Crack in Refrigeration System Leads to Ammonia Leak

Incident Investigation

Crack in Refrigeration System Leads to Ammonia Leak

April 20, 2017

Boiler, PV and Refrigeration

Reference Number:

5620260



Location: Abbotsford

Description: A small diameter tube crack inside the condensing unit of an ammonia refrigeration system allowed ammonia gas to leak out. The gas was picked up by the ammonia detection system, which caused a low level alarm to activate.

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