About Air Conditioning Inspections
An air conditioning system inspection or TM44 inspection by an accredited Air Conditioning Energy Assessor is designed to:
Identify how energy efficient your current equipment is
Recommend improvements
Report any faults and suggest actions
Provide information as to how you can reduce air conditioning use
This is provided as a report which will go some way in helping you to reduce energy consumption, operating costs and carbon emissions.
The energy inspection is an on site visual assessment of an air conditioning system, which also includes an examination of air conditioning equipment and controls.
The energy assessor will highlight how the operation of existing systems can be improved or opportunities to replace older, less energy efficient, or oversized systems, with new energy efficient systems. As the replacement of refrigerant is restricted in older systems (as established in other legislation), there is an additional incentive to improve or replace older systems with more modern energy efficient units.
The person who controls the operation of the system, such as the building owner or manager, is obligated to ensure the proper operation and maintenance of air conditioning systems.
Please note: Inspection, maintenance and cleaning programmes maintain the ability of the system to provide healthy and comfortable environments for building occupants, limiting the escape of refrigerant gases and ensuring the safety of equipment. The practices and procedures needed to achieve these aims should be applied more frequently than the assessment for energy efficiency described on this page.
When are air conditioning inspections required?
All air conditioning systems with an effective rated output of more than 12kW must be inspected every 5 years by an energy assessor to make sure it is energy efficient.
Therefore the first inspection should take place before the air-conditioning is 5 years old, and further inspections should be scheduled every 5 years (or less) thereafter.
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