Air Conditioning Inspection - Maintenance & Repair

Air Conditioning Systems -Maintaining & Repairing an Installation
Faq's - Frequently Asked Questions about Air Conditioning Inspection procedures and techniques. See What Systems Require Inspection as part of the EPC for commercial property. This section explains the need to maintain an energy efficient system, and the requirements that will help your company obtain a good rating for air conditioning energy efficiency.

Checking that systems operate effectively Maintenance and timely repairs are important steps to maintaining the overall efficiency of HVAC (Heating Ventilating Air Conditioning) systems. Inefficient plant and equipment (Refrigeration, Chillers, Cooling, Fans etc) and controls lead to poor overall efficiency by increasing energy usage to meet demand. Your business may be wasting money and increasing costs for energy consumption as a result.

We recommend further reading about this subject for Assessing the energy performance of an air-conditioning system, this deals with improving efficiency in more detail.

In addition consider the following actions:

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 checked 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.

 

Is your air-conditioning system running efficiently? Maintain ductwork, remove partial or full blockages to increase air flow through the system.

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.

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.