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Stationary air conditioners within the European market and operating with fluorinated greenhouse gases (F-gas, such as
R407C, R134a, R410A), have to comply starting from 1st Jan, 2015 with the F-gas Regulation (EU) No. 517/2014 which
replaces the previous Re. (EU) no. 342/2006, valid from 4th since July, 2007.
Note that, the refrigerants like R22 are not F-gas and their relevant regulation is Reg. (EU) no. 2037/2000.
The following notes have to be considered when operating with the above mentioned systems:
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Fluorinated greenhouse gases are covered by the Kyoto Protocol.
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The fluorinated greenhouse gases in this equipment must not be released into the atmosphere.
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The values indicated in Annex I and Annex IV of Regulation (EU) No 517/2014 concerning the global warming
potential (GWP) of some major F-gases or mixtures are given below:
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R-134a GWP 1430
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R-407C GWP 1774
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R-410A GWP 2088
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Operators of the above mentioned applications, which contain fluorinated greenhouse gases, shall, using all
measures which are technically feasible and do not entail disproportionate costs:
a. Prevent leakage of these gases and as soon as possible repair any detected leakage.
b. Ensure that they are checked for leakage by certified personnel.
c. Ensure proper recovery of flourinated greenhouse gases by certified personnel.
d. In case of applications containing 5 tons CO2 equivalent, i.e. 2.4 kg of R410A (10 tons in case of
hermetically sealed system) or more of F- gases: certified personnel and Companies (according to Reg.
303/2008) provides regular leak testing (according to Reg. 1516/2007 and Reg. 1497/2007) and maintain
records of maintenance activities in a dedicated log book.
e. Recovery for the purpose of recycling, reclamation or destruction of the fluorinated greenhouse gases,
pursuant to Art. 8 of the Regulation shall take place before the final disposal of that equipment and, when
appropriate, during its servicing and maintenance.
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Operator, according to Regulation Article 2, point 8, means the natural or legal person exercising actual power
over the technical functioning of products and equipment covered by this Regulation. The State may, in
defined, specific situations, designate the owner as being responsible for the operator’s obligations. Where large
installations are involved, service companies are contracted to carry out maintenance or servicing. In these
cases, the determination of the operator depends on the contractual and practical arrangements between the
parties.
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Direct methods of leakage checking approved by the manufacturer (Reg. 1516/2007 and Reg. 1497/2007).
a. Gas detection device adapted to the refrigerant in the system; the sensitive of portable gas detection
devices (as a direct test method) shall be at least five grams per year.
b. Proprietary bubble solutions / soapsuds.
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Additional information located into a dedicated label of unit (Reg. 1494/2007)
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.
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Vertiv™ Liebert® CRV CRD25 and CRD35 Row-Based Cooling System User Manual
