New residential air conditioning standards released

In December, a new residential air conditioning standard for residential heating and cooling systems was released – AS/NZS 5141:2018.

This standard specifies requirements for the design, selection, installation and commissioning of climate control systems to maximise operating energy efficiency within Class 1 residential buildings.

The standard brings up the requirement for holding a refrigerant handling licence when handling refrigerants that are HFC, HCFC or CFC.

ARC was part of the committee that reviewed the public comments for the new standard. We sit on a number of Standards Australia subcommittees providing advice and guidance on behalf of the refrigeration and air conditioning industry.

References have also been updated in this Standard to include Australian refrigeration designation and safety standards 5149: 1-4 and 817, adopted by industry in 2016 to replace the 1677 series.

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