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*NOTE:

for environmental reasons never discharge refrigerant into atmosphere (follow local regulations to properly dispose of

refrigerant).
It is recommended to familiarize with all technical documentation provided with the unit (such as Mechanical & Electrical
Diagrams) in order to avoid improper operation of this unit.

It is also

mandatory

to comply with

Regulation (EC) No 842/2006

of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 May

2006 on certain fluorinated greenhouse gases.
The above mentioned Regulation lays down specific measures and restrictions to be considered while commissioning,
operating, maintaining and disposing any equipment containing greenhouse gases, such as HFCs, as specified in Annex I.
The Regulation (EC) No 842/2006 also (but not only) specifies mandatory leakage-check frequency to be performed by certified
personnel and mandatory records providing the evidence of exact fluorinated gas charge and subsequent added and/or
recovered quantities as described in Article 3 (reported below):

Article 3



Containment

Operators  of  the  following  stationary  applications:  refrigeration,  air  conditioning  and  heat  pump  equipment,  including  their
circuits,  as  well  as  fire  protection  systems,  which  contain  fluorinated  greenhouse  gases  listed  in  Annex  I,  shall,  using  all
measures which are technically feasible and do not entail disproportionate cost:

(a) prevent leakage of these gases; and
(b) as soon as possible repair any detected leakage.

Operators  of  the applications referred  to in  paragraph  1  shall  ensure  that  they  are checked  for leakage  by  certified personnel
who comply with the requirements of Article 5, according to the following schedule:

(a) applications containing

3 kg or more

of fluorinated greenhouse gases shall be checked for leakage at least once

every 12

months

; this shall not apply to equipment with hermetically sealed systems, which are labeled as such and contain less than 6

kg of fluorinated greenhouse gases;
(b) applications containing

30 kg or more

of fluorinated greenhouse gases shall be checked for leakage at least once

every six

months

;

300 kg or more

of fluorinated greenhouse gases shall be checked for leakage at least once

every

three months

The applications shall be checked for leakage

within one month after a leak has been repaired

to ensure that the repair has

been effective.

For the purposes of this paragraph, ‘checked for leakage’ means that the equipment or system is examined for leakage using
direct  or  indirect  measuring  methods,  focusing  on  those  parts  of  the  equipment  or  system  most  likely  to  leak.  The  direct  and
indirect  measuring  methods  of  checking  for  leakage  shall  be  specified  in  the  standard  checking  requirements  referred  to  in
paragraph 7.

Operators of the applications referred to in paragraph 1, containing 300 kg or more of fluorinated greenhouse gases, shall install
leakage detection systems. These leakage detection systems shall be checked at least once every  12 months to ensure their
proper functioning. In the case of such fire protection systems installed before 4 July 2007, leakage detection systems shall be
fitted by 4 July 2010.
Where  a  properly  functioning  appropriate  leakage  detection  system  is  in  place,  the  frequency  of  the  checks  required  under
paragraph 2(b) and (c) shall be halved.
In the case of fire protection systems where there is an existing inspection regime in place to meet ISO 14520 standard, these
inspections may also fulfill the obligations of this Regulation as long as those inspections are at least as frequent.
Operators  of  the  applications  referred  to  in  paragraph  1,  containing

3 kg or more

of fluorinated greenhouse gases, shall

maintain records

on the quantity and type of fluorinated greenhouse gases installed, any quantities added and the quantity

recovered during servicing, maintenance and final disposal. They shall also maintain records of other relevant information
including the identification of the company or technician who performed the servicing or maintenance, as well as the dates and
results of the checks carried out under paragraphs 2, 3 and 4 and relevant information specifically identifying the separate
stationary equipment of applications referred to in paragraph 2(b) and (c). These records shall be made available on request to
the competent authority and to the Commission.

Regulation (EC) No 842/2006

also include: ‘

Scope

’ – Article 1; ‘

Definitions

’ – Article 2; ‘

Recovery

’ – Article 4; ‘

Training and

Certification

’ – Article 5; ‘

Reporting

’ – Article 6; ‘

Labelling

’ – Article 7; ‘

Control of Use

’ – Article 8; ‘

Placing on the Market

’ –

Article 9; ‘

Review

’ – Article 10; Article 11; ‘

Committee

’ – Article 12; ‘

Penalties

’ – Article 13; Article 14; ‘

Entry into force

’.

CAUTION:

in accordance to the F-GAS regulation DRP43/2012, every year the operator (the owner of

the equipment) is responsible to ensure a Gas leakage test, the recording of the gas quantity change inside the unit
and the communication to the responsible agency of the state in the European community where the unit is in
operation.

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