Regulation (EU) no. 517/2014 (F-gas)
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e
Recovery for the purpose of recycling, reclamation or destruction of the fluorinated greenhouse gases,
pursuant to Art. 8 of the Regulation 517/2014 shall take place before the final disposal of that equipment and,
when appropriate, during its servicing and maintenance.
8.5
Leakage Detection
The manufacturer approves the following leakage check methods according to Reg. 1516/2007 and Reg.
1497/2007:
Method
Specifications
a
Check of circuits and components representing a risk of
leakage with gas detection devices adapted to the
refrigerant in the system
Gas detection devices shall be checked every 12 months to
ensure their proper functioning.
The sensitivity of portable gas detection devices shall be at
least five grams per year.
b
Application of ultraviolet (UV) detection fluid or suitable
dye in the circuit
The method shall only be undertaken by personnel certified
to undertake activities which entail breaking into the
refrigeration circuit containing fluorinated greenhouse gases.
c
Proprietary bubble solutions/soapsuds
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8.6
Labelling
The label applied on the unit (see Onboard Label) is designed to fill-in the relevant amounts of refrigerant
according to Regulation 1494/2007 (2015/2068):
a
Where fluorinated greenhouse gas is foreseen to be added to the equipment outside of the manufacturing
site at the point of installation, a dedicated label accommodates notation of both the quantity (kg) pre-
charged in the manufacturing plant and of the quantity charged at the installation site as well as the resulting
total quantity of F-gas as a combination of the above mentioned quantities, in a manner which conforms to
the legibility and indelibility.
Our split units are usually not pre-charged on factory, in this case the total quantity of refrigerant charged in
the unit has to be written in the relevant label, during the commissioning operation at the installation site.
All of the quantities of must be given both as mass of refrigerant [kg] and as Tonnes of CO2 Equivalent. Use
the following rule for computation:
where:
Refrigerant
GWP
R-134a
1430
R-407C
1774
R-410A
2088
b
Our packaged units (not split) operating with F-gas are usually full charged on factory and the total amount of
refrigerant charge is already reported on the label. In this case, the label has no need of further written
information.
c
In general, the above mentioned information has been located in the main nameplate of relevant unit.
