The first R22 Renewal systems of Sanyo to be installed in the UK have been successfully completed and are now providing high efficiency air conditioning at locations in the south of England.

The first VRF system to be replaced with R22 Renewal is cooling guests in a prestigious hotel and country club in St Albans. IMA Cooling Systems installed the pioneering SANYO R22 Renewal VRF system at Sopwell House Hotel, once the Georgian country home of Lord Mountbatten.

The previous air conditioning system, from another manufacturer, had suffered a seized compressor and come to the end of its working life. Complete replacement would have been expensive and disruptive, due to pipe runs being buried underground and within the building.

A SANYO R22 Renewal system, supplied by distributor DYSK, was selected because of its flexibility and the reduced disruption to business thanks to its ability to make use of existing pipework.

Nigel Ames, maintenance manager at Sopwell House, said: “The Sanyo Renewal system is a brilliant solution. It has saved us a lot of time, trouble and expense. The SANYO solution means existing pipe work can be re-used, saving significantly on time and cost. The time issue is critical in a hotel environment, as complete replacement would have taken over two weeks, and put the rooms out of commission. The Renewal System was completed in just two-and-a-half days”.

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