Carrier's AquaSnap Puron air conditioner has won 2005 H&V News Air Conditioning Product of the Year Award.

The judges acknowledged AquaSnap Puron as "a step forward in air conditioning design." The incorporation of direct expansion free cooling into the package was described as "pioneering" - as might be expected of the industry's leading innovators. The judges also praised the inventive use of thermosyphon technology within a standard product. Thermosyphon technology is a free cooling option, which takes advantage of the natural migration of the refrigerant in the coldest point of the chiller, which are the coils during winter.

The heart of the AquaSnap concept is the integration of the hydronic module, without a size penalty. Within its compact footprint all pumps, valves, expansion vessels and other hydronic accessories are factory-integrated into the design.

New compressor technology enables the Carrier AquaSnap Puron to use the energy-efficient, non-ozone depleting refrigerant R410A, over the 190-760kW ranges.

The H&V News, a weekly HVAC journal, is the UK's largest circulation HVAC trade magazine. The publication's awards are the most prestigious in the industry. At the awards dinner, Carrier's guests saw the trophy lifted by U.K. Carrier Commercial Director Richard Jones