Hanbell compressors

[RANGER1]

Has anyone had much to do with Hanbell compressors ?
Interested in reliability and general experience with them , as there is a slight push in Australian market at the moment .

[Mongrel]

Hey Ranger, Why don't you stick to the preferred Mycom for "Downunder" ?? regards Mongrel.

[RANGER1]

I have heard they have got teflon cap seal problems

[GHAZ]

Hi ranger i found the handbells are a good basic comporessor and easy to maintain on site and easy to rebuild,and you can windings rewound very easily

[chemi-cool]

They are good value for money, pretty reliable and getting more and more popular.

[NoNickName]

I second chemi-cool. I used a few, and no problems.

[RANGER1]

Thanks for replies will look into using one when opportunity arrises .

[Mongrel]

Hey Ranger1, Cap seals are not a problem, just a challenge! But for you, not at all, only the few elsewhere. Keep your info updated !!!!! Regards Mongrel

[Kaka]

I heard Dunham Bush chillers use Hanbell compressors

[RANGER1]

I heard york do as well

[chiller15]

Weve upfitted a many air cooled and water cooled applications along with upgrading MCS controls with them.
Strong compressor

[Mike NZ]

Hi all, Hanbell are very good compressors and great value for money. probably one of the most innovative around.

[Superheat6k]

Best compressors for price, and certainly are giving Bitzer a run for their money. We have fitted some 300 with no trouble as retrofits for everything from AMP to York recips, and some over priced screws.

The only issue we have had is a few oil weeps where sometimes the factory are a bit light on the thread sealant on NPT ports. We remove these and reseal each one with Loctite 577 before installing.

Hanbell are quiet and duty for duty between 20% and an amazing 60% (yes 60% !!!) less energy draw than the various recips we have binned in their favour.

If using for retrofit post works oil and drier core change is vital, as the slide valves hate copper plate and can stick after 18 months - 2 years running if this builds up, requiring a part overhaul to clean the copper and restore service. Hanbell rightly hold a view there should be no copperplate on a clean system, but retrofit exposes the compressor to unknowns from the original system, so we do this routinely now.

We would also recommend the MCS Control Zone method for slide load control. This is the most sophisticated method of slide control, and whereas some early Hanbells suffered slide valve failure, NOT on an MCS Controller.