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A GUIDE TO TERMINOLOGY: |
Licences and air conditioning |
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Refrigerant |
The ARC issues two main licences to install and service |
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air conditioning systems. These licences are: |
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Fluorocarbon refrigerant is used in most modern air |
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Split-system licence; this is a restricted licence permitting |
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conditioners and cools the air. Fluorocarbon refrigerants |
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atechnician to install and decommission asingle head split |
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are potent greenhouse gases. One kilogramofthemost |
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system air conditioning system to 18kW only. This licence |
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common refrigerant gas, R410a, has the same global |
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doesnotpermitthetechniciantoserviceorrepairanair |
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warmingimpact astwo tonnes of carbon dioxide. Inolder |
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conditioner. |
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air conditioning units, the refrigerant is both asynthetic |
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greenhousegasandanozonedepletingsubstance. If |
Full RAC licence; for all refrigeration and air conditioning |
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leakedintothe atmosphere, ithas the sameeffect as |
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(RAC) work. This licence identifies fully qualified |
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driving a four-cylinder car for six months. |
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tradespersons who are permitted to install, service or |
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Reverse Cycle Air Conditioner |
repair and decommission all types of air conditioning. |
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Reverse cycle air conditioning systems (alsoknown as |
‘Brown Outs’ |
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‘heat pumps’) are electric heating systems which also |
Refrigeration and air conditioning equipment consumes |
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provide refrigerated cooling. |
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about10percentofalltheelectricitygenerated in |
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Split-System Air Conditioner |
Australia. Domestic air conditioning is considered to |
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belargelyresponsible forpeak power demands onthe |
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Anair conditioner is madeupoftwo main components – |
hottestdaysinsummerwhichsometimesleadstobrown |
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anoutdoor unitwhich is known as the condenser andan |
outs.Brownouts areconsiderabledepletionsofavailable |
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indoor unit or a fan coil, also referred to as the ‘wallhung |
power in the grid. If you do not choose an air conditioner |
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head unit’. The two units are connected by pipes which |
thatis appropriatelysizedforyour needs anddonothave |
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carry the fluorocarbonrefrigerant. |
it correctly installed, you could be contributing to the |
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Analternativetothestandardunitisthemulti-splitsystem, |
problem of peak power demand. |
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whichhasmultipleindooroutletsconnected toasingle |
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outdoor unit. A split-system can be used for cooling |
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