Air Conditioning Sys
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All air-conditioning systems with an effective rated output of more than12kw must be regularly inspected by an Energy Assessor. The inspections must be a maximum of five years apart. The regulations require the first inspection of the affected air-conditioning systems to be carried out as follows: • for all systems first put into service on or after 1 January 2008, the first inspection must have taken place within five years of the date when it was first put into service • for other air-conditioning systems, where the effective rated output is more than 250kW the first inspection must happen by 4 January 2009. This means that any systems over 250 kW that have not already been inspected are currently breaching the regulations and therefore liable for a fine or further prosecution Air Conditioning can accout for up to 30-45% of the energy use of a large building so inspection has a number of benefits - Meet your legislative compliance obligations - Ensure your insurance policies are not invalidated - Reduce your overall carbon emissions and prepare for schemes such as the Carbon Reduction Commitment which comes into effect April 2010. - Reduce your energy costs and consumption
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