Legal requirements, technical possibilities, prospects Anna Choma Introduction In 2026, the servicing of refrigeration, air-conditioning, and heat-pump equipment ceases to be merely an element of standard operational maintenance. This results from the parallel influence of regulatory and technical factors that directly affect operating costs and the reliability of installations. On the one hand, there is […]
Refrigerants and the Personnel Certificate — Upcoming Changes for the Heat-Pump Industry Joanna Ryńska People engaged in the installation, repair, maintenance, servicing, dismantling, recovery, and leak checking of refrigeration, air-conditioning, and heat-pump equipment containing refrigerants from the F-gas group must hold a personnel certificate issued by a personnel-certifying body (in Poland, this is the Office […]
The illegal trade in F-gases today goes beyond mere cross-border smuggling. The HVACR industry faces an increasing threat from mislabeled refrigerants, substances of unknown origin and composition, and F-gas certificates issued without examinations by unscrupulous certification bodies. This illegal trade harms the environment, distorts fair competition, and poses a real danger to installers, service technicians, […]
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