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.