VRV®III-Q: Cost-effective and environmentally friendly VRV® upgrade
Daikin Europe N.V. (13/01/2010)
VRV®III-Q: Cost-effective and environmentally friendly VRV® upgrade
VRV®III-Q: Cost-effective and environmentally friendly VRV® upgrade
Daikin Europe N.V. announces VRV®III-Q as a cost-effective upgrade from systems operating on the soon to be banned R-22 refrigerant to a state-of-the-art R-410A system. Due to its high ozone depleting potential, a total ban on R-22 will come into force in 2015. Daikin VRV®III-Q provides a cost-effective upgrade path from existing R-22 VRV® systems to a new R-410A VRV® system by minimizing downtime and investment.
Upgrading now makes sense
There are many reasons for companies to consider upgrading now. First and foremost, even before the total ban on the use of R-22 in 2015, the use of virgin R-22 will be banned in the European Union from January 2010 onwards. Therefore supplies of R-22 will become scarcer and more expensive, a trend that has already begun. Without reclaimed R-22 available, certain maintenance will no longer be possible, with the risk of a longer downtime.
Thanks to the significant technological developments of inverter-based heat pump technology and the more efficient refrigerant, major improvements in operating cost can be expected with new systems. Not only the increased energy efficiency and thus lower CO2 emissions, but also the zero ozone depletion potential of R-410A makes the upgrade of an R-22 system less harmful for the environment.
Daikin makes it easy
Users of R-22 VRV® systems have a number of options ranging from doing nothing to installing a completely new system. With the former option, in addition to the environmental burden, there is a risk of significant downtime as well as costs if problems arise. On the other hand, the full replacement option requires a high investment and is difficult to justify, especially when the existing R-22 equipment is still relatively new and operating satisfactory.
Daikin VRV®III-Q makes it easy for customers to upgrade now. The VRV®III-Q solution allows existing R-22 piping and in some cases even the indoor units and controllers to be retained and replaces only the outdoor units and BS-boxes (in case of heat recovery installations). This allows a phased replacement, a spreading of investment costs and minimal business disruption.
Technology for using existing piping and indoor units
The VRV®III-Q has been specifically designed to operate on lower pressures suitable for existing R-22 piping while maintaining a high energy efficiency level.
Oil and contaminants in existing piping can cause equipment malfunctions, and hence in the past the copper piping was always replaced when a system with a different refrigerant was installed. The VRV®III-Q with a new developed cleaning feature eliminates this risk. During automatic charging, contaminants are filtered out, guaranteeing a reliable and fast VRV®III-Q installation with existing piping.
Higher efficiency and capacity
VRV®III-Q is available in configurations of 5-30 HP, in heat pump and heat recovery models. All existing R-22 and R-407C VRV® installations can be replaced. In addition to boosting efficiency, the capacity of the system can be increased without changing the copper refrigerant piping, allowing adaptation of the system to increased cooling and heating loads.
The product launch for VRV®III-Q is foreseen for February 2010. For more information on Daikin Europe’s VRV® solutions for new and existing constructions, visit www.daikin.eu.
