ARI Launches Certification for Commercial Refrigeration Equipment
The Air-Conditioning and Refrigeration Institute (ARI) has launched its newest certification program for commercial refrigerated display merchandisers and storage cabinets.
By CleanLink Editorial Staff
The Air-Conditioning and Refrigeration Institute (ARI) has launched its newest certification program for commercial refrigerated display merchandisers and storage cabinets.
The new program joins 25 other ARI-administered certification programs in using the ARI Performance Certified mark that provides consumer assurance of heating, ventilation, air conditioning and refrigeration (HVACR) product performance. ARI's certification programs are voluntary and open to domestic and international manufacturers of this equipment.
Products certified under the program include self-contained refrigerated cabinets designed and used for commercial purposes in displaying, storing or dispensing perishable products. Certification of remote condensing models will start after January 1, 2008. Specifically excluded from the program are components or products included within the scope of other ARI product sections.
The equipment under this program is tested in accordance with ANSI/ARI Standard 1200, Commercial Refrigerated Display Merchandisers and Storage Cabinets. To perform the testing, ARI uses two independent laboratories, Intertek and Underwriter Laboratories.
The use of the ARI Performance Certified mark is only granted to products that meet or exceed the manufacturer's published performance ratings through ARI's independent, annual testing of the product. To verify that a particular product has earned the ARI Performance Certified mark, consumers can access ARI's online Directory of Certified Product Performance at
www.aridirectory.org .
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