TM44 Air Conditioning Inspections / Surveys

We aim to have your TM44 report completed within 2 weeks of receiving the order.

Each TM44 inspection is priced on the number of assets that will fall into the scope of the inspection. We offer a free no obligation quote for your TM44.

All air conditioning systems with an effective rated output of more than 12kW require a TM44 Inspection to be carried out by an energy assessor. The inspections must be no more than five years apart. 

You can find the make, model and KW rating on the data plate located on the outdoor unit. This will also be documented on you maintenance providers service sheets. Full information and manuals can be requested from the manufacturers. If in doubt, feel free to contact us and we will advise and if required provide a TM44 inspection quote. 

TM44 Inspections take into account assets used for comfort cooling such as split / packaged air conditioning system, chillers and AHU's.

TM44 Inspections only take into account assets that are used for comfort cooling..

TM44 Inspections required to be undertaken no more than 5 years apart. Send us an enquiry with the building name and postcode and we will happily check the date of your last TM44 inspection free of charge.

TM44 surveys are non intrusive. A visual inspection of your equipment is required but the assets will not be stripped down or there performance affected.

The purpose of the TM44 inspection report is to ensure that the building owner or manager is provided with information regarding the efficiency of the air conditioning systems that they control, together with advice on how to improve the energy efficiency of the system, to identify opportunities to save energy and carbon and to reduce operating costs.

The TM44 inspection report will include at least the following details:

• the likely efficiency of the system and any suggestions for improvement
• any faults identified during the inspection and suggested actions
• the adequacy of equipment maintenance and any suggestions for improvement
• the adequacy of the installed controls and control settings and any suggestions for improvement
• the current size of the installed system in relation to the cooling load and any suggestions for improvement
• consideration of the capabilities of the system to optimise its performance under typical operating conditions
• a summary of the findings and the key recommendations

 There is no legal requirement to act on the recommendations provided on the TM44 report. However, acting on the advice and key recommendations in the TM44 inspection report and rectifying faults, or making the appropriate improvements, where this is attractive and cost effective, will contribute to the efficient running of air conditioning systems. It will also reduce carbon emissions and the operating costs for the building occupants.  

 The TM44 inspection report must include, but is not limited to, the following information:

• the address of the building in which the system is located 
• the name of the accredited energy assessor
• the name and address of the energy assessor’s employer, or the name under which a self-employed assessor trades and his address
• the date on which the TM44 inspection occurred
• the name of the government approved air conditioning accreditation scheme of which the accredited energy assessor is a member

A TM44 inspections carried out by an accredited air conditioning energy assessor (the energy assessor) is designed to improve efficiency, reduce energy consumption, reduce operating costs and reduce carbon emissions. The energy assessor will highlight how the operation of existing systems can be improved or opportunities to replace older, less energy efficient systems, or oversized systems, with new energy efficient systems.

As the replacement of refrigerant is restricted in older systems (as established in other legislation), there is an additional incentive to improve or replace older systems with more modern energy efficient units.

The person who controls the operation of the system, such as the building owner or manager, has statutory obligations and duties of care related to the operation and maintenance of air conditioning systems. The TM44 inspections referred to in this guide are in addition to the standard activities associated with the ownership and operation of air conditioning systems.

Inspection, maintenance and cleaning programmes maintain the ability of the system to provide healthy and comfortable environments for building occupants, limiting the escape of refrigerant gases and ensuring the safety of equipment. The practices and procedures needed to achieve these aims should be applied more frequently than the assessment for energy efficiency described here. It is outside the scope of this document to describe these procedures in detail.

 The person who controls the operation of an air conditioning system must:

• ensure a TM44 inspection has been done in accordance with the requirements and timetable of the regulations
• keep the most recent TM44 air conditioning inspection report provided by an energy assessor
• give any TM44 air conditioning inspection report to any person taking over responsibilities with respect to the control of the air conditioning system

If the control of an air conditioning system is passed to another person and that person has not been given a TM44 air conditioning inspection report by the previous operator of the system, the system must be inspected within three months of the new operator taking over control of the system.

The TM44 air conditioning inspection report must be kept in a safe place so that it can be used to inform subsequent inspections or passed to a new system owner or manager. The TM44 air conditioning inspection report should be kept with maintenance and/or other energy records, for example, in a building log book.

You can use the link below which will direct you to the Government website where you can find all the info on TM44 Inspections.  A guide to air conditioning inspections in buildings - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)