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Cellar Cooling Equipment

Purchase of energy efficient cellar cooling equipment, to reduce the amount of energy consumed throughout the life cycle, with a reduction in F gas emissions

MINIMUM Mandatory Specification(s)

1. Equipment under 8kW must have a coefficient of performance (COP) of 2.90 or better, as in ECA-Cellar Cooling Equipment criteria
2.  Equipment over 8kW must have a coefficient of performance of 3.20, or better
3.  Must not use chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) as refrigerants
4.  Must not use virgin hydrochlorofluorocarbons (HCFCs) as refrigerants
5.  Hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs) must only be used where other safe, technically feasible, cost effective and more environmentally acceptable alternatives do not exist, in accordance with government policy

Legislation will prohibit the use as refrigerants of virgin HCFCs from 31 December 2009 and all HCFCs from 31 December 2014 (see F gas support, pages 5 and 6). Information on alternatives can be found on the Defra website

BEST PRACTICE Specification(s)

1.  Equipment under 8kW have a coefficient of performance of 3.20 or better, in line with the ECA-Cellar Cooling Equipment criteria
2.  Equipment over 8kW have a coefficient of performance of 3.50 or better, in line with the ECA-Cellar Cooling Equipment criteria
3.  Does not use CFCs as refrigerants
4.  Does not use HCFCs as refrigerants
5.  Does not use HFCs as refrigerants where other safe, technically feasible, cost effective and more environmentally acceptable alternatives exist

Legislation will prohibit the use as refrigerants of virgin HCFCs from 31 December 2009 and all HCFCs from 31 December 2014 (see F gas support, pages 5 and 6). Information on alternatives can be found on the Defra website