Having an air conditioning system inspected by an accredited air conditioning energy assessor is designed to improve efficiency, reduce energy consumption, operating costs and the carbon emissions of the system. The energy assessor will highlight improvements to the operation of existing systems or opportunities to replace older, less energy efficient systems or oversized systems with new energy efficient systems. When air conditioning inspections are required: All air conditioning systems with an effective rated output of more than 12kw must be regularly inspected by an energy assessor.
The inspections must be no more than five years apart. The regulations require the first inspection of the affected air conditioning systems to be carried out as follows: