About
Us
This
website has been created to provide consumer information
relating to inspection of air conditioning systems as
required by the EU EPBD Buildings Directive. If you have
connections with building services, or operate
facilities management for your business, office,
manufacturing premises, factory or any building
employing an HVAC system then this site can provide you
with current information and guidelines regarding
inspection of air-conditioning plant and equipment.
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Find
an Assessor (Inspector)
Companies, Contactors and Surveyors of Air-Con Systems
for energy assessment purposes as part of an EPC
certificate can be located in our Directory,
in many cases you can locate a suitably qualified
assessor near to your local area. If you are in doubt as
to whether an inspection is required as part of the
legislation seek professional advice. You may be subject
to a penalty or
a fine for
non-compliance with the regulations.
I
have not had my system inspected yet - What should I
do?
The best recourse of action is to arrange for an
assessor (inspector) to examine the installation and
provide you with a checklist and an energy rating
assigned for your property. Also consider the option
of conducting planned maintenance procedures for
your system and maintain a log - see below for more
details. Failure to comply could result in a fine
for your business.
Planned
Maintenance
Setting
up a maintenance procedure is key to running an energy
saving plant, it should be noted that it is helpful to
maintain a log of repairs, maintenance, and upgrades as
part of your log. The log book with date/time events
should be made available upon request by an air
conditioning energy assessor upon request. This will
help the assessor during their inspection of the
premises.
If
a planned maintenance schedule does not exist, it is
worth considering starting one, especially with the
benefits outlined above. If the existing system is old
and considered suitable for upgrading your business or
company could be entitled to an ECA grant to provide
funding towards any improvements or recommendations made
by the inspector.
Good
Practice Guidelines
Consider
having your existing HVAC plant, climate control
or building management system checks before an
energy assessor conducts a survey and assessment. Taking
such action could well improve your rating as a
result. There are many contractors qualified to
carry out this work for you. If you wish to find
an air conditioning contractor in your local area
refer to our links directory of services on this
site, see also Good Practice.
About
Air
Conditioning Service and Repair
Refer
also to Air
Conditioning for further details regarding Refrigeration, cooling, design, engineers, service, installation, maintenance, repairs, inspection, installers,
Refrigeration and Cooling, Variable Refrigerant Volume/Flow Systems VRV VRF, Heat Recovery, Ducted Systems, Climate Control Systems, upgrades of New and Existing Air Conditioning HVAC Heating Ventilation plant (AHU) Air Handling Units and controls.
