Understand the impact
Did you know that the flourocarbon refrigerant contained in air conditioners can be extremely harmful to the enviroment? In fact, 1 kilogram of refrigerant emissions has the same greenhouse impact as two tonnes of carbon dioxide, which is the equivalent of running your car for six months.
That's why Australia has specific laws' to help protect the enviroment and minimise anf further damage to the atmosphere when you buy or repair air conditioners.
Know the laws. Know the responsibilities.
Under the Ozone Protection and Synthetic Greenhouse Gas Managment Act (1989), any one wanting to install or repair an air conditioner, either at home or in their car, must be an authorised business and a licenced technician.
A Refrigerant Trading Authorisation is required when a business or individual acquires, possesses or disposes of refrigerant, while a Refrigerant Handling Licence is needed by any person that handles refrigerant.
Both the authorisation and the licence will display the ARCtick of approval.
Protect the enviroment. Protect your warranty.
By complying with the flourocarbon refrigerant regulations, you not only help protect the enviroment, you may be protecting the validity of the warranty on your air conditioner.
In some cases, a products warranty may depend on the unit being installed by a licenced installer.
Always look for the ARCtick.
So before you install or repair your air conditioner, make sure you do the right thing, and look for the ARCtick.
