Thermal installations (RITE)

All fixed thermal installations in buildings whose use is not industrial, for which the Regulation of thermal installations in buildings (Reglamento de instalaciones térmicas en los edificios) is approved, are subject to periodic control and, depending on the autonomous community, to an initial inspection as well.

IT 4 regulates the scope of such by establishing inspections for:

• Heat generators.
• Cold generators.
• Complete thermal installations.    

In these inspections the performance of the generators is analysed, and a control to verify the minimum legal technical maintenance required is performed. The frequency of these inspections is: for heat generators of less than 20 kW using with any type of fuel, every 5 years; for heat generators of more than 70 kW, every 4 years if the fuel is renewable or gas, and 2 years if it is another type of fuel; and for cold generators, they need to be performed every 5 years if their power is greater than 12 kW. 

Applicable regulation

• Royal Decree 1027/2007