Month: May 2016

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Air Improve are F-Gas registered installers in Plymouth and Winchester and we also operate throughout the South of England. Since 2009, businesses that install, commission, decommission, repair, maintain or service air conditioning must obtain an F-Gas company certificate. From 2011, all businesses must hold a full company certificate. In order for Air Improve to gain a full company certificate, we had to:

• Employ a sufficient number of personnel holding a full personnel qualification to cover the expected volume of in-scope activities.
• Have the necessary tools and procedures for the personnel to carry out the in-scope activities that required certification.

The idea behind F-Gas regulation is to reduce emissions of fluorinated gases which have a high global warming effect when released in to the atmosphere. Containing, preventing and reducing these emissions will help to slow climate change. F-Gas regulations affect many different industries including fire protection and electronics manufacturing. Only qualified technicians can perform work on equipment containing F gases. Air Improve have a team of qualified and registered installers ready to install, maintain and repair your Air Conditioning units. For more information on F-Gas registration and regulation, click here.

Maintenance is very important to prolonging the life and efficiency of your Air Conditioning. Your equipment must be serviced once a year to maintain your warranty. In relation to F gas emissions, your Air Conditioning equipment must have the system leak checked once a year. This is part of Air Improve’s annual maintenance ensuring your company complies with current legislation.

Sometimes, regular maintenance is not enough and your Air Conditioning will break down. Luckily, we have a dedicated breakdown team in place to ensure your system is back up and running in no time. Many Air Conditioning companies include breakdown cover in their maintenance contract however we like to take a different approach. Air Improve separate proactive maintenance from reactive repair. This ensures our service prices are transparent and you don’t pay for something you don’t receive. We also try to ensure we don’t charge for work that you are covered for in the warranty.

Air Improve are committed to providing the best service possible when installing Air Conditioning. We operate all across the South of England including Cornwall, Plymouth, Devon, Fareham, Portsmouth, Southampton, Winchester, Hampshire and London. If you’re looking for an F-Gas registered installer in Plymouth or Winchester, contact Air Improve today using the relevant button below.

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Air Improve are air conditioning installation specialists who can install heat pumps across the South of England. We install air conditioning in towns, cities and counties including Cornwall, Plymouth, Devon, Fareham, Portsmouth, Southampton, Winchester, Hampshire and London.

Heat pumps can be a great way of creating hot water at home. Depending on the type of pump, they absorb heat from the ground or the air into a fluid. Once the fluid has been heated further using a compressor, a heat exchanger will deliver the fluid’s heat to the water in your heating system. While electricity is usually considered more expensive than gas to heat the home, heat pumps can change this. Your typical electric radiator turns 1kWh into 1 unit of useful heat. A heat pump can convert the same 1kWh into 3.5 or more units of useful heat. Using heat pumps can be really efficient based on this.

The difference between using a gas boiler and a heat pump to heat the home is the temperature produced by them. In order to ensure efficient heating in the home, you must ensure your home is well insulated as heat pumps produce a lower temperature. Once you have decided to go with a heat pump, you must then decide between a ground source and an air source heat pump.

Cost

Air source heat pumps cost around 3 times less than ground source heat pumps. A lot of the cost difference comes from drilling a bore hole. You can lay the ground source heat piping horizontally but this requires a lot of space you may not have.

Land Requirements

Air source heat pumps are similar to air conditioning units seen on the side of many office buildings. The size of air source heat pump you have will depend on the size of your home and how much heat you will require. Typically, the units will be about a metre wide and a metre high with a depth of about half a metre. Ground source heat pumps offer a different kind of challenge entirely. They require buried pipes in the garden so this may be a concern already if you have no room to lay them. If you want the pipes to go vertically, the cost significantly increases and you will also need to have access for bore holing machinery which also could be an issue.

Efficiency

The difference in efficiency comes from how much the fluid needs to be heated before sending it around your heating system. Air source heat pumps have little trouble in the summer months with hotter air outside however they have difficulty in the winter. Ground source heat pumps don’t suffer from the same seasonal fluctuations as the temperature underground stays at around 10 Degrees Celsius.

Summary

Heat pumps are a great financial investment especially if you don’t have mains gas. Although ground source heat pumps are more efficient, the initial costs and land requirements can be very difficult to meet. Air Improve recommend air source heat pumps for our customers. Air Improve can install air source heat pumps in Devon and Hampshire including Cornwall, Plymouth, Fareham, Portsmouth, Southampton, Winchester and London.

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