Following hot temperatures last year that disrupted air conditioning systems not covered by a maintenance contract, EWS has warned FM managers to take preventative action now to avoid a repeat performance.
By investing in a robust planned preventative maintenance programme customers can minimise the likelihood of failures as engineers can flag up design, installation and other potential problems early on and rectify them before they become a major problem in the summer months.
July’s F-Gas regulations that require ACR equipment that is charged with 3 kg or more of HFC refrigerant (or 6 kg if hermetically sealed) to be periodically checked for leaks will increase the workload for already hard-pressed estates managers.
John Wright, EWS general manager, said: “Verifying containment is part of our routine maintenance. “This new regulation is not widely acknowledged and EWS is doing everything it can to alert all its customers to this much needed change in legislation, but this will also bring pressure to bear in the coming months as the workload for all service and maintenance companies increases.”
With the additional work generated by companies wanting systems leak tested, the waiting time for an engineer this summer will be even greater.
