EPISODE · Apr 13, 2026 · 36 MIN
Bitzer Stuff, Heat Exchangers, Colmac Gas Coolers, Cheeseburger Patent, So Long Pops - Episode - 515 Video
from Advanced Refrigeration Podcast · host Brett Wetzel & Kevin Compass
Gangrene, Gas Coolers & Back Pain: CO₂ Rack Chaos, Bitzer Secrets, and a Venturi “Ejector” TowerTwo 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 case packed with ice and fights sticking three-way drain valves dumping water. With no guest, they riff on training Kroger techs, calibration and control quirks on older Microthermal/Advancer CO₂ stores, and a little-known Bitzer service-valve center plate that directs suction gas toward the head or the windings—impacting cooling, floodback tolerance, and motor protector trips. They also compare BAC performance to others and dig into a Mack gas cooler using a Venturi setup to circulate water without a pump, plus delays, shorted case glass heaters, and general startup chaos.
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Gangrene, Gas Coolers & Back Pain: CO₂ Rack Chaos, Bitzer Secrets, and a Venturi “Ejector” TowerTwo 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 case packed with ice and fights sticking three-way drain valves dumping water. With no guest, they riff on training Kroger techs, calibration and control quirks on older Microthermal/Advancer CO₂ stores, and a little-known Bitzer service-valve center plate that directs suction gas toward the head or the windings—impacting cooling, floodback tolerance, and motor protector trips. They also compare BAC performance to others and dig into a Mack gas cooler using a Venturi setup to circulate water without a pump, plus delays, shorted case glass heaters, and general startup chaos.
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