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Air Conditioning
Inspection of Air Conditioning Systems
An air conditioning system with an output rating of more than 250kW (reducing to 12kW from4 January 2011) must be inspected at regular intervals not exceeding five years. The air-conditioning inspection report must include an assessment of the air-conditioning’s efficiency and the sizing of the system compared to the cooling requirements of the building, and give advice on possible improvements to the system, replacement of the system and alternative solutions. It is the responsibility of ‘the relevant person’ to ensure that the building they are responsible for has the necessary air conditioning inspection report. A ‘relevant person’ will be the person who controls the operation of the system that is the person who controls the technical functioning of the system, not someone who does no more than adjust the temperature. This could be, for example, the Building Manager or owner.
If you control the operation of an air-conditioning system affected by these Regulations, it is your responsibility to:
· ensure an inspection has been carried out in accordance with the requirements
· keep the most recent inspection report made by an energy assessor
· give any inspection report kept by you to any person taking over your responsibilities with respect to the control of the air-conditioning system
If you have taken over control of an air-conditioning system from 4th January
2011 and you haven’t been given an inspection report, you must ensure the
system is inspected within three months of taking over such control.
An inspection can only be performed by a competent and accredited energy assessor who is accredited to inspect air-conditioning systems. For details of energy assessors in your area check local press or visit www.niepcregister
