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The testing and maintenance of HVAC equipment, particularly fire and smoke dampers, has become an area within the HVAC industry that has been under the spotlight due to changing legislation in recent years. Swegon are able to help you to ensure that you have all the necessary tools and information to ensure compliance...
Regular maintenance will ensure that your HVAC equipment is operating efficiently and correctly. It reduces the risk of expensive and time-consuming errors, which could be costly for the property owner and potentially dangerous for its occupants.
For some elements of the HVAC system correct maintenance is a legal requirement for the building owner. This has been the case with fire dampers since January 2017, in which an update to BS 9999 legislation made it obligatory to have dampers tested by a competent person upon initial installation and at least once a year thereafter.
So how can you ensure that you are compliant with the latest legislation and that your building is safe to occupy?
The first step to successful maintenance is to identify, locate and access the necessary equipment within a property. This can be particularly difficult with fire and smoke dampers as they aren’t always as visible or easy to access as other components of the HVAC system.
At Swegon we offer a useful service whereby our team of qualified engineers are readily available to attend and survey your site and draw up an asset management plan. This outlines the location of all of your HVAC equipment, including fire and smoke dampers, so that you can be sure you know exactly what needs to be tested each year in order to achieve successful compliance with UK legislation.
Once our engineers have drawn up the plan we are also able to test and maintain the equipment on your behalf as part of an annual maintenance package. There’s no obligation to sign up to a yearly plan; it will just mean that you have peace of mind that your HVAC and life safety equipment is being maintained in accordance with the latest legislation by our qualified service engineers.
Need some help?
We have created a quick checklist to help facilities managers and building owners check compliance. We recommend engaging specialists to complete your damper servicing who will advise on the relevant legislative requirement for your building.
Want to talk to a Swegon Expert about maintenance? We will work with you, finding opportunities to create an even better building, using innovative technology to improve wellbeing or reduce construction, operation or maintenance costs. Click here to learn more...
