RETA Breeze May-June 2022

BREEZE

The RETA Breeze is the official publication of the Refrigerating

Engineers & Technicians Association (RETA). RETA is an international not- for-profit association whose mission is to enhance the professional development of industrial refrigeration operating and technical engineers. Don Chason Executive Editor 704-455-3551 Jim Barron Executive Director jim@reta.com Sara Louber Senior Director, Office Operations sara@reta.com Stephanie Date Marketing & Events Manager stephanie@reta.com Dan Denton Chapter Relations Liaison ddenton@reta.com Vince Grindel Education Coordinator vince@reta.com The information in this publication is based on the collective experience of industry engineers and technicians. Although the information is intended to be comprehensive and thorough, it is subject to change. The Refrigerating Engineers & Technicians Association expressly disclaims any warranty of fitness for a particular application, as well as all claims for compensatory, consequential or other damages arising out of or related to the uses of this publication. Publication of advertisements in Breeze , or any other RETA publication, does not constitute endorsement of any products, services or advertisers by RETA and shall not be considered or represented by advertiser as such. Copyright © 2022 Refrigerating Engineers & Technicians Association.

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RETA 2022 National Conference

INSIDE THIS ISSUE

40 Years Ago in RETA History

Message FromThe President........... 4 Call For Nominations Annual Awards ..................................... 6 Trade School Grows Thanks to Manufacturers and Organizations ................................ 9 RETA 2022 National Conference November 8th-11th, 2022 — Peppermill Resort Spa Casino located in Reno, Nevada . ..................................... 16 Epic Fails: Get Out The Hot Dogs And The Burgers Combustibles in the machinery room ..... 20

The 1982 National Conference ............ 22

Education Corner. .......................... 24 The Shade Tree Mechanic volume XLXI ....................................... 25 RETA Members How you can help ................................. 26 RETA Testing Corner No. 30 RETA’s position as the Gold Standard .................................... 28

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