Having an air-conditioning system inside the house is no longer a luxury item for the typical Singaporean household. Air-con units in the house is a necessity in our hot climate. The major investment for having our house air-conditioned is during the installation stage with the installation cost and the equipment purchased.
Once the air-conditioning system is installed and operational, it is also important to have the system regularly serviced to avoid issues with the system.
Proper Servicing of the air-conditioning system includes these 4 steps:
1. The air filters need to be cleaned to keep the air inside the house cleaned and prevent dust to accumulate and clogging the air filters. Some air filters can get clogged so badly that air can barely pass through.
2. The evaporator coil is cleaned to ensure effective cooling. Lack of servicing will cause the evaporator coil to clog fast and additional cost to clean the clog on the coil will be incurred to restore back the cooling (eg through chemical wash, steam cleaning).
Once the air-conditioning system is installed and operational, it is also important to have the system regularly serviced to avoid issues with the system.
Proper Servicing of the air-conditioning system includes these 4 steps:
1. The air filters need to be cleaned to keep the air inside the house cleaned and prevent dust to accumulate and clogging the air filters. Some air filters can get clogged so badly that air can barely pass through.
2. The evaporator coil is cleaned to ensure effective cooling. Lack of servicing will cause the evaporator coil to clog fast and additional cost to clean the clog on the coil will be incurred to restore back the cooling (eg through chemical wash, steam cleaning).
3. Fan Blower on the indoor Fan Coil need to be cleaned so that the blower will blow out cold clean air to cool down the rooms. With a lack of servicing, the air being blown out will get into contact with the dust accumulated on the blower and the air coming out of the air con unit to cool down the room will not be clean.
4. The condensate drain pipe need to be cleaned to prevent water accumulation inside the pipe. If there is a lack of servicing on the drain pipe, the inside of the pipe will get clogged and this can cause water leaking at the condensate pipe end. One possible reason for the clogging can be due to jelly formation because of water accumulation and stagnation inside the pipe.
4. The condensate drain pipe need to be cleaned to prevent water accumulation inside the pipe. If there is a lack of servicing on the drain pipe, the inside of the pipe will get clogged and this can cause water leaking at the condensate pipe end. One possible reason for the clogging can be due to jelly formation because of water accumulation and stagnation inside the pipe.
The efficiency of the air-conditioning system is better with regular servicing - no obstruction to the air flow with clean air filter, evaporator coil and fan rotor ensuring faster cooling of room. A lack of servicing will block the air movement and the compressor will have to work harder to achieve the desired cooling and will consume more electricity.
It should be noted that while the above cleaning operations (eg cleaning air filters, cleaning evaporator coils, cleaning fan rotors and cleaning condensate drain pipe) look simple, it is highly advisable that regular air con servicing is carried out by a competent and trained technician as some air-conditioning repair works require complete dismantling & disassembling of the indoor Fan Coil unit parts that only trained & competent air con technician can carry out.
Besides the above, the trained technician will also be able to advise on the system operating conditions with records on the operating pressure, running current and voltage, off coil and on coil air temperatures and air velocity from the Fan Coil unit. The trained technician is also competent to recommend preventive repair works and rectify on the issues before breakdown of the air con system.
It should be noted that while the above cleaning operations (eg cleaning air filters, cleaning evaporator coils, cleaning fan rotors and cleaning condensate drain pipe) look simple, it is highly advisable that regular air con servicing is carried out by a competent and trained technician as some air-conditioning repair works require complete dismantling & disassembling of the indoor Fan Coil unit parts that only trained & competent air con technician can carry out.
Besides the above, the trained technician will also be able to advise on the system operating conditions with records on the operating pressure, running current and voltage, off coil and on coil air temperatures and air velocity from the Fan Coil unit. The trained technician is also competent to recommend preventive repair works and rectify on the issues before breakdown of the air con system.