Perlick 63359

CONTACTOR CONDENSING UNIT GE

In restaurant equipment applications using heat transfer, a condenser is a device or unit used to compress a gaseous substance into a liquid state through cooling. In so doing, the latent heat is released by the substance and transferred to the surrounding environment. For example, a refrigerator uses a condenser to get rid of heat extracted from the interior of the unit to the outside air. Condensers are typically air cooled or water cooled. A "condensing unit" may refer to the entire refrigeration system including the compressor.

Contactors are widely used in all kinds of restaurant equipment. A contactor is an electrically-controlled switch used for turning an electrical power circuit on and off. A contactor is typically controlled by a circuit which has a much lower power level than the switched circuit itself, such as a 24-volt coil electromagnet controlling a 230-volt motor switch.