YORK H is a refrigeration and compressor oil in the YORK range owned by Johnson Controls. The manufacturer publishes a new-oil viscosity of 61–68 cSt at 40 °C for this grade, which sits inside the ISO VG 68 band (61.2–74.8 cSt) defined by ISO 3448, so the grade corresponds to ISO VG 68. The manufacturer lists it for Open and semi-hermetic reciprocating compressors, screw compressors (water cooled) and M compressors. The same published guide gives the oil-condition limits a charge has to stay inside and the quantity needed to fill the oil sump of each chiller model, and the YORK PureOil catalogue gives the part number for every pack size.
We manufacture and supply this viscosity ourselves, at our own blending plant in Foshan, China — our equivalent is QSL-68H. It ships from Guangzhou Port, which is next to the plant. There is no fixed minimum order — it is confirmed per order, because a single can and a full container load are both workable and the figure moves with the pack size, the quantity and the destination. Delivery is on any Incoterms 2020 term — EXW, FOB, CFR, CIF, DDP and every other rule — and payment is on any commonly used method, including T/T, L/C and PayPal — send the chiller or compressor model, the refrigerant and the oil type on the nameplate and we will confirm the grade against the manufacturer's published data before quoting.
QISHANR is a refrigeration oil manufacturer and wholesale supplier, and this grade is supplied in bulk to distributors, HVACR service companies and compressor OEMs worldwide.
YORK H is supplied on published terms: the specification, the price terms, the payment terms and the documents are the same for every buyer, and they can be quoted without a site visit. The minimum order is deliberately left open, because it is judged case by case: the grade, the quantity, the pack size, the shipping terms and the container load all move it, so a single can and a full container load are both workable and neither is treated as the normal case. Send us the quantity, the destination port and whether your own brand goes on the container, and those three turn the table below into a firm quotation. Documents and lead time work the same way on every order: the technical data sheet and safety data sheet come with the quotation, and the certificate of analysis for the delivered batch comes with the shipment. This grade is supplied wholesale and in bulk — to distributors, HVACR service companies, compressor OEMs and private-label buyers — as well as in single packs and sample quantities.
| Item | Terms for YORK H |
|---|---|
| Minimum order quantity | Not a fixed figure — confirmed per order, because it is judged case by case: the grade, the pack size, the quantity, the shipping terms and the container load all move it, so a single can and a full container load are both workable |
| Payment terms | Any commonly used payment method — T/T, L/C, PayPal and every other option — confirmed with the order |
| Price terms | Any Incoterms 2020 term — EXW, FOB, CFR, CIF, DDP and every other rule — quoted against your destination port |
| Supply ability | 1,000 pieces per year on this grade, at our blending plant in Foshan — this is the figure for our equivalent, not the annual capacity of the plant |
| Origin | The original YORK product, or an equivalent manufactured at our own plant in Foshan, China |
| Supply options | The original YORK H oil, or QSL-68H (our own ISO VG 68 grade), manufactured at our blending plant in Foshan, China |
| Who buys this grade | Distributors and resellers who stock refrigeration oil, HVACR and refrigeration service companies, compressor OEMs filling new equipment, and buyers who need private-label or own-brand packing. Wholesale and bulk orders are the norm; trial and sample quantities are also supplied. |
| Grade confirmation | Send the chiller or compressor model, the refrigerant and the oil type on the nameplate. The YORK oil range separates its grades by measured viscosity rather than by a single chemistry, so the grade is matched on the published 40 °C figure; YORK H is published at 61–68 cSt, and we confirm that it is the right grade for your machine before quoting |
| Viscosity | 61–68 cSt at 40 °C for new oil (ASTM D-445), which sits inside the ISO VG 68 band (61.2–74.8 cSt) defined by ISO 3448, so the grade corresponds to ISO VG 68 |
| Pack size | The manufacturer lists this grade in 1 gal (pack of six), 2.5 gal, 5 gal and 55 gal. We supply the pack format you need, and custom pack formats are available as a quotation item. |
| Documents issued with the order | Technical data sheet, safety data sheet, and a certificate of analysis for the delivered batch |
| Handling and storage | Store sealed, away from direct sunlight, and keep the container closed between top-ups. Johnson Controls publishes a shelf life of two years for oil held in a plastic container and no limit for oil held in a metal container, provided the container stays closed. Never mix different oil types, brands or additives, which is the manufacturer's own instruction. |
Supply ability is stated for this grade rather than for the plant as a whole. It is not the annual capacity of the blending plant.
A lubricant order is rarely only a lubricant order. The buyer is usually solving a grade question, an import documentation question, a freight question and a packaging question at the same time — often across more than one product family. Those are the parts of the job we take on, and they are handled by the same team that quotes the oil rather than passed to a third party.
We are a manufacturer rather than a reseller, which is what makes that possible. The blending plant in Foshan, Guangdong runs at 6,000 tonnes a year and has been producing lubricants for more than ten years, so the answer to most of the questions below comes out of our own production and our own paperwork.
| What you are dealing with | What we do about it |
|---|---|
| The nameplate names an oil type and you need to know what it is equivalent to | Send us the chiller or compressor model, the refrigerant and the oil type on the nameplate. We hold the manufacturer's published figures for the YORK range, so YORK H can be matched on its published 40 °C range of 61–68 cSt rather than on a description, and we confirm the match in writing before you order. |
| You need the grade, not a catalogue description | Every figure on this page is traceable to a document published by Johnson Controls, and both documents are linked at the foot of the page. |
| You are buying alongside other oils and want them on one order | Refrigeration oils are the core of our business, not the whole plant. The same lines produce air compressor oils, vacuum pump oils and general industrial lubricants, and a mixed enquiry can be quoted, packed and shipped together rather than split across suppliers. |
| You need documentation for customs or for a tender | CE, CO, MSDS and transport certification are issued as standard documents with an export order. Tell us at the enquiry stage which certificate the destination requires and we compile the file with the quotation rather than after the shipment. |
| You are changing a machine over from another oil | The manufacturer's instruction is never to mix different oil types, brands or additives. Where a machine is being changed over, the old charge is drained and the circuit flushed and evacuated rather than topped up. Tell us what is coming out and what is going in, and we will confirm the changeover procedure with the oil. |
The point of this list is that the questions are answered before the order rather than after it. If you are unsure which of them applies to you, describe the system and we will tell you what we need.
Grade confirmation comes before pricing, because the YORK range separates its grades by measured viscosity and a wrong one is the mistake that costs a compressor. The sequence is the same whether you are buying one can or a full container:
If you already know the grade and only need a price, send the quantity and the destination port and we will quote directly.
Johnson Controls publishes oil-condition limits for this grade: the new-oil viscosity range, the acid number, the water content and the particle count, each against a named method, together with the quantity needed to fill an oil sump and the shelf life of a closed container. The table below reproduces what is published, with the document each row comes from.
| Property | Published Value | Test Method | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| ISO viscosity grade | ISO VG 68 (ISO 3448) | — | Derived — the published new-oil range 61–68 cSt falls inside the ISO VG 68 band (61.2–74.8 cSt) |
| Kinematic viscosity at 40 °C | 61–68 cSt — new oil | ASTM D-445 | Johnson Controls — YORK oil application guide, Table 6 |
| Refrigerant | R-134a, R-513A, R-1234ze and R-515B | — | Johnson Controls — YORK oil application guide |
| Chiller and compressor types | Open and semi-hermetic reciprocating compressors, screw compressors (water cooled) and M compressors | — | Johnson Controls — YORK PureOil quick reference guide |
| Pack sizes and part numbers | 1 gal pack of six 011-00586-000; 2.5 gal 011-00993-000; 5 gal 011-00549-000; 55 gal 011-00550-000 | — | Johnson Controls — YORK PureOil quick reference guide |
| Viscosity at 40 °C | 61–68 cSt (new oil); 50–60 or 69–75 cSt marginal; below 50 or above 75 cSt unacceptable | ASTM D-445 | Johnson Controls — YORK oil application guide, Table 6 |
| Acid number | 0.1 mg KOH/g (new oil); 0.3 mg KOH/g marginal; above 0.5 mg KOH/g unacceptable | ASTM D-974 | Johnson Controls — YORK oil application guide, Table 6 |
| Water content | below 100 ppm (new oil); 100–300 ppm marginal; above 300 ppm unacceptable | Karl Fischer | Johnson Controls — YORK oil application guide, Table 6 |
| Iron | 0 ppm (new oil); up to 50 ppm marginal; above 50 ppm unacceptable | Plasma emission | Johnson Controls — YORK oil application guide, Table 6 |
| Copper | 0 ppm (new oil); up to 25 ppm marginal; above 25 ppm unacceptable | Plasma emission | Johnson Controls — YORK oil application guide, Table 6 |
| Chromium and nickel | 0 ppm (new oil); up to 25 ppm marginal; above 25 ppm unacceptable | Plasma emission | Johnson Controls — YORK oil application guide, Table 6 |
| Particle count | ISO code 17/14 (new oil); ISO code XX/19 marginal; ISO code XX/>19 unacceptable | HIAC ROYCO | Johnson Controls — YORK oil application guide, Table 6 |
| Oil sump quantity | 17.5 gal (YK or YST, compressor models H, P8, K1 to K4); 60.0 gal including a 20.0 gal buffer (CYK, H oil only); 32.5 gal (SCYK, H oil only) | — | Johnson Controls — YORK oil application guide, Table 2 |
| Shelf life, closed container | Two years in a plastic container; indefinite in a metal container | — | Johnson Controls — YORK oil application guide, Table 3 |
The test method column is reproduced from the manufacturer's document. Where a figure is published under a specific method, the method is shown so the value can be traced to the published test rather than treated as a general property. The condition limits are the limits a charge of this oil has to stay inside: the new-oil figure is the reference, the marginal band is where the oil is flagged for attention, and beyond it the charge is unacceptable.
A specification table says what the oil is; these are the figures that decide whether it suits a given circuit, read from the published values above rather than from our own measurement.
| Parameter | Value for YORK H | What it controls |
|---|---|---|
| Kinematic viscosity at 40 °C | 61–68 cSt — new oil, inside the ISO VG 68 band (61.2–74.8 cSt) | The film thickness in the bearings, the seals and the rotor gaps, and the load the oil places on the compressor. This is the figure a replacement has to match, and it is also the figure that identifies the grade: the manufacturer publishes it as a range, and a charge anywhere inside that range is at specification. |
| Condition limit on viscosity | 61–68 cSt (new oil); 50–60 or 69–75 cSt marginal; below 50 or above 75 cSt unacceptable | The band in which an in-service charge is flagged. Below the lower marginal limit the film is thinning, and above the upper one the oil is thickening — both are reasons to sample the oil rather than to keep running it. |
| Acid number | 0.1 mg KOH/g new oil; above 0.5 mg KOH/g unacceptable | How far the oil has oxidised. Acid build-up is the slow failure mode of any refrigeration oil charge, and the acid number is the figure that catches it before the acid reaches the windings. |
| Water content | Below 100 ppm new oil; above 300 ppm unacceptable | How dry the oil is. Water in a refrigeration circuit forms acid and ice, and in an ester-based charge it also drives hydrolysis, so the as-supplied figure is the baseline the system has to stay near. |
| Particle count | ISO code 17/14 new oil | How clean the oil is as supplied. Cleanliness is measured on the ISO 4406 scale, and it is the figure that protects the bearings and the rotor clearances on a large machine. |
| Shelf life | Two years in a plastic container; indefinite in a metal container | How long the oil can be held before use. The manufacturer distinguishes the container material, which is why the storage instruction matters as much as the oil itself. |
The YORK oils are a set of grades separated by measured viscosity and by the compressor duty they are intended for, and Johnson Controls publishes different amounts of information about each one. The table shows the range as the manufacturer publishes it, with this product marked: the viscosity range where a new-oil figure is published, the ISO 3448 class where one can be derived, and the typical application from the manufacturer's oil catalogue.
| Grade | Viscosity at 40 °C (new oil) | ISO 3448 position | Typical application |
|---|---|---|---|
| YORK K | 30–35 cSt (new oil) | ISO VG 32 | YK compressors, open reciprocating compressors, M compressors (industrial duty) |
| YORK F | 28–32 cSt (new oil) | ISO VG 32 | Scroll compressors, open/semi-hermetic reciprocating, flooded or DX evaporators, single stage centrifugal |
| YORK J | 46–51 cSt (new oil) | ISO VG 46 | K (old style) compressors, M compressors (standard water chilling duty and industrial duty) |
| YORK C | 56–63 cSt (new oil) | straddles the VG 46 / VG 68 boundary | Evaporator temperatures −20 °C and higher: open/hermetic reciprocating, screw compressors (water cooled), M compressors, single stage centrifugal |
| YORK H (this product) | 61–68 cSt (new oil) | ISO VG 68 | Open/semi-hermetic reciprocating compressors, screw compressors (water cooled), M compressors |
Viscosity ranges are the new-oil figures published by Johnson Controls. ISO 3448 defines discrete bands at 40 °C, so a grade whose published range straddles a band boundary is shown as straddling it rather than assigned to the nearer class.
If this grade is not the one you need, the sections below show where it sits against the rest of the YORK range and against the oils we manufacture ourselves, so a substitution can be checked before it is ordered.
| Brand | Grade | Viscosity at 40 °C | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Qishanr | POE refrigeration oil | QSL-68H — our own ISO VG 68 grade | Our own equivalent, blended in Foshan, China, and named here rather than described: QSL-68H |
| YORK / Johnson Controls | YORK range | 28 to 68 cSt where published | The full YORK range from the same manufacturer, listed here as the context for the grade on this page |
| YORK / Johnson Controls | YORK J | 46–51 cSt | Another grade in the same range, published with its own viscosity range |
| YORK / Johnson Controls | YORK K | 30–35 cSt | Another grade in the same range, published with its own viscosity range |
A substitution should be made on the measured viscosity at 40 °C and on the base oil type, not on the brand name alone. The machine documentation is the reliable starting point for the grade.
YORK H is published by Johnson Controls with a new-oil viscosity of 61–68 cSt at 40 °C, which places it in the ISO VG 68 band (61.2–74.8 cSt) defined by ISO 3448. That is a narrow band: a charge of the right grade sits inside it, and a charge of the grade above or below sits outside it.
The reason the grade is specified rather than approximated is that a refrigeration compressor loads its oil in several places at once. The bearings and the shaft seals rely on the working viscosity to carry load, the compression element relies on it to seal, and the oil separator relies on the oil behaving predictably across the whole temperature range. The manufacturer publishes oil-condition limits for exactly this reason: they are the figures a service engineer samples against, and they only mean something if the oil that went in was the specified grade.
The viscosity is chosen from the compressor duty, not from the drum size. The YORK range separates its grades by measured viscosity, and YORK H is published at 61–68 cSt. A heavier oil forms a thicker film in the bearings and carries more load; a lighter oil returns to the sump more readily at low temperature. Both directions have a cost when the grade does not match the machine: step up and the compressor works against a film it was not designed for, step down and the film thins under load.
The figure to work from is the compressor manufacturer's requirement and the grade in the YORK range that matches it. That is the point at which we confirm the grade against the published data before quoting, and it is also why the same range carries more than one grade for what looks like the same duty.
Every figure on this page comes from a document published by Johnson Controls, and where the manufacturer states a figure under a named test method the method is reproduced alongside it. That matters in a product category where values circulate between suppliers: the viscosity range, the acid number, the water content and the particle count are all reported against specific procedures, and a figure quoted without its method cannot be checked.
It also means a figure can be corrected against the source rather than repeated. Every value quoted here is the manufacturer's own, reproduced from the published document — so nothing here rests on a second-hand number.
ISO 3448 does not define a continuous scale of viscosity. It defines a series of discrete classes, each a band of permitted viscosity at 40 °C — ISO VG 68 band (61.2–74.8 cSt) is the band this grade is assigned to — and a grade is assigned to a class on the measured figure.
Johnson Controls publishes a new-oil range of 61–68 cSt for this grade, and that range falls inside the ISO VG 68 band (61.2–74.8 cSt), so the grade corresponds to ISO VG 68 and that is the class for this grade. What a buyer should match, in the end, is the measured 40 °C viscosity: it is the figure the compressor manufacturer specifies, and it is the figure the oil manufacturer publishes.
The YORK oils are a set of grades separated by measured viscosity, so two grades that look alike on the drum can be wrong for each other's machine. A quotation that skips the grade check is a price for a product that may not fit the unit it is going into, and the cost of that mistake is a compressor rather than a drum of oil.
So the sequence is fixed: send the chiller or compressor model, the refrigerant and the oil type on the nameplate, and we confirm the grade against the manufacturer's published data before the price is issued. That is also what makes the specification comparable on a page like this one, because every figure is tied to a published document rather than to a description.
We manufacture lubricants at our own blending plant in Foshan, Guangdong, which runs at 6,000 tonnes a year and has been producing for more than ten years. That is what allows us to quote a grade at this published viscosity from our own line (our QSL-68H) against the YORK specification, and to hold stock on the grades we list rather than promising on behalf of a third party.
It also means the answer to a question about the oil comes from the plant rather than from an intermediary. If you need the grade matched to a chiller model, or to know which documents come with the shipment, tell us at the enquiry stage and we will confirm it against your destination rather than leave it until the order is placed.
Alongside the refrigeration oils the same plant produces air compressor oils, vacuum pump oils and general industrial lubricants, so a mixed enquiry can be quoted, packed and shipped as one shipment rather than split across suppliers.
A: There is no fixed minimum order — it is confirmed per order, because it depends on the pack size, the quantity and the destination, and a single can and a full container load are both workable. The manufacturer lists this grade in 1 gal (pack of six), 2.5 gal, 5 gal and 55 gal, and custom pack formats and private-label artwork are available as a quotation item, so if your own label has to go on the container, say so when you enquire and it is quoted as part of the project rather than added afterwards.
A: YORK H is a refrigeration and compressor oil in the YORK range owned by Johnson Controls, listed by the manufacturer for Open and semi-hermetic reciprocating compressors, screw compressors (water cooled) and M compressors. The manufacturer publishes a new-oil viscosity of 61–68 cSt at 40 °C for the grade, which places it in the ISO VG 68 band (61.2–74.8 cSt), and it publishes oil-condition limits for acid number, water content and particle count against named methods.
A: Both are grades in the same YORK oil range but at different published viscosities. YORK H is published at 61–68 cSt at 40 °C, while YORK J is published at 46–51 cSt. The manufacturer lists different compressor duties for the two, so they are not interchangeable even where the applications overlap. Send us the chiller or compressor model and the nameplate oil type and we will confirm which of the two matches the machine.
A: The manufacturer's selection table lists this grade for R-134a, R-513A, R-1234ze and R-515B. The selection table lists YORK H for R-134a and R-513A duty above 57.2 °F (14 °C) evaporator saturation, for R-1234ze and R-515B, and for CYK chillers. The same table separates the grades by refrigerant and by evaporator saturation temperature, so the refrigerant alone does not pick the grade: the operating condition does. Send us both and we will confirm the match against the published table.
A: Yes. The manufacturer publishes a new-oil viscosity of 61–68 cSt at 40 °C, and that range falls inside the ISO VG 68 band (61.2–74.8 cSt), so the grade corresponds to ISO VG 68. Match on the measured 40 °C figure as well, because that is what the compressor manufacturer specifies.
A: No. The manufacturer's own instruction is never to mix different oil types, brands or additives, and it applies to the whole YORK range. Where a machine is being changed from one oil to another, the changeover is carried out as a changeover rather than a top-up: the old charge is drained, the circuit is flushed and evacuated, and the new charge goes in clean. Confirm the changeover procedure with us before the system is charged.
A: Johnson Controls publishes oil-condition limits for this grade: the viscosity at 40 °C, the acid number, the water content and the particle count, each with a new-oil figure, a marginal band and an unacceptable threshold. For YORK H the new-oil figures are 61–68 cSt at 40 °C, 0.1 mg KOH/g acid number, below 100 ppm water and ISO code 17/14 particle count, together with wear-metal limits for iron, copper, chromium and nickel. These are the figures a service engineer samples against, and they are reproduced in full in the specification table above.
A: Yes. Private-label artwork and custom pack formats are a normal quotation item, and the container is packed at our plant in Foshan. Tell us at the enquiry stage that your own label is required, and the artwork and the pack are quoted together with the oil rather than added afterwards.
A: Store it sealed, away from direct sunlight, and keep the container closed between top-ups. Johnson Controls publishes the shelf life of a closed container as two years for oil in a plastic container and with no limit for oil in a metal container, which is why the storage instruction matters as much as the oil. Never mix different oil types, brands or additives, and do not decant into an unlined steel drum where the oil can pick up rust and moisture.
Every figure on this page is taken from a document published by the brand owner rather than from our own measurement, so each one can be checked before you buy. This is the set of sources, with what each one establishes.
| Source | What it establishes |
|---|---|
| Johnson Controls — YORK Oil Application, Oil Change Interval, and Oil Quality Limits | The manufacturer's guide for YORK chiller oils. It publishes the new-oil viscosity range for each grade (YORK H at 61–68 cSt at 40 °C, Table 6), the oil-condition limits, the quantity needed to fill each oil sump and the shelf life of a closed container. It is also the document that covers the YORK J, K, H, F and C grades. |
| Johnson Controls — YORK PureOil quick reference guide (PUBL-8396) | The manufacturer's oil catalogue: the typical application of each YORK oil type and the part number for every pack size. It is the source of the application statement and the part numbers on this page, and it is the guide that lists the grades Johnson Controls supplies. |
| ISO 3448:1992 — Industrial liquid lubricants — ISO viscosity classification | The standard that defines the discrete viscosity bands at 40 °C. The band boundaries quoted on this page (61.2–74.8 cSt for ISO VG 68) come from that classification, and it is the reason the grade is assigned to a class on its measured figure rather than on its name. |
Where a value is published by the manufacturer against a named test method, the method is reproduced with the figure so that the value can be traced to the published test.
This oil is manufactured and supplied by Guangzhou Qishanr Technologies Co., Ltd., trading as the brand QISHANR. The company is based in Foshan, Guangdong, adjacent to Guangzhou Port, and has been producing lubricants for more than 10 years from its own blending plant. That plant runs at an annual capacity of 6,000 tonnes, which is what allows us to hold stock on the grades we list and quote firm lead times rather than promising on behalf of a third party.
Refrigeration oils are the core of the business, but they are not the whole plant. The same lines produce general industrial lubricants, so a mixed enquiry that covers both refrigeration oils and ordinary industrial grades can be quoted, packed and shipped together instead of being split across suppliers.
This is not the full range. Specialised ester base oils and lubricant additives are produced in-house as well, which is the reason the synthetic ester grades can be specified to a target rather than bought off a shelf. If the grade you need is not listed above, send the specification or the product you are replacing and we will confirm whether we produce it.
Long-term partners get pricing that reflects a stable manufacturing base rather than a trading margin, and the same technical contact stays with the account from grade selection through to repeat orders.
YORK H is quoted on the grade, the pack size and the destination port rather than on a list price. Send your chiller or compressor model, the refrigerant, the oil type on the nameplate and the quantity you need. We will confirm the grade against the manufacturer's published data — including whether your machine takes this grade or the one next to it — and come back with pricing, pack size and lead time. A technical data sheet and safety data sheet come with the quotation, and we can quote our own equivalent side by side so the comparison is on landed cost.
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