Beginners guide for commercial air-conditioning maintenance

Though it is a very good idea to hire professionals to take care of air-conditioning plant at your company, but many times it is a good idea to keep checking its functioning yourself. It not only helps you in keeping them up and working, but also helps you in keeping emergency situations check.

If you new to air-conditioning equipment Hertfordshire maintenance, then this guide would help you immensely

Checklist for a typical everyday check-up for the air-conditioning system is as follows.

• Thermostat settings: Check these settings regularly to ensure the cooling and heating functionalities in keeps you comfortable when you are at work and saves energy when you are not there.
• Electrical Connections Check: Ensure that all electrical connections are tight and working. Do measure voltage and current on motors as well. Faulty electrical connections are unsafe operation and if ignored could cause you a good fortune.
• Moving parts should be lubricated: You should always ensure that the moving parts in the air-conditioning system are well lubricated using specialized gels and oils for this purpose. Lack of lubrication increases friction and reduces the life of the machine parts. Lubricate all moving parts.
• Check ON/OFF controls - These controls should be checked on a regular basis to ensure the system starts, operates and shuts off in a proper manner.

Cooling Specific

• Evaporator and condenser air conditioning coils Check- Dirty and well maintained coils reduce the efficiency of the system and thus increase your costs and liability, therefore always keep them in running condition.
• Central air conditioners refrigerant level Check- Keep such levels in check and adjust if necessary. Keep in note that too much or too little refrigerant will make your system less efficient. Thus increasing your costs and liability. So keep them in good shape.
• Blower components Check: Always ensure that the blower components in your air-conditioning system are up, clean and working.

Heating Specific

Keep all gas and oil connections, burner connections and heat exchanger in check to ensure that the heating system continues working without giving you any problems

Quarterly Exercise

• Inspect, clean, or change air filters once every three months in your central air conditioner, furnace or the heat pump. You can ask your contractor to show how it can be done.

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