The "F" gas regulations have been introduced to minimise the loss of gases containing harmful green house chemicals.

The F gas regulations demand the responsible use of f gas substances by not only the service contractor, but the owners and operators of equipment containing them. In refrigeration and Air Conditioning terms the refrigerants used in modern equipment will be a "Florinated gas" The basic law demands that all equipment containing more than 3 Kg of such gases shall require the following...

• Regular servicing and leak inspections
• Correct labeling of type and amount of refrigerant used
• Service and inspection documents for each system

It will be the owners responsibility to ensure that the equipment is regularly inspected at minimal 12 month intervals. Any works carried out upon any system should be recorded along with action / countermeasures.