What are F-Gas Regulations?

What is F-Gas Regulation? From 1st January 2020, the EU Fluorinated Greenhouse Gases Regulation (also known as the EU F-Gas Regulation) will ban the use of refrigerants with a Global Warming Potential (GWP) of 2,500 or more in certain refrigeration units.

Do I need an F-Gas Register?

F-Gas company certification is only required for businesses that work on third parties equipment within the Stationary Refrigeration and AC sector. If you are in the automotive sector, you do not need a company F-Gas certificate.

How long does af gas certificate last?

F gas certification is subject to renewal every three years. By hiring an F gas certified company such as K2 Heating and Cooling Ltd. for any installation or maintenance work you can be assured that you are fulfilling your legal requirements.

What is an F-Gas engineer?

What is an f-gas qualified engineer? An f-gas qualification and certification enables air conditioning and refrigeration engineers to meet legal requirements required to work with fluorinated greenhouse gases, known as F-Gases.

What does F-Gas stand for?

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F stands for fluorinated, and F-Gas is the term used to describe a particular family of fluorinated gases which are widely used as refrigerants in air conditioning and commercial refrigeration systems (as well as in many essential appliances such as fire extinguishers and medical inhalers).

Is refrigerant a liquid or Gas?

The refrigerant, a chemical compound that changes easily from liquid to a gas. When the refrigerant is pushed into the compressor, it is a low pressure gas.

What qualifications do you need to service air conditioning?

There are four qualifications available at Level 3: NVQ Certificate in Servicing and Maintaining Air-Conditioning and Heat Pump Systems. NVQ Certificate in Installing and Commissioning Air-Conditioning and Heat Pump Systems. NVQ Diploma in Servicing and Maintaining Refrigeration Systems.

What is F-Gas certification?

The F-Gas Company Certificate is an accreditation that all businesses that ‘install, maintain or service stationary refrigeration, air-conditioning and/or heat pump equipment containing or designed to contain F-Gas refrigerants’ must have by law.

What do F-gases do?

Fluorinated greenhouse gases (F-gases) are a family of gases containing fluorine. They are powerful greenhouse gases that trap heat in the atmosphere and contribute to global warming. They are stronger than naturally occurring greenhouse gases and their use is regulated.

What is an F-Gas Certificate?

Is R-410A a gas or liquid?

The most commonly used refrigerant in air conditioning systems is Puron, more specifically R-410A. This refrigerant is a non-toxic, non-flammable gas that lacks odor, so when your unit springs a leak, your nose might not alert you to the problem.

What refrigerants are banned?

The hydrocarbon refrigerants propylene R1270 and R443A have been banned for new residential and light commercial air conditioning and heat pumps, cold storage warehouses, centrifugal chillers, and positive displacement chillers.

What do you need to know about FGAs regulations?

City & Guilds 2079-11 (Category 1) Level 2 award in F-Gas & ODS regulations City & Guilds 2079-12 (Category 2) Level 2 award in F-Gas & ODS regulations City & Guilds 6187-01 Level 2 award NVQ diploma in installing, testing and maintaining air conditioning and heat pump systems

What to know about FGAs City and Guilds 2079?

F-Gas Training Course City & Guilds 2079 This course focusses on the major principles of Fluorinated Gases (F-Gas) and Ozone depleting substances (ODS) in stationery refrigeration, air conditioning and heat pump systems.

What are the F Gas and ODS regulations?

Award in F-Gas and ODS Regulations: Category IV – Leakage checking. For a list of units required, download the qualification handbook from the additional documents section. What Careers Can This Lead To?

What kind of qualifications do you need for F Gas?

The following F-Gas qualifications titles are accepted for F-Gas certification: City & Guilds 2079-11 (Category 1) Level 2 award in F-Gas & ODS regulations City & Guilds 2079-12 (Category 2) Level 2 award in F-Gas & ODS regulations City & Guilds 2079-13 (Category 3) Level 2 award in F-Gas & ODS regulations*