regulations

EU Agreement on F Gas will decrease resistance from industry and benefit the environment

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euflagTodays announcement that the EU parties have agreed on the phase down of HFCs and equipment bans is a significant triumph for the environment and the fight against climate change.

 

 

Announcement welcome at industry level

“The announcement is very welcome from our perspective” says RAC Cooling Awards nominated Mark Coppack who has driven for the adoption of “traceability” systems over the past 5 years.  “There has been significant resistance to implementing traceability systems and a large amount of this was due in part to uncertainty relating to the future of F Gas legislation.  With a clearer legislative picture I am certain that the HAVC sector can now commit to a program of innovation and self regulation that will lead to a better environment for all”

HVAC is a responsible sector with a desire to innovate

The HVAC sector is amongst the most innovative industrial sectors and invests many billions in new technology.  It has had a harder time than most trying to react to EU announcements and shifting goal posts.  A time of settled clear understanding is bound to lead to innovation as companies can determine a clear time frame and sane strategies.

 

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Climatech Ltd appointed as Republic of Ireland distributor

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redpointpartnerlogoWe are please to announce that Climatech Ltd (website http://www.climatech.ie) join the RP F Gas family as the latest reseller and training provider.

Climatech Ltd, an innovative and forward thinking refrigeration provider based in Co. Cork, were a perfect choice to deliver the level of support and customer service required for our users.

RP F Gas software provides much more than just job booking…  Climatech Ltd’s work in related technology such as remote temperature monitoring makes them an ideal choice as the software develops and integrates with more systems.  Their hands on experience of F Gas service work and requirements ideally places them to assist Air conditioning and Refrigeration companies lever our time, environment and cost saving technology.

Climatech’s contact details can be found on our distributor pages by clicking here

UK business owners, not keeping up to date F Gas records for refrigeration and AC equipment face heavy fines

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Under current UK and EU F Gas regulations If you own and operate any refrigeration or air conditioning unit with a gas capacity of over 3kg then you are obliged to keep up to date service and F Gas records or face heavy fines.  We have prepared a simple nuts and bolts guide for owner operators to help you avoid falling foul of the law.

Click here to read the full article of F Gas compliance for UK business owners.

 

 

(MAC) Mobile Air Conditioning F Gas compliance

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The EU has legislation in place to cover the service of Mobile Air Conditioning in vehicles.  http://archive.defra.gov.uk/environment/quality/air/fgas/documents/fgassupport-mac5.pdf

RP F-Gas is the perfect solution for any workshop, garage or mobile auto mechanic who wishes to keep compliant with F Gas regulations both current and future.

 

Not using F Gas software is like testing a 9v battery with your tongue..

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Not using F Gas software to ensure compliance with F Gas regulations is a bit like using your tongue to test a 9V battery.

While you are busy fighting fires and managing your engineers, streamlining the process of keeping track of gas usage and generating test certificates may not always be top of your priority list.  So why is it important?

If you simply consider the cost of wasted time then here is food for thought.  With a single engineer carrying out 100 F Gas tests per year with an average of ten units in each test location, that equates to 1000 F-Gas tests per year per visit.

Assuming our intrepid engineer uses pen and paper method and it takes only 10 minutes to hand write a test certificate from the test notes, that is over 160 hours spent with a pen in hand filling in paperwork!

Even if the engineer takes the certificates to site and completes them there, that brings its own issues.  The certificates need to be returned to the office and filed/posted etc and let’s face it, sat on the dashboard pf the van is hardly the best place for important paperwork.

If the average wage of the engineer is £10 per hour that is a hefty £1600 a year spent sat writing…

Surely there is a better way?  Of course there is.

F Gas regulations are a record keeping exercise,  you wouldn’t use a hand screwdriver to screw in a thousand screws, so why use a pen to write a thousand letters?  You have to do it, your clients have to do it, so use the best tool for the job.

From the example above, assuming that using an RP F-Gas software device saves you say 5 minutes on every certificate (accounting for 1 finger typists) thats an average immediate saving of 83 hours or £830+ pounds per year.

That is before you even look at the other benefits of making your testing process digital.

RP F-gas software is a mobile device and PC based solution for the tracking of gas, delivery, completion and generation of F Gas service certificates and is available for iOS, iPhone and iPad devices.

Next time we talk about F Gas transaction tracking and gas traceability.