Space Air-Safe Solution for 🔥 R32 -Facts

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Space Air Safe Solution

Replacing flammable 🔥 R32 with non-flammable R410A

Introduction
Space Air Ltd (Space Air^R is a Registered Trading name) is a distributor of Air Conditioning equipment & have always abided by the current local & International Standards and Health & Safety Standards to provide SAFE & legal SOLUTIONS since its inception on 1st August 1980. see Space Air 30 years

Facts

Space Air & the AC industry always used A1 class non-flammable refrigerants in Public & Domestic buildings since 1928. So, why 🔥 flammable HFC32??
Extra mandatory measures when using flammable A2L🔥 & A3🔥💥 class refrigerants:

If A2/A2L (flammable)🔥 or A3 (highly flammable & explosive)🔥💥 class refrigerants are used in DX cycles of air conditioning / Heat Pumps or refrigeration systems including domestic refrigerators & freezers:
(Refrigerants are Controlled Substance and must only be handled by qualified certified engineers)
1. Manufacturers, Distributors & Importers to confirm compliance with Statutory Instrument 2016 No. 1107 , CCPI Code 11 clauses & ASA (Advertising Standards Authority) CAP Code
2. Special risk assesment per installation must be undertaken (BS EN378)
3. Extra safety materials (Alarms, tools, ventilation, pipes protection, 🔥 warning labels etc)
4. Must have 3rd party certification (CE or UKCA) As 🔥 R32 fales under DESER / ATEX
5. Strict application use where there are flames or sparks present. (e.g. Kitchens, Rooms with open fire including electric heaters etc)
6. Clear 🔥 Warning labels & Alarms for Occupiers, Installers, Building owners, Transport authorities, Maintenance engineers, Fire authority & Facility staff to be aware.
7. Special handling certification (engineers, storage and transport) such as C&G 6178-21
8. Insurance companies must be made aware which can entail extra premiums.
9. Local Fire and Building Control authority must be notified and building regulation (see ARI - UL test)
10. Building managers must be clearly notified to warn users

"Having low GWP but being A2L class 🔥 flammable (like R32 as a single component) defeats the objective reason of protecting the environment IF leaked, while creating a fire risk!!"

UK Government Study: of the impact of high GWP

A1 class non-flammables refrigerants (e.g. R410A) in Heat Pumps concluded that the carbon benefit of displacing fossil fuels was around 17 times higher than the impact of refrigerant leaks. without the risks, cost and uncertainty of A2L class 🔥 flammable refrigerants future (e.g. R32)

🔥 R32 backgrounds or The MESS!

In 2015 Daikin Industries / DENV Europe re-introduced a range of AC & Heat Pumps equipment (small splits - previousley used A1 class non-flammable refrigerant since 1928) containing 🔥 HFC R32 an A2L class flammable refrigerant as a single component for the 1st time in the DX cycle used by air conditioning equipment.By 2017/2018 Daikin and other licensed manufacturers withdrew small splts (charged with less than 3kg) equipment that used A1 class non-flammable refrigerant R410A, a well established safe refrigerant in the AC industry for over 25 years, AND earlier than F-gas ban on >750 GWP)

This irrational, unethical and ambiguous action by Daikin & its Cartel, has created a major risk to users & installers as it did not meet or follow the requirements of: i) Health & Safety 2016 no.1107 nor ii) Advertising Standards ASA/CAP code, iii) no flammable labels 🔥nor iv) warnings at point of sale, v) incorrect CE marking, vi) very badly written and confusing, operating & installation instructions,which shows no respect to user safety?). Not forgeting transport, installer, maintenance and user insurance requirments?

Using 🔥 flammable (A2/A2L) refrigerants in mass produced AC / Heat Pumps equipment, requires a) additional safety components, b) risk assesment per application and c) extra warnings measures, that did not exist when using non-flammable (A1 class) refrigerants been used (still is) since 1928.

- Refrigerants safety classes

Refrigerant Classification as per International Standards ISO 817 & ASHRAE 34 (see more)

IMPORTANT NOTE: Refrigerants are controlled substances due to high pressures, extremely low and high temperature, toxicity & flammability:
MUST only be handled by qualified Certified Refrigeration Engineers with F-Gas A1 class refrigerant and with extra qualification if flammable refrigerant (A2L or A3 class)

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Reference

¹Refrigerant classification
There are over 300 types of refrigerants in THREE Safety Classifications with regards to flammability, in accordance with ISO 817:2014 (E) & ASHRAE34 International Standard clearly indicate that:
A1 class non-flammable, A2/A2L flammable🔥 & A3 Highly flammable/Explosive 🔥💥

²Greenwashing
"Greenwashing is a deceptive form of marketing that claims a company's products, policies and goals are environmentally friendly and therefore do less damage to nature, with an underlying purpose to increase profits"

⁵Business Cartel ; Daikin Industries/ Chemical have patented (aprox3 00+ patents) A2L flammable 🔥R32 refrigerant and components used in small splits air conditioning equipment and licensed the patents to Japanese manufacturers (such as Mitsubishi Electric, Fugitsu, Toshiba, etc), Korean manufacturers (LG & Samsung) & Chinese AC manufacturers, conditional on withdrawing current R410A non-flammable in small splits (refrigerant charge less than 3kg) and not mentioning that R32 is flammable 🔥 in their promotional materials or website. This has been applied to UK & and some EU but not the rest of the world. Daikin is an international manufacturer and claim meeting international standards & safety obligations. R410A is an A1 class non-flammable refrigerant is the dominant refrigerant in the world while 🔥 R32 has been since 2015.

*¹ Public Buildings means any building having free entrance or permissible for entry to the common masses then that building will be called public buildings e.g. Offices, Restaurants, apartments, shops, Hospitals, Hotels, Supermarkets, Sports centres and Care homes.

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