But, what if your air conditioning gives problems in the middle of a heat wave? Get ahead with good maintenance! From HomeServe we bring you five tips so that you have your air conditioning equipment ready to work at full capacity when you need it most.
1. Clean the filters of the indoor unit
Remove the front cover of the split (that's what the air conditioner you have inside the house is called). Once the lid is removed you will find the filters, which are easily removable. Wash them under the tap, with a mild detergent or vacuum them directly. Under no circumstances use strong detergents or chemical substances , they could cause respiratory problems.
Cleaning air conditioner filters frequently has many advantages:
- Avoid bad odours.
- Minimizes the appearance of allergens.
- It improves the efficiency of the device and, therefore, represents savings.
2. Clean the outdoor unit
The easiest and most effective, and that would save us a lot of work, would be to clean it with an air compressor, hitting all the parts of the exchanger. If you do not have this tool, you can choose to take a brush and calmly clean all the cracks .
Something important to keep in mind is that nothing sharp can be used since, if we puncture the exchanger, the joke can be expensive. So do it carefully because, if you puncture it, the refrigerant will come out and you will have no choice but to call a technician, pay for the visit, the repair and the subsequent "gas" charge.
3. Disinfect
To disinfect the internal exchanger, find a water sprayer and pour a jet of bleach inside it . With 10% of the size of the sprinkler is more than enough and the rest you fill with water. Spray the entire exchanger with the secret concoction that we have prepared and you will have your air conditioning disinfected.
Don't worry about adding too much water, since just below the exchanger is the drain pan. This means that the water that the air conditioner expels will contain bleach, so be careful how you use it!
4. Keep the drain clean
A clean drain pan will make your air conditioner work much better. Not to mention the bad smells... Water vapor accumulates inside the appliance , condenses and ends up being expelled through the drain pipe. There are two options to expel the water:
- The drain pipe is attached to a pipe.
- A container collects the water that is expelled through the tube.
Whether your drain ends in a pipe or you have a plastic bottle that collects the water, it is important to keep the installation clean.
5. Check the cooling circuit
Have you ever wondered how your air conditioner works and where does that pleasant chill come from? The time has come for you to know:
The cold is generated in the outdoor unit and through a refrigerant circuit of tubes it is transmitted to the interior split. Easy, right? But what if there are leaks in the circuit? Your air conditioner will not work properly. Some symptoms of leaks in the system are:
- Your air conditioner isn't cooling as much as it should.
- Ice appears on the outdoor unit or on the split.
You can check the circuit of tubes that makes the cold pass from the outdoor unit to the indoor one, but don't go beyond there! If you find any leaks or deterioration, notify a technician for professional ac maintenance Dubai. At HomeServe you have a team specialized in air conditioning to solve any problem or breakdown of your air conditioning.
And if you want to forget about air conditioning repairs, with the repair packs you will have breakdowns covered for very little per month.
