Regular maintenance of your air conditioning system will ensure it is operating as efficiently and cost effectively as possible.
Every owner of air conditioning should have in place a structured maintenance regime of regular checks of all joints and pipe-work for any signs of leakage, thus compliance with the F-Gas regulations should be incorporated into a planned and effective service and maintenance policy.
Regular maintenance of your air conditioning system will ensure it is operating as efficiently and cost effectively as possible.
Every owner of air conditioning should have in place a structured maintenance regime of regular checks of all joints and pipe-work for any signs of leakage, thus compliance with the F-Gas regulations should be incorporated into a planned and effective service and maintenance policy.
Every person operating air conditioning equipment is legally obliged to prevent leakage, and repair any leaks as soon as possible also arrange proper refrigerant recovery by qualified and certified personnel, the purpose behind this requirement of leakage checks, is to ensure that no Fluorinated Greenhouse Gases escape to the atmosphere.
Domestic users of air conditioning units may not be aware that The European Union’s F-Gas Regulation became law on 4th July 2006, and imposes some specific requirements on everyone in the UK refrigeration and air conditioning Industry. The regulation has legal force and requires compliance with the measures outlined.
These regulations are very specific and also provide a timetable for the checking of leakage in systems, of course this is determined by the amount of F-Gas contained in the application. Once every twelve months for applications containing from 3 kg or more of F-Gases and once every six months for applications containing 30 kg or more.
If you are the owner of an air conditioner regular maintenance will help ensure your air conditioning system is operating as efficiently and cost effectively as possible. You will be guaranteed that a well structured maintenance regime will regularly check condensers and evaporating components to make sure they are clean and unobstructed.
The refrigerant R-22 or a replacement would be regularly checked and all joints inspected for signs of leakage, fans, filters and air ducts would also be routinely inspected and filters replaced where required.
The F-Gas regulations also state that work must be carried out by certified personnel, and companies involved in installation, maintenance, servicing, containment and recovery must have staff that is suitable qualified.
A spokesman for Climachill a family owned and run business specializing in air conditioning said, “as the legal requirement that came into force in June 2006, all engineers who handle refrigerants hold the appropriate qualifications, we ensure that we adhere to this, and all Climachill engineers hold current City & Guilds and CITB (Construction Industry Training Board) qualifications in the safe handling of Refrigerants, and are all registered Refrigerant handlers with the Air Conditioning & Refrigeration Industry Board, and more importantly carry identity cards confirming their qualifications and are available for inspection at any time”.
The representative went on to say “customers can rest assured that by purchasing air conditioning units from Climachill we give the best service from start to finish, and of course maintenance of your system is important as it prevents unwanted breakdowns, we are proud to say that we follow the F-Gas regulations to the letter, and check absolutely everything”.
It is predicted that July and August will be hot months, if you have not entered into a maintenance agreement with your installers, now is the time to have your system checked out, to ensure a whole twelve months of trouble free operation, and it would seem that Climachill engineers are the professionals to carry out this task.
For further information visit: www.climachill.co.uk