like He’s From Arkansas!! Episode 527 Post-Anesthesia Tech Tips: iPRO V5 ADF File Failures, Valve Driver Mix-Ups & Danfoss Tunneling GotchasBrett and Kevin kick off the Advanced Refrigeration Podcast with Brett fresh out of oral surgery and sounding “absolutely hammered,” then pivot into startup tips for new CO₂ racks using E3/E2 controllers with iP...

Target Startup Chaos, Buggy CoreLinks, andDanfoss EKE400/ICAD Headaches | Advanced Refrigeration Podcast Brett and Kevin open the AdvancedRefrigeration Podcast after a brutal week, with Brett stuck on a transcritical Kevinwith a  startup at a poorly designed downtown store wherethe E3 and roof access are far from the grocery and the rack is on the roof. Heblames electricians for mis-marked and mix...

Target Startup Chaos, Buggy CoreLinks, andDanfoss EKE400/ICAD Headaches | Advanced Refrigeration Podcast Brett and Kevin open the AdvancedRefrigeration Podcast after a brutal week, with Brett stuck on a transcritical Kevinwith a  startup at a poorly designed downtown store wherethe E3 and roof access are far from the grocery and the rack is on the roof. Heblames electricians for mis-marked and mix...

Skills Canada Gold, Rack Life inNewfoundland, and the Great Apprenticeship Debate | Advanced Refrigeration Podcast In this episode of the Advanced Refrigeration Podcast, hosts Brett Wetzel and Kevin Compass welcome Devon Owens from Newfoundland, a three-time Skills Canada gold medalist, to talk shop andtrade some laughs. Devon breaks down Skills Canada—provincials, nationals, and worlds—plus the i...

Skills Canada Gold, Rack Life in Newfoundland, and the Great Apprenticeship Debate Advanced Refrigeration Podcast In this episode of the Advanced Refrigeration Podcast, hosts Brett Wetzel and Kevin Compass welcome Devon Owens from Newfoundland, a three-time Skills Canada gold medalist, to talk shop and trade some laughs. Devon breaks down Skills Canada—provincials, nationals, and worlds—plus the i...

Parallel Compression, Oil System Differences & Brett's Flat in Bat Country - Episode-524 Hotel Wi‑Fi, Flat Tires & Parallel Compression Chaos | Advanced Refrigeration Podcast Brett Wetzel and Kevin Dumpless kick off this episode from a wildly bright SpringHill Suites in Fort Worth after travel chaos, traffic frustration, and a flat tire that dropped pressure to zero in record time. Fro...

Parallel Compression, Oil System Differences & Brett's Flat in Bat Country - Episode-524 Video Hotel Wi‑Fi, Flat Tires & Parallel Compression Chaos | Advanced Refrigeration Podcast Brett Wetzel and Kevin Dumpless kick off this episode from a wildly bright SpringHill Suites in Fort Worth after travel chaos, traffic frustration, and a flat tire that dropped pressure to zero in record tim...

Changing Racks Shooting The Sh$T & I Got Screeched With A Gold Medalist in NewFoundLand Episode-523 Newfoundland Time, 43-Year-Old Hill Racks, and CO2 Mini Packs Gone Wild | Advanced Refrigeration Podcast Brett and Kevin open the Advanced Refrigeration Podcast with travel chaos and stories from Brett’s Newfoundland training trip, including sightseeing, getting “screeched in,” and learning abou...

Newfoundland Time, 43-Year-Old Hill Racks, and CO2 Mini Packs Gone Wild | Advanced Refrigeration Podcast Brett and Kevin open the Advanced Refrigeration Podcast with travel chaos and stories from Brett’s Newfoundland training trip, including sightseeing, getting “screeched in,” and learning about the 2 and a half-hour time zone. Kevin contrasts with a rough week changing out 43-year-old Hill racks...

VFD and Controller Settings Does It Matter ??? And Kevin Loves His Neighbors Episode - 522 Stop the VFD Hunt: Fixing 0–10V Scaling, Ramps, and Skip Frequencies (Advanced Refrigeration Podcast) Brett Wetzel and Kevin Compass kick off the Advanced Refrigeration Podcast with early-morning chaos, then dive into a common rack problem: VFD and controller settings that don’t match, causing suction oscill...

VFD and Controller Settings Does It Matter ??? And Kevin Loves His Neighbors Episode - 522Stop the VFD Hunt: Fixing 0–10V Scaling, Ramps, and Skip Frequencies (Advanced Refrigeration Podcast)Brett Wetzel and Kevin Compass kick off the Advanced Refrigeration Podcast with early-morning chaos, then dive into a common rack problem: VFD and controller settings that don’t match, causing suction oscillat...

TekLab TK4 Compressor Oil Level Control, Kevin's in Georgia??--- Episode 521 TechLab TK4 Oil Level Controls: Dongles, Alarms, and Why “Limit Injections” Can Kill a Rack Brett and Kevin swap war stories from a sweltering Georgia service call where Kevin quickly solves a persistent comm issue caused by a fallen rod rubbing through and shorting a comm wire, while also noticing a dangerously suppo...

TekLab TK4 Compressor Oil Level Control, Kevin's in Georgia??--- Episode 521 TechLab TK4 Oil Level Controls: Dongles, Alarms, and Why “Limit Injections” Can Kill a Rack Brett and Kevin swap war stories from a sweltering Georgia service call where Kevin quickly solves a persistent comm issue caused by a fallen rod rubbing through and shorting a comm wire, while also noticing a dangerously suppo...

CO2 LMP Racks Hot Gas & What The Heck Is A DTR Valve ?? Episode 520 Video LMP Rack Deep Dive: Hot Gas Defrost, Superheat Mitigation & Refrigeration “Witchcraft” Brett Wetzel and Kevin Compass kick off the Advanced Refrigeration Podcast with weekend plans and a chaotic start featuring mystery music and van-recorded audio, then jump into Kevin’s hectic week swapping out 40-year-old racks and...

LMP Rack Deep Dive: Hot Gas Defrost, Superheat Mitigation & Refrigeration “Witchcraft” Brett Wetzel and Kevin Compass kick off the Advanced Refrigeration Podcast with weekend plans and a chaotic start featuring mystery music and van-recorded audio, then jump into Kevin’s hectic week swapping out 40-year-old racks and venting about painfully unserviceable EPR and valve layouts while converting...

Danfoss Mini Pack Controller Overview PC572, Its Friday back from Jersey Episode 519 Mini Pack Controller Deep Dive (PC572 + AK-PT50): CO₂ Condensing Unit Controls, Gateways, and Headaches Brett and Kevin open the Advanced Refrigeration Podcast with Kevin driving across multiple states after an unexpectedly expensive hotel stay near Springfield, Illinois. Brett gives a brief, hands-on overview of...

Danfoss Mini Pack Controller Overveiw PC572, Its Friday back from Jersey Episode 519 Mini Pack Controller Deep Dive (PC572 + AK-PT50): CO₂ Condensing Unit Controls, Gateways, and HeadachesBrett and Kevin open the Advanced Refrigeration Podcast with Kevin driving across multiple states after an unexpectedly expensive hotel stay near Springfield, Illinois. Brett gives a brief, hands-on overview of a...

Big Blue Bubbles, Nylog Truths & CO₂ Oil Mysteries (w/ John Pastorello) | Advanced Refrigeration Podcast Brett Wetzel and Kevin Kompus open with shop-talk about chaotic workloads, out-of-town jobs colliding with local work, a thrown-out back from flipping coffin cases, and joking about “not looking” at oil sample results. They welcome guest John Pastorello, founder of Refrigeration Technologie...

Big Blue Bubbles, Nylog Truths & CO₂ Oil Mysteries (w/ John Pastorello) | Advanced Refrigeration Podcast Brett Wetzel and Kevin Kompus open with shop-talk about chaotic workloads, out-of-town jobs colliding with local work, a thrown-out back from flipping coffin cases, and joking about “not looking” at oil sample results. They welcome guest John Pastorello, founder of Refrigeration Technologie...

CO2 Nope, Kool Gas Defrost Operation I'm Finally Home Episode 517 Cool Gas Defrost Chaos: Deer Hits, Smashed Windows, and Hussman Rack Troubleshooting Brett Wetzel and Kevin Compass kick off the Advanced Refrigeration Podcast by begging for listener topic requests and recapping a week of pure mayhem, including Brett’s 27-hour drive home from Pennsylvania after hitting a deer and nearly blowing...

CO2 Nope, Kool Gas Defrost Operation I'm Finally Home Episode 517 Cool Gas Defrost Chaos: Deer Hits, Smashed Windows, and Hussman Rack Troubleshooting Brett Wetzel and Kevin Compass kick off the Advanced Refrigeration Podcast by begging for listener topic requests and recapping a week of pure mayhem, including Brett’s 27-hour drive home from Pennsylvania after hitting a deer and nearly blowing...

HCR Air Door Trials & Tribulations: Getting the Air Curtain Right (Without Losing Your Mind) In this episode of the Advanced Refrigeration Podcast, Brett and Kevin swap war stories from a week of startups and an “air door extravaganza,” breaking down how to properly set up HCR air doors in open walk-in produce and dairy boxes before summer humidity wrecks everything. They explain why dirty or...

HCR Air Door Trials & Tribulations: Getting the Air Curtain Right (Without Losing Your Mind) In this episode of the Advanced Refrigeration Podcast, Brett and Kevin swap war stories from a week of startups and an “air door extravaganza,” breaking down how to properly set up HCR air doors in open walk-in produce and dairy boxes before summer humidity wrecks everything. They explain why dirty or...

Gangrene, Gas Coolers & Back Pain: CO₂ Rack Chaos, Bitzer Secrets, and a Venturi “Ejector” Tower Two exhausted hosts swap war stories from nonstop construction and CO₂ remodels: one is forced back to Pennsylvania after his father’s death to handle the estate, a rejected body donation due to gangrene, and unexpected cremation costs, while the other throws out his back wrestling a 24-foot coffin...