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Air Conditioning Inspections - Frequently Asked Questions
Q: How do I find out the size (kW) of my Air Conditioning System?
You can often find the effective output on the rating plate attached to air conditioning systems and units. It could also be available in the operating and maintenance manuals or on the manufacturer’s website. If you have a maintenance contract, they should include this information in the records they supply.
Q: If I have individual units under 12kW do I need an Air Conditioning Inspection?
Where a number of individual units under 12kW are installed to provide distributed cooling, irrespective of whether they are linked to an individual control system, if total cooling capacity exceeds 12kW an inspection is required.
Q: Who is responsible for ensuring the Air Conditioning Inspection is done?
Whoever controls the operation of the air conditioning system. This refers to the person who controls the technical function of the system. This is usually the owner or tenant, when a tenant has full responsibility for a building and its services such as in the case of a full repairing and insuring lease.
When the operation and management of a system is carried out by a contractor, depending on the terms of the contract they operate under, they may also become responsible under the regulations. Even in such cases it is a shared duty with the tenant or owner.
Someone who only adjusts the temperature does not qualify.
Q: Does my maintenance contract cover an Air Conditioning Inspection?
The Air Conditioning Inspection is often not included within maintenance contracts. You should check what your contract includes.
Q: What makes Self Energy UK’s services unique?
At Self Energy, we have the capacity not only to carry out the inspection itself but also to implement the recommended actions. By implementing Self Energy’s recommendations, you can achieve:
- Extended equipment life
- Improved air quality
- Improved occupant comfort
- Energy reduction
- CO2 reduction
- Quick returns on investments (0-3 years)
- New equipment eligible for interest free loans or ECA
Q: What does the Air Conditioning Inspection involve?
Investigation and assessment of efficiency, advice on improvements or replacements and a review on sizing and alternative solutions.
Q: What are the penalties for not carrying out an Air Conditioning Inspection?
At the present time, failing to have an inspection will incur a penalty of £300. However the industry expects this penalty will shortly increase significantly, in the region of 12.5% of rateable property value.
Self Energy can deliver guaranteed energy savings through an Energy Performance Guarantee with potentially ZERO investment from the client
