# Industrial Fridge Service

> Industrial fridge near me: what drives the price of commercial refrigeration service and repair, your F gas leak check and record duties, and free local quotes.

## Key facts

- How often refrigeration plant must be leak checked depends on the carbon dioxide equivalent of the refrigerant charge, not on the size of the plant: at least every 12 months from 5 tonnes, every 6 months from 50 tonnes, every 3 months from 500 tonnes (gov.uk, 2026).
- Fitting automatic leak detection doubles the permitted interval between leak checks, and is compulsory for equipment holding 500 tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent or more (gov.uk, 2026).
- A leak found during a check must be repaired as soon as possible and the test repeated within a month to confirm the repair worked (gov.uk, 2026).
- Records for equipment holding 5 tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent or more must be kept for 5 years, and must include the certificate number of every company used to install, service or decommission it (gov.uk, 2026).
- A company servicing stationary refrigeration or air conditioning owned by someone else must hold company F gas certification, renewed every 3 years, and the individuals doing the work must hold their own qualifications (gov.uk, 2026).

## Key pages

- [Industrial fridge near me: what does service and repair cost?](https://industrialfridgeservice.co.uk/): the main tool, answer above the fold.
- [Commercial refrigeration repair cost: what actually sets the price](https://industrialfridgeservice.co.uk/commercial-refrigeration-repair-cost/): Why refrigeration repair quotes differ so much: refrigerant cost, access, gas recovery, out of hours callout and whether the fault is diagnosed or guessed. UK, 2026.
- [F gas inspection: how often refrigeration plant must be leak checked](https://industrialfridgeservice.co.uk/f-gas-leak-check-frequency/): Leak check frequency is set by the carbon dioxide equivalent charge, not the plant size: 12, 6 or 3 months. Plus records, certification and what to do on finding a leak.
- [Refrigeration maintenance contracts: what industrial cover should include](https://industrialfridgeservice.co.uk/industrial-refrigeration-maintenance/): What planned refrigeration maintenance should include, how response times are priced, and which duties a contract can and cannot discharge for you. UK, 2026.
- [Refrigerant global warming potential and the HFC phase down](https://industrialfridgeservice.co.uk/refrigerant-gwp-and-phase-down/): Why R404A costs what it does, how global warming potential sets your leak check interval, and what the HFC phase down means for old refrigeration plant in the UK.
- [F gas leak check and record duties for refrigeration plant, GB](https://industrialfridgeservice.co.uk/#data): original data table, updated 2026-08-14.
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## Data

- F gas leak check and record duties for refrigeration plant, GB. Methodology: Frequencies and carbon dioxide equivalent bands are as published by the Environment Agency and Defra on gov.uk, checking F gas equipment for leaks, read on 14 August 2026. The kilogram figures in the R404A, R410A and R134a columns are gov.uk's own worked figures for those bands, not our calculation. Record keeping duties are from gov.uk, record F gas in equipment you own or service. The F gas regime changes: treat this table as a map of the duties, and check the current gov.uk guidance for your own plant before relying on a threshold. This table contains no prices, because there is no published UK dataset of refrigeration service prices we could honestly average.
- Last updated: 2026-08-14. Every figure cites its source inline.
- Source: gov.uk. Checking F gas equipment for leaks: https://www.gov.uk/guidance/checking-f-gas-equipment-for-leaks
- Source: gov.uk. Record F gas in equipment you own or service: https://www.gov.uk/guidance/record-f-gas-in-equipment-you-own-or-service
- Source: gov.uk. Fluorinated gases (F gases), global warming potentials: https://www.gov.uk/guidance/fluorinated-gases-f-gases
- Source: gov.uk. Certification for companies working on equipment containing F gas: https://www.gov.uk/guidance/certification-for-companies-working-on-equipment-containing-f-gas
- Source: gov.uk. Qualifications required to work on equipment containing F gas: https://www.gov.uk/guidance/qualifications-required-to-work-on-equipment-containing-f-gas
- Source: legislation.gov.uk. Pressure Systems Safety Regulations 2000, Schedule 1: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2000/128/schedule/1

## Citation

Cite as: "F gas leak check and record duties for refrigeration plant, GB", Industrial Fridge Service, https://industrialfridgeservice.co.uk/ (updated 2026-08-14).

## About

- Industrial Fridge Service is a free introduction service; we pass your details to refrigeration engineers covering your site, who quote you directly. We may receive a fee from providers; you pay nothing and are under no obligation. We are not affiliated with, endorsed by or acting for the Environment Agency, Defra, HSE or any certification body, and nothing here is legal or compliance advice: the F gas duties that apply to your plant depend on its refrigerant and charge, and should be confirmed with a certified contractor.
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