The Refrigeration Mentor Podcast

Learn more about Refrigeration Mentor Customized Technical Training Programs at www.refrigerationmentor.com/courses   Join the Refrigeration Mentor Hub here: www.refrigerationmentor.com/hub   In this episode, we'll discuss how to systematically walk through a refrigeration rack, trace piping, understand compressor and oil management systems, and ask the right questions about components, controls,...

Learn more about Refrigeration Mentor Customized Technical Training Programs at www.refrigerationmentor.com/courses   Join the Refrigeration Mentor Hub here: www.refrigerationmentor.com/hub   In this episode, we explore the differences between mechanical thermostatic expansion valves (TXVs) and electronic expansion valves (EEVs). I'll explain when each option makes sense in commercial refrigeratio...

Learn more about Refrigeration Mentor Customized Technical Training Programs at www.refrigerationmentor.com/courses Join the Refrigeration Mentor Hub here In this conversation, we're talking about why owning your mistakes is one of the most important qualities of a great refrigeration technician. Drawing on my own experiences in the field, I'll cover why trying to cover up mistakes creates bigger...

Learn more about Refrigeration Mentor Customized Technical Training Programs at www.refrigerationmentor.com/courses Join the Refrigeration Mentor Hub here In this episode, we break down how glide refrigerants behave and how technicians should use bubble point and dew point when setting up and troubleshooting refrigeration components. I'll explain refrigerant glide, how blended refrigerants behave...

Learn more about Refrigeration Mentor Customized Technical Training Programs at www.refrigerationmentor.com/courses Join the Refrigeration Mentor Hub here In this episode, we're breaking down how CO2 high pressure valves (HPV) work. We'll cover basic operation and design, as well as tips on proper settings, sensor placement and protection, fine-tuning for climate, and using trend graphs to diagnos...

Learn more about Refrigeration Mentor Customized Technical Training Programs at www.refrigerationmentor.com/courses Join the Refrigeration Mentor Hub here In this episode, I'm sharing real world stories of workplace injuries in the refrigeration industry and safety lessons we teach at Refrigeration Mentor. These include liquid refrigerant burns, ladder and roof access risks, brazing hazards, chemi...

Learn more about Refrigeration Mentor Customized Technical Training Programs at www.refrigerationmentor.com/courses Join the Refrigeration Mentor Hub here In this episode, we're talking with longtime technician and Refrigeration Mentor Community Ambassador, Andrew Freeburg, about utilizing a consistent troubleshooting framework to get to the cause of issues faster and more accurately - no matter w...

Learn more about Refrigeration Mentor Customized Technical Training Programs at www.refrigerationmentor.com/courses Join the Refrigeration Mentor Hub here In this conversation, we're talking about hwo to improve your CO2 refrigeration system troubleshooting by understanding the sequence of operations. By knowing the system and its sequence of operation, not skipping steps, and using facts, data po...

Learn more about Refrigeration Mentor Customized Technical Training Programs at www.refrigerationmentor.com/courses Join the Refrigeration Mentor Hub here In this episode, we cover electricity basics for refrigeration technicians - using and checking a meter, electrical safety, and key terms including voltage (electrical pressure), current (flow of electrons), resistance (opposition to flow), and...

Learn more about Refrigeration Mentor Customized Technical Training Programs at www.refrigerationmentor.com/courses Join the Refrigeration Mentor Hub here In this episode, we're talking about why the technicians who consistently invest in themselves are the ones who level up the fastest. Technical skills are only one part of becoming a great refrigeration technician—communication, customer service...

Learn more about Refrigeration Mentor Customized Technical Training Programs at www.refrigerationmentor.com/courses Join the Refrigeration Mentor Hub here In this episode, we're talking about the growing skills and knowledge gap in the refrigeration industry and why that gap represents a massive opportunity. With more experienced technicians retiring, increasingly complex equipment and new technol...

Learn more about Refrigeration Mentor Customized Technical Training Programs at www.refrigerationmentor.com/courses Join the Refrigeration Mentor Hub here In this episode, I'm sharing some of the tips, resources and materials refrigerators should be checking out to learn refrigeration faster. These tips and resources need to be utilized both on that job and after work, things like manuals, process...

Learn more about Refrigeration Mentor Customized Technical Training Programs at www.refrigerationmentor.com/courses Join the Refrigeration Mentor Hub here In this episode, we're reviewing a recent field story from inside the Refrigeration Mentor Community of handling a "compressor proof/safety failure" alarm. Upon arrival, the compressor was running. But instead of assuming a nuisance trip, this e...

Learn more about Refrigeration Mentor Customized Technical Training Programs at www.refrigerationmentor.com/courses Join the Refrigeration Mentor Hub here In this episode, we're talking about changing oil separators on a CO2 supermarket system. THis conversation stems from a recent field story from a fellow tech where the separator outlet valve kept leaking after pressure was relieved. We'll discu...

Learn more about Leon on LinkedIn and Bueno Analytics  Website: Bueno Analytics In this episode we're, joined by Leon Wurfel, Founder of Bueno Analytics, to discuss refrigeration leak detection, particularily as it pertains to forthcoming new regulations in the industry. Leon dives into how leak detection is evolving as codes and regulations change, including AIM (American Innovation and Manufactu...

Learn more about Refrigeration Mentor Customized Technical Training Programs at www.refrigerationmentor.com/courses Join the Refrigeration Mentor Hub here In this episode, we're taking a step back to talk about what it really takes to become a great refrigeration technician - the mindset and troubleshooting habits that separate technicians who simply change components from technicians who understa...

Learn more about Refrigeration Mentor Customized Technical Training Programs at www.refrigerationmentor.com/courses Join the Refrigeration Mentor Hub here This is the second of a 2-part episode in our "CO2 Unfiltered" series (link to Part 1 below), this one covering what causes compressor failures and how to prevent them with Jonas Linnemann, Vice President of Technology at Vitalis. Jonas covers p...

Learn more about Refrigeration Mentor Customized Technical Training Programs at www.refrigerationmentor.com/courses Join the Refrigeration Mentor Hub here This is the first of a 2-part episode in our "CO2 Unfiltered" series covering what causes compressor failures and how to prevent them, featuring Jonas Linnemann, Vice President of Technology at Vitalis. Jonas explains why oil return is more chal...

Learn more about Refrigeration Mentor Customized Technical Training Programs at www.refrigerationmentor.com/courses Join the Refrigeration Mentor Hub here This is the second of a 2-part episode in our "CO2 Unfiltered" series where we're joined by Massimo Pellizzari, Senior Commissioning Engineer at Daikin, for an in-depth look at Daikin's two-stage CO2 condensing units (link to Part 1 below). Here...

Learn more about Refrigeration Mentor Customized Technical Training Programs at www.refrigerationmentor.com/courses Join the Refrigeration Mentor Hub here This is the first of a 2-part episode in our "CO2 Unfiltered" series where we're joined by Massimo Pellizzari, Senior Commissioning Engineer at Daikin, for an in-depth look at Daikin's two-stage CO2 condensing units. Massimo explains the design...

Learn more about Refrigeration Mentor Customized Technical Training Programs at www.refrigerationmentor.com/courses Join the Refrigeration Mentor Hub here This episode includes highlights from a recent live Refrigeration Mentor Community meetup where we covered real-world CO2 rack issues, system tuning, troubleshooting, and startup strategies, sharing practical techniques we've learned in the fiel...

Learn more about Refrigeration Mentor Customized Technical Training Programs at www.refrigerationmentor.com/courses Join the Refrigeration Mentor Hub here This episode is the first of a 10-part "CO2 Unfiltered" series, where we're joined by Ernesto Rodriguez to discuss hermetic CO2 pumps. Ernesto has decades of practical knowledge to help technicians understand how CO2 pumps really work and why so...

Learn more about Refrigeration Mentor Customized Technical Training Programs at www.refrigerationmentor.com/courses Join the Refrigeration Mentor Hub here In this episode, we're teaching advanced brazing and soldering skills for copper piping with Mike Belanger from the Copper Development Association. Mike teaches soldering and brazing fundamentals: proper cutting, reaming, cleaning, minimal fluxi...

Learn more about Refrigeration Mentor Customized Technical Training Programs at www.refrigerationmentor.com/courses Join the Refrigeration Mentor Hub here In this episode, we're talking about how techs are breaking the common fears and apprehensions around CO2 refrigeration as it grows and systems become more controls-heavy. I'll share my own early intimidation with CO2, including having to call f...

Learn more about Refrigeration Mentor Customized Technical Training Programs at www.refrigerationmentor.com/courses Join the Refrigeration Mentor Hub here In this episode, I'm breaking down my 4-pillar framework used in my supermarket and CO2 refrigeration training programs. These pillars include understanding system design, electrical, the input and output (I/O) schedule, and the refrigeration le...