Elements and Performance Criteria
- Undertake preventive maintenance checks/adjustment on commercial air conditioning systems and components
- The temperature, quality, properties and flow of air delivered by the air conditioning system is checked for conformance to specification.
- The noise/vibration levels of the air conditioning system components are checked for conformance to specification.
- Preventative maintenance tasks are performed according to manufacturers' specifications using refrigeration and air conditioning principles and techniques.
- Undertake fault finding on commercial air conditioning systems and components
- Repair/replace faulty commercial air conditioning components
- Faulty components are localised and malfunction confirmed by inspection and testing using air conditioning principles, procedures and safety requirements.
- The refrigerant is removed safely from the system and contained in accordance with standard operating procedures and regulatory requirements where appropriate.
- Faulty components are dismantled and repaired to manufacturers' specifications as required.
- Replacement parts are selected from manufacturers' catalogues according to required specifications.
- Return to service commercial air conditioning systems and components
- Components are reassembled and tested for correct operation and assessed against specification.
- The system is charged with correct refrigerant safely and in accordance with standard operating procedures and regulatory requirements.
- Using air conditioning principles, correct operation of the equipment is verified.
- Maintenance records/service reports are completed by appropriate designated means.