AC energy assessment legislation

The UK government has introduced mandatory inspections for all air conditioning systems with rated cooling output greater than 12kW. This includes the combined output of one or more individual air conditioning units in a building.

If your air conditioning system has a rated ouput greater than 250kW, you should have had your first inspection by 4th January 2009.

If your air conditioning system has a rated ouput greater than 12kW but less than 250kW, you should have had your first inspection by 4th January 2011.

Thereafter, inspections will be required every 5 years. This is now law and it is the responsibility of the operator, not the service provider. For new systems installed on or after 1 January 2008, the first inspection must have taken place within 5 years of the installation date.

For more detailed information, follow this link to the Communities and Local Government web site.

All of the above is provided for information only. CCE does not carry out energy assessments but, on request, can put you in touch with organisations that do.

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