F-gas Regulation JULABO Guide

What is the F-gas Regulation? The F-gas Regulation is an EU regulation to control systems containing specific greenhouse stimulating hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs). The new F-gas Regulation was published on June 9th, 2014 and has been effective since January 1st, 2015. The regulation governs that systems such as air conditioning and refrigeration units and fire extinguishing systems using certain gases must be logged and checked periodically for leakage. The new F-gas Regulation does not show filling volumes in kg but assesses the refrigerants according to their Global Warming Potential (GWP). Specific...

JULABO Activities Repairs and leakage tests by JULABO specialists JULABO service personnel have been trained for many years according to (EG) No. 303/2008 and are therefore qualified to perform repairs and leakage tests with the highest environmental standards. New JULABO products fulfill the F-gas Regulation New developments by JULABO will fulfill the F-gas Regulation and use compliant refrigerants. JULABO products meet the highest safety standards User safety is extremely important for JULABO. Precisely for this reason JULABO products use only the safest possible refrigerants. JULABO Service...

FAQ F-gas Regulation When is it required to do a leakage test? Systems using a refrigerant with CO2-equivalence between 5 tons and 50 tons require a leakage test every 12 months. This test has to be ensured by the operator of the system. Is it possible to repair and maintain JULABO products after the year 2020? The filling volume of all JULABO products lies below the 40 tons CO2-equivalent (10.2 kg R404A) which marks the maximum permissible value effective in the year 2020. Subsequently JULABO products are not affected and can be repaired and maintained with consistence performance specification....