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Servicing Hydrocarbon
Service Manual
SKOPE ReFlex Chef Base Fridge
SKOPE HC Service Requirements
Servicing must only be performed by Approved SKOPE Service Technicians, and must meet all
requirements in the SKOPE HC Service Policy (available from SKOPE), including the following:
Hydrocarbon work – SKOPE Service Policy
It is the responsibility of the service technician to follow SKOPE’s Hydrocarbon equipment service policy
and by accepting a service work order they agree to the following (where applicable):
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MUST – Ensure all workers are trained in the SAFETY of hydrocarbon products to the appropriate
level for the work required.
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MUST – Follow all Local Safety Regulations relevant to flammable refrigerant gases.
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Australia should reference - AIRAH Flammable Refrigerants – Safety Guide
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New Zealand should reference – Flammable Refrigerant Safety Documentation
(Refrigerant License NZ)
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MUST – Adhere to all on-site (workplace) Health and Safety requirements
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MUST – Not modify or alter the design of SKOPE equipment in any way
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MUST – In cases where the refrigeration system is not readily removable from the cabinet; then the
entire cabinet MUST be sent to the Hydrocarbon workshop for repair.
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MUST – ONLY use SKOPE OEM Spare Parts; or identical replacement parts. Any variation in
replacement part may render the system non-compliant and unsafe.
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MUST – Follow all best practice work activities for servicing hydrocarbon refrigerants (SKOPE
recommend attending specific hydrocarbon refrigeration handling training courses). Nitrogen must
be used for purging system before commencing “Hot Work” – brazing.
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MUST – Adhere to relevant SKOPE Service Manual. If any contradiction, the local Regulations take
precedence over SKOPE requirements
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MUST – Work only in suitable, safe and compliant work spaces. Personal Protective Equipment
must always be used when working on Hydrocarbon equipment.
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MUST – Service people diagnosing refrigeration faults must always carry and utilise Flammable Gas
detectors when working on Hydrocarbon equipment.
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MUST – Prior to any service work; know where and how to safely and quickly isolate power supply
to cabinet
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MUST – Not perform any Hot Work (brazing etc.) in the field. These are to be completed in a suitable
service depot / workshop (in a dedicated specific Hazardous Work Area compliant to local
flammable gas regulations)
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MUST – Not transport a refrigeration system with a known active leak. If there is an active leak the
refrigerant must be safely removed (with use of Bullet Piercing Valve or Line Tap valves) before
transporting. Valves must be removed at the hydrocarbon service depot once repair is completed.
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MUST – All hydrocarbon workshop areas must have emergency plans; that includes suitable
evacuation and fire control plans and equipment.
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MUST – Only use refrigerant grade hydrocarbon, to precise mass specified on removable
refrigeration system serial label.
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MUST – Be accurate refrigerant charge; The refrigerant mass is ultra-low charge and must only be
measured in by accurate scales to +/- 1.0gram. Refrigerant MUST not be overcharged; or added to
an already charged system.
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MUST – Use identical drier replacement; as any change will affect gas charge volume; and effect
reliability compliance and safety.
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MUST – Any pipework replacement, must be identical to genuine SKOPE parts.
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MUST – Not introduce a sparking device inside a cabinet or inside a removable refrigeration system.
Battery drills should not be used.
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MUST – Not perform any activity that could stress a refrigeration pipe (unless in a workshop).
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MUST – Get customer authorisation to permanently swap a removable refrigeration system.
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MUST – Have the Wellington Drive SCS Field app installed on a Bluetooth enabled device carried by
the service technician (exception is for cabinets that do not utilise the Wellington Drive Controller).
The app should be utilised for safe, accurate diagnosis of the system and it is required to complete
a controller replacement in the field.
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RECOMMENDED – Have the Wellington Drive SCS Track app installed on a Bluetooth enabled device
carried by the service technician. This passive app collects system data from the Wellington Drive
SCS Connect Controller and transmit it to the cloud.
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Logistics companies may be used to transport a complete refrigerator where no separation of the
refrigeration system occurs. Logistics companies are not required to be contracted to this SKOPE
Service Policy.
