These courses can be used as an introduction for engineers working with refrigeration and air conditioning equipment, and as a refresher for existing installers before they undertake F Gas category 1 certification.
Logic4training’s Basic F-Gas Refrigeration course provides an understanding of refrigeration and air conditioning fundamentals, terminology and equipment application, covering both theory and practical elements.
This course can be used as an introduction for engineers working with Refrigeration & Air Conditioning (RAC) equipment, and as a refresher for existing installers before they undertake F Gas Category 1 Certification.
This comprehensive F Gas training course provides a basic understanding of the fundamentals, terminology and equipment application, ideal for engineers who have just started working with RAC equipment, or who plan to in the future.
Candidates will learn how a basic RAC system functions, practical techniques, such as pipework joining and brazing, and legal obligations relating to the F Gas Regulations.
The course can also be used to improve, enhance and update the skills of engineering personnel before they undertake the Level 3 F-Gas Category 1 course.
Both theory and practical aspects are covered, and where applicable, exercises are undertaken to develop the necessary skills.
There are no specific prerequisites for this course, but students would typically be engineers working with, or planning to work with RAC system – installing, servicing, designing or surpervising equipment that uses F Gas.
This course also provides an excellent refresher and is useful as preparatory training for a Category 1, F-Gas Certification Course.
Theoretical principles covered, include:
- SI Engineering units
- Refrigeration cycles
- Components & controls
- Vapour compression cycle
- Basic use of a Pressure-Enthalpy chart
- Refrigerants and the environment, including alternative refrigerants
- The F Gas Regulations and other legal obligations
- Introduction into more complex systems.
Practical areas covered, include:
- Pipe work joining techniques, such as brazing etc.
- Fault diagnosis
- Evacuation
- Dehydration
- Refrigerant charging
- Refrigerant recovery.
A certificate of attendance will be provided.
FAQs
F-Gas, or fluorinated gas, refers to a group of powerful man-made greenhouse gases containing fluorine. The main types are hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs), perfluorocarbons (PFCs), and sulphur hexafluoride (SF6). These gases are widely used in refrigeration, air conditioning, heat pumps, insulation, fire protection systems, and various industrial applications. Their use is controlled under UK and EU legislation to reduce environmental impact and encourage the adoption of alternatives with lower global warming potential.
The demand for F-Gas certified engineers is rising due to:
- Increased adoption of alternative refrigerants
- Stricter regulatory requirements
- New product bans and phase-downs of high-GWP refrigerants
- A significant skills gap in the industry, with forecasts indicating that over 115,000 additional technicians will be needed across Europe in the coming years.
The F-Gas Regulation is a set of UK and EU laws designed to reduce emissions of fluorinated greenhouse gases (F-Gases), which are potent contributors to climate change. These regulations require that only certified engineers and companies handle, install, maintain, or decommission refrigeration, air conditioning, and heat pump equipment containing F-Gases. Compliance helps protect the environment and is legally mandatory for businesses and individuals working in this sector.
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