F-Gas Certified Air Conditioning Installers in Surrey

Air conditioning systems contain fluorinated greenhouse gases (F-gases) as their refrigerant. Under the UK F-Gas Regulations, any company carrying out installation, servicing, maintenance, leak checking, refrigerant recovery or decommissioning of equipment containing these gases must hold valid company F-Gas certification, and the individual engineers must hold the relevant personal qualifications.

Certification is issued through schemes such as REFCOM, which assesses a company's procedures, equipment and competence. It confirms the business can handle refrigerant without leaks, recover it correctly at end of life, and keep the records the regulations demand. It is enforced by the Environment Agency, and carrying out in-scope work without it is an offence.

Refrigerant under pressure is hazardous if mishandled, and a poorly charged system runs inefficiently, fails early and can void the manufacturer's warranty. Brands like Daikin, Mitsubishi Electric, Fujitsu and Samsung require installation by appropriately qualified engineers for their warranties to remain valid.

Choosing an F-Gas certified installer means the work is documented, the equipment is correctly commissioned, and you are not unknowingly liable for an illegal installation. It is the single clearest signal that a company is operating to the legal standard for refrigerant work.

A legitimate installer will state their F-Gas/REFCOM company certification openly and be able to provide the registration number on request. Always ask to see it — and be wary of any quote that is conspicuously cheaper from a company that cannot evidence certification, as the saving usually reflects a corner being cut somewhere it shouldn't be.

Tempest Air Conditioning operates as a refrigerant-handling business across Surrey and works only to the standards the regulations require. We are happy to confirm our certification details when you enquire.