National CFC Phaseout Plan - TMB Bank Public Company Limited

Nowadays, there are both household refrigerators and refrigerators/ coolers for commercial purpose that use R-12 cooling substance which is an ozone depleting substance, and those that use HFC-134a (R-134a) which is a substance to replace R-12 and is not an ozone depleting substance. Most repair shops and cooling substance refill shops will repair both household refrigerators and refrigerators/ coolers for commercial purpose as the technology and methods for the repair/ maintenance of these two types of refrigerators are very similar. However, based on survey information, it has been found that the refilling of cooling substance is not correctly carried out. For example, technicians still lack proper knowledge and understanding about the repair/ maintenance since the repair of refrigerators using R-134a is more difficult than that of the refrigerators using R-12. Coupled with the repair shops’ lack of basic repair/ maintenance equipment, R-12 substance is overused. Therefore, the Department of Industrial Works in cooperation with the World Bank, TMB Bank Plc., and the Department of Skill Development has launched a project on “Phase-out of Ozone Depleting Substance in the Repair/ Maintenance of Household Refrigerators and Refrigerators/ Coolers for Commercial Purpose in Order to Phase out R-12 Cooling Substance” with the aim to assist the entrepreneurs of repair/ maintenance shops in reducing the use of R-12 substance in their repair/ maintenance work through the provision of correct understanding about the repair/ maintenance methods when using R-12 and R-134a. In this connection, after training, grants will also be given to the shops for the procurement of necessary tools and equipment such as vacuum pumps, pressure gauges, cooling substance leakage detectors, and cooling substance refilling equipment.       

 

Objective

• To induce the repair shops of household refrigerators and refrigerators/ coolers for commercial purpose to change from the use of R-12 cooling substance to R-134a

Qualification

• Being entrepreneurs engaging in the business of repair shops of household refrigerators and refrigerators/ coolers for commercial purpose with definite evidence of being in such business
  

Details of Assistance

1. To provide training for technicians of interested repair/ maintenance shops;
2. To award gift vouchers for the procurement of equipment and tools for the repair/ maintenance as well as for the refilling of R-134a substance. Such tools and equipment comprise:
   
   
   1. Vacuum pumps
   2. Pressure gauges and pipe drilling tools
   3. Leakage detectors
   4. Cooling substance refilling equipment

Documents Required for the Application

1. Application form
2. Two copies of Certificate of Registration regarding the repair/ maintenance business (business license or evidence of label tax payment), signed and certified as true copies
3. Two copies of identity card of the authorized person of the shop/ business, and of the person to attend the training
4. Two copies of house registration of the authorized person of the shop/ business, signed and certified as true copies
5. Two photographs of the front of the entrepreneur’s shop where the display of the shop’s name can be clearly identified together with map

Implementation Process

1. Advertisement of the project and acceptance of application forms
2. Training of the entrepreneurs and technicians for the application of the substance and equipment
3. Delivery of equipment and follow-up of the result after use
4. Disbursement of grants for the equipment cost
5. Preparation of reports

For further details

Please contact Corporate Communications Office, TMB Bank Plc.
Tel. 02-242 3915, 02 -299 2973 (Khun Anupong/Khun Widarin)
E-mail : anupong.sri@tmbbank.com