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Refrigeration Leak Rate Calculator at 1% target refrigeration leak rate: a worked example

Suppose target refrigeration leak rate falls to 1%. This page works the full calculation at that level so you can see exactly which result moves and by how much. Calculate refrigeration leak rate from leak failures, sealed systems tested, and target leak rate.

The inputs for this scenario

  • Leak failures found: 19 failures (held at the documented default)
  • Sealed systems tested: 8,200 systems (held at the documented default)
  • Target refrigeration leak rate: 1 % (the input this scenario stresses; the baseline uses 0.2)

Working through the calculation

  • The calculation starts from the formula this tool documents: Refrigeration leak rate = leak failures found ÷ sealed systems tested × 100.
  • Refrigeration leak rate works out to 0.23 % at these inputs, and this is the headline figure for the scenario.
  • Leak-rate gap to target works out to 0.77 points at these inputs.
  • Leak failures found works out to 19 failures at these inputs.
  • Sealed systems tested works out to 8,200 systems at these inputs.

How this compares with the baseline

  • Against the tool's baseline example, where target refrigeration leak rate sits at 0.2% and the headline result is 0.23 %, this scenario lands almost exactly on the baseline at 0.23 %.
  • It divides leak failures found by sealed systems tested and multiplies by 100 to give the leak rate, then subtracts your target to show the gap in percentage points. When the numbers land here, the stressed input is the lever to work; the walkthrough above shows exactly how much each output recovers as it climbs back toward the baseline.

Results at a glance

  • Refrigeration leak rate: 0.23 % (headline result)
  • Leak-rate gap to target: 0.77 points
  • Leak failures found: 19 failures
  • Sealed systems tested: 8,200 systems

Run it with your numbers

  • To rerun this with your own numbers, open the live Refrigeration Leak Rate Calculator calculator, set target refrigeration leak rate to your actual value, and adjust the remaining inputs to match your operation.

Last reviewed 2026-05-12.