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June 24, 2011Guide to F-Gas
F – Gas Obligations for air conditioning and refrigeration equipment.
General Obligation to prevent leakage. Using all measures which are technically feasible and do not entail disproportionate cost operators must prevent leakage of refrigerants and as soon as possible repair any detected leakage.
Regular leakage checking. Equipment containing 3kg or more of F Gas refrigerant must be checked for leakage by certified personnel on a regular basis. ‘Checked for Leakage’ means that the equipment or system is examined for leakage using direct or indirect measuring methods, focusing on those parts of the equipment or system most likely to leak. The frequency of testing depends on the refrigerant charge and the system type.
Plants must be rechecked within one month after a leak has been repaired to ensure the repair has been effective.
Frequency Split Type Systems Hermetically Sealed Systems
None < 3kg 300kg > 300kg
Maintaining Records. Records must be kept about each system with more than 3kg of refrigerant. The records must include;
The quantity and type of F-Gas refrigerants installed in each system.
Any quantities of refrigerant added.
The quantity of refrigerant recovered during servicing, maintenance and final disposal.
Other relevant information including the identification of the company or technician who performed the service or maintenance as well as the dates and results of leakage checks.
Relevant information specifically identifying the separate stationary equipment containing 3kg or more of refrigerant.
These records shall be made available on request to the competent authority and to the Commission.
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June 24, 2011R22 Phase-out
A refrigerant is a compound used in a heat cycle that undergoes a phase change from a gas to a liquid and back. The two main uses of refrigerants are refrigerators/freezers and air conditioning equipment.
Since it was discovered in the 1980s that the most widely used refrigerants were a major cause of ozone depletion, a worldwide phase-out of ozone-depleting refrigerants has been undertaken. These are being replaced with “ozone-friendly” refrigerants.
As owners of air conditioning equipment the refrigerant that we are currently most interested in is R22. R22 is being phased out over a number of years and will no longer be manufactured after 31/12/2009.Although some recycled refrigerant will be available until 2015.
Phase out dates for R22
• From 1 July 2002 no more cooling only air conditioning equipment can be manufactured that uses refrigerant R22.
• From 1 January 2004 no more heat pump equipment can be manufactured that uses refrigerant R22.
• After 1 January 2010 no more virgin refrigerant R22 can be used in existing systems.
• After 2015 no more recycled refrigerant R22 can be used in existing systems (date is likely is to be brought forward).
If you have recently installed a used air conditioning system containing R22 the phase out dates should not necessarily cause concern. Your system should only require additional refrigerant for repairs such as a refrigerant leak or compressor replacement and this can be affected within current legislation until 2015.
There are replacement refrigerants available for R22 systems such as R417A. R417A is the zero ODP replacement for R22 suitable for new equipment and as a drop-in replacement for existing systems.
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