ACMS have an unsurpassed reputation for providing a high standard of maintenance and service.
We have a dedicated highly experienced team providing our customers with high quality maintenance and service.
We ensure that all of contracts are competitively priced and tailored to our client’s needs.
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All types of air conditioning, heating, ventilation and electrical systems require regular maintenance to ensure they are safe, maximise efficient operation, enhance energy savings, and help to prolong the life of your equipment.
F-Gas legal regulations also insist that any system containing refrigerant gas is maintained & leak tested by a competent & registered engineer at least once per annum (dependant on the size of the equipment).
An ACMS Planned Preventative Maintenance contract gives you the reassurance of knowing that your equipment is maintained to a high standard, and in full legal compliance on a regular basis.
ACMS maintenance contract holders also enjoy the security of knowing that they can benefit from our discounted service call out cover.
Service works will be carried out using our highly skilled service technicians who will aim to get any break down fixed as quickly and conveniently as possible.
AC manufacturers typically offer a standard 3 years warranty on all their equipment.
However as approved partners to the below manufacturers, we are able to offer extended warranties as follows…
The warranty policy is based on the commissioning date of the equipment. If any repairs are required within the first year of commissioning, the parts and labour will be covered. Any time after, parts will be covered however labour will be chargeable.
It is a mandatory requirement that for any warranty to be valid the equipment must be regularly maintained during the warranty period in accordance with the manufacturers recommended procedures, and by an approved installer.
If equipment has not been regularly maintained the warranty will be invalid.
ACMS Ltd are F-Gas registered as well as Refcom Elite accredited, and all our engineers are F-Gas qualified and receive the latest training updates.
Are you aware of the latest F Gas regulations?
What are your responsibilities?
(1). Use Trained Technicians: Your first and overriding responsibility is to ensure that the company you employ to work on (install, leak test, maintain & dispose of) your refrigeration & air conditioning equipment is F-Gas registered.
Since the original Ozone Depleting Substances Regulations (1994), there has been increasing levels of competence standards demanded of refrigeration technicians and the companies who employ them, e.g. only qualified personnel are allowed to work on machinery and equipment containing F-Gases.
(2). Leak Testing: Operators of equipment containing fluorinated greenhouse gases need to ensure the equipment is checked for leaks under the following requirements:
CO2Tonnes – Maximum interval between checks
(3). Record Keeping: Operators of all stationary systems containing the equivalent of 5 CO2 tonnes or more of F-Gases must maintain records in the form of an onsite F-Gas log including:
(4). Labelling: The label on the system must contain at least the type and quantity of the F-Gas in the container or equipment.
Further and more in-depth guidance on F-Gas regulations can be found through DEFRA and the Environment Agency on the Government website.
Not complying with F-Gas regulations:
The maximum fine of £200,000 could be applied to offences such as the intentional release of F-gases to atmosphere, breaches of the quota limits for placing HFCs on the market, and failure to comply with an enforcement notice.
Penalties ranging from £1,000 to the maximum £200,000 have been levied by the Environment Agency on 41 companies since the European F-gas regulation passed into GB law post Brexit.
The Scottish Environmental Protection Agency (SEPA) has fined a health food supplements manufacturer £75,000 for breaches of the F-gas regulation.
UK Environment Agency has issued penalties totalling over £1,000,000 on a UK company for breaches of the F-gas regulations. The company was issued with seven civil penalties, totalling £1,011,500. The company received a further penalty of £10,000 for failing to report imports of HFCs
Effects of no maintenance
Not maintaining your equipment will enhance the risk of breakdown occurring resulting in un-necessary repair bills. Opposite is a list of the most common faults associated with not regularly maintaining your equipment.
As from 1st January 2015 R22 refrigerant has been banned throughout Europe, as a result it can no longer legally be used on any type of air conditioning equipment.
With this in mind, if you have R22 equipment on site and service call out is required due to a breakdown, any works involving the refrigerant cannot by law be carried out, therefore the equipment will be deemed unrepairable and will require replacing.
If you are unsure on the refrigerant your equipment contains or you are aware that you have R22 onsite and you would like a quotation to replace the equipment, ACMS can carry out a survey and provide a quotation to suit.
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