FGAS
F
GAS COMPLIANCE
F-Gas Audit and Compliance
Peterborough Air conditioning specialise in providing F-Gas audit and compliance services designed to make F-Gas compliance a straightforward and simple process. Our F-Gas audit and compliance services include:
- Completing an asset list of refrigeration and air conditioning equipment containing F-Gas refrigerants.
- Issuing an F-Gas register that is available as a designated F-Gas folder to be kept on the premises and an electronic version.
- Updating the F-Gas register in accordance with the F-Gas regulations throughout the contract.
- Implementing leak checking programmes for all refrigeration and air conditioning equipment containing F-Gas refrigerants.
- Checking that companies are F-Gas registered and personnel have the required F-Gas qualification.
Key Obligations
F-Gas regulations require the operator of stationary air conditioning or refrigeration equipment that use refrigerants containing F-gases to comply with the obligations in the F-Gas regulations.
The main requirements of the F-Gas regulations for all stationary systems are:
- A general obligation to prevent leakage.
- Ensure only qualified personnel carry out installation, servicing and maintenance or leakage checking.
The main requirements of the F-Gas regulations for all stationary systems containing more than 3 kg of refrigerants are:
- Ensure refrigerant records are kept and updated (keeping an F-Gas register)
- Implementation of refrigerant leak checking programmes.
F-Gas Register
Stationary air conditioning or refrigeration equipment containing more than 3 kg of refrigerants containing F-gases is to be entered onto the F-gas register and certain records for each individual refrigerant system kept. The F-Gas register is required to contain:
- The quantity and type of F-Gas refrigerants.
- Any quantities of refrigerant added.
- The quantity of refrigerant recovered during servicing, maintenance and final disposal.
- The identity of the company or personnel who performed the servicing or maintenance.
- Dates and results of leakage checks and leakage detection system checks.
Leak Checking
The F-Gas regulations require systems containing F-Gas refrigerants to be leak checked periodically depending on the quantity of the refrigerant charge. To comply with the F-Gas regulations the following are the requirements for each refrigerant circuit:
- 3 kg or more (or 6 kg if hermitically sealed) – requires leak checking once per year.
- 30 kg or more – requires leak checking once every 6 months (also if there is a leak detection system already fitted the system only requires to be inspected once a year).
- 300 kg or more – requires leaking checking once every 3 months (also a leak detection system must be fitted and inspected once per year).
The above is just a basic guide. The frequencies of leak checking vary depending on the refrigerant type and GWP value.
Refcom
We are F-Gas registered by Refcom and all of our F-Gas assessors are F-Gas qualified to work on air conditioning or refrigeration equipment.
We are obligated to follow certain procedures and keep records to ensure that air conditioning and refrigeration equipment containing an F-Gas refrigerant that we work on, has the least environmental impact through reducing CO² emissions.
The F-Gas regulations require that minimal refrigerant gases are released to the atmosphere and that equipment runs at its maximum efficiency.
