• Operators of the above-mentioned applications, which contain fluorinated greenhouse gases,
shall, using all measures that are technically feasible and do not entail disproportionate cost:
a. prevent leakage of these gases and, as soon as possible, repair any detected leakage;
b. ensure that they are checked for leakage by certified personnel;
c. ensure arrangements are put in place for the proper recovery by certified personnel.
d. In case of applications containing 3 kg (6 kg in case of hermetically sealed systems) or
more of F-gases, certified personnel and companies (according to Reg. 303/2008) provide
regular leak testing (according to Reg. 1516/2007 and Reg. 1497/2007) and maintain
records of maintenance activities in a dedicated log book.
e. Recovery for the purpose of recycling, reclamation or destruction of the fluorinated
greenhouse gases, pursuant to Art. 4 (Recovery) of Reg.842/2006, shall take place before
the final disposal of that equipment and, when appropriate, during its servicing and
maintenance.
• Operator, according to Reg. 842/2006, Article 2, point 6, means the natural or legal person
exercising actual power over the technical functioning of the equipment and system covered
by the Regulation. The State may, in defined, specific situations, designate the owner as being
responsible for the operator's obligations.
• Direct methods of leakage checking approved by the manufacturer (Reg. 1516/2007 and Reg.
1497/2007):
a. gas detection device adapted to the refrigerant in the system; the sensitivity of portable
gas detection devices (as a direct test method) shall be at least five grams per year.
b. proprietary bubble solutions / soapsuds.
• Additional information located in a dedicated label of the unit (Reg. 1494/2007):
a. Where fluorinated greenhouse gas is foreseen to be added to the equipment outside of
the manufacturing site at the point of installation, a dedicated label accommodates
notation of both the quantity (kg) pre-charged in the manufacturing plant and the
quantity charged at the installation site, as well as the resulting total quantity of F-gas as
a combination of the above-mentioned quantities, in a manner that conforms to legibility
and indelibility.
Our split units are usually not pre-charged at the factory; in this case, the total quantity
of refrigerant charged in the unit must be written in the relevant label, during the
commissioning operation at the installation site.
b. Our packaged units (not split) operating with F-gas are usually fully charged at the
factory, and the total amount of refrigerant charge is already reported on the label. In this
case, the label has no need of further written information.
c. In general, the above-mentioned information has been located in the main nameplate of
the relevant unit.
d. For equipment with double refrigeration circuits, in regards to different requirements
based on the quantity of F-gas contained, the required information about refrigerant
charge quantities must be listed separately for each individual circuit.
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