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Common Questions Related to General Air conditioner Service

There are certain regular maintenance and services needed for the various parts of your air conditioner e.g.

  • Coils
  • Fins
  • Filters
  • Drains

If you don’t do regular servicing of these parts often it results in poor performance of your AC unit and may also harm it in the longer run. For any special problems, you can always refer to professionals from Airconservicing which is an aircon servicing singapore available sincemore than 18 years.

The following are a few very common questions that people generally ask about general air conditioner’s servicing:

  1. What should normally be done during general aircon cleaning service?

Cleaning the fan coil covers or panel, evaporator coil, air filter, drainage tray, blower fan, condensation tray, and blower wheels are all parts that will need a full general cleaning.

In most cases, the vendor will also assist in lubrication of motor parts and the tightening of electrical contacts, if necessary.

  1. If my AC is not frequently used then will it require any general aircon servicing?

Even if you are using your AC less frequently, still it will accumulate dust in due course of time and hence will need general servicing.

  1. If regular servicing is done on my AC, then will I need to go for chemical washing ever?

During the general cleaning service of your air conditioner, it will be opened, and by using a vacuum cleaner, cleaning brush, and water jet it will be thoroughly cleaned after dismantling a few parts that cannot be easily accessed.

Few parts will also be cleaned by using chemical solutions too. However, after a few years, you may once go for a chemical wash too.

  1. How often the fan coil needs general servicing?

It will be recommended that you must perform a general service for your air conditioners every 3 – 4 months minimum, as regular preventive maintenance of your air conditioners so that your air conditioners remain efficient and effective to deliver you clean and cool air during summer days.

  1. Can I use any chemical solution for cleaning the fan coil during general servicing?

If you wish to clean your fan coil yourself and use a chemical solution for cleaning the parts then you can do so after disassembling it offsite.

Instead of using a chemical solution, you can rinse the parts with regular detergents or just water, which is what all vendors would do in a basic aircon repair and maintenance.

  1. What is the basic difference between general servicing and chemical washing?

While performing general cleaning only a few parts will be dismantled and cleaned while in the chemical wash, the entire parts will be dismantled and will be thoroughly cleaned by chemicals.

  1. What should we consider while choosing a service provider for general air conditioner service?

All vendors are interested to earn more profit by using less work and hence before you select your service provider, you must ask specifically what are the servicing will they do.

You may also do a little research to find the cost of such servicing and make sure that they do not overcharge you.