F Gas Regulations & Leakage Checking/Repair

Leakage checking/repair
End users will be required to use all available measures to prevent leakage of F-gases and to repair any detected leakage (as soon as possible); a system found to have a leak must be switched off immediately and not used until the problem has been rectified. Any repair must be re-checked for leakage within one month. The Regulation also provides a timetable for leak testing equipment and systems with a charge of 3kg or more:

• At least once a year for applications containing 3kg or more of F-gases (this does not apply to hermetically sealed systems containing less than 6kg).
• At least once every six months for applications containing 30kg or more of F-gases.
• At least once every three months for applications containing 300kg or more of F-gases. In addition, these systems will be required to have permanent leak detection systems installed.