Why should you clean your air conditioner? Maintenance of split air conditioning systems
Split air conditioning system is primarily designed to improve the climatic conditions of the premises in the winter or summer season. But, like any other equipment, the air conditioner must be serviced periodically to extend the quality, stable operation.
In this article, we will take a closer look at why, how and when it is necessary to diagnose the air conditioner , clean and maintain the device as a whole.
Otherwise, the result of the operation of the air conditioner may not be of sufficient quality, or even at all, create some discomfort, harm to the health of the user, or fail, break down.
The Leberg online store recommends contacting specialists before the start of the next, new season (winter or summer) to prepare and check the air conditioner before starting use. The same organizations that are engaged in the installation of such equipment can help you with this.
When should I check my air conditioner?
What an air conditioner diagnostics means is a check of all key indicators, device details and, of course, correcting all deviations from the norms, if necessary.
It is important not to perceive this service as a waste of money, this is absolutely not the case.
As a rule, experts recommend diagnosing and cleaning the split system , depending on the type of air conditioner, once or twice a year.
Inverter air conditioners should be serviced 2 times a year:
- once before the start of the summer season;
- another time before the start of the winter season.
Since the inverter air conditioner is able to operate to low sub-zero temperatures, it can be used all year round, in summer it saves from heat, in winter it warms from frost.
It is known that during operation, a large amount of dirt (dust, various air microbes, allergens, etc.) is collected on the internal parts of the indoor unit of the split system, and also over time, refilling of freon is required in the air conditioner, since as the equipment is used, its amount decreases in the system.
As mentioned above, if the air conditioner is not serviced on time, the quality and operating time of the device may be reduced, and, on the contrary, electricity consumption may increase. And of course, the more contaminated the filters and parts of the indoor unit, the more people will breathe it.
Non-inverter (On-Off) air conditioning can be cleaned less frequently - once a year. Since it is practically not used during the cold period, it is enough to carry out diagnostics and equipment washing before the start of the summer season.
How to service the air conditioner yourself?
Everyone can wash the air conditioner on their own . There is nothing difficult in this. But will this be enough? Consider in order
how to clean the air conditioner with your own hands:
- For safety reasons, it is necessary to disconnect the device from the mains;
- Depending on the model of the air conditioner, the entire body of the indoor unit is either removed or the front cover is opened to access the filters and internal parts;
- Use a vacuum cleaner or any other convenient way to remove cobwebs, dust from the internal parts of the unit, and also clean the filters, rinse under water (if this is not prohibited by the instructions);
- We install dry and clean filters back, close the cover of the indoor unit.
This is a standard, household air conditioner cleaning that does not require special tools or skills. And it is recommended to do it once a week.
But, unfortunately, such a procedure will not be enough for the normal functioning of the equipment. Since, over time, the split system needs to be refilled with freon, steam washing with special equipment to disinfect the device.
For such work, you should contact professionals, installers.
Possible consequences if the air conditioner is not serviced for a long time
The air conditioner, during operation, passes through itself a large volume of air, and, accordingly, everything that is contained in it - dust, dirt, various microorganisms, bacteria, which naturally settle on the filter, fan and other parts.
And of course, if you do not clean, then over time, such dirt will only accumulate. This will lead to the fact that during the operation of the split system, the air will only become polluted and negatively affect the health of the user, instead of cleaning and cooling.
In this regard, headache, irritation of the mucous membrane, cough and other allergic and cold symptoms may appear. And the air conditioner itself will begin to overheat, consume more electricity and eventually simply fail.
Professional diagnostics, cleaning and maintenance. air conditioner maintenance - Kyiv (Ukraine)
We figured out the "home" cleaning of the air conditioner. Now I would like to take a closer look at professional air conditioning maintenance .
Let's take a look at the steps of the wizard:
- Technical check of the entire split system - first of all, before starting any action, the master checks all the connections of wires, pipes, internal parts of the equipment.
- Steam washing of the indoor unit - with the help of a special device, at a temperature of 120 ° C, the master cleans the turbine of the indoor unit, on which bacteria accumulate most of all during operation. After that, it applies a special antibacterial agent to completely disinfect the parts.
- Prevention of the drainage system - a specialist cleans the pipes to drain condensate from the system.
- Maintenance of the outdoor unit - with the help of special equipment, under strong water pressure, the master cleans the heat exchanger, washing away all possible dirt.
- Freon pressure control - using a measuring device, the level of freon in the system is checked and, if necessary, the specialist refuels the freon.
- Test run of the air conditioner - finally, the master turns on the split system and checks the correct operation of all the characteristics after the work done.
On your own, without the necessary equipment and certain skills, it will be difficult and dangerous to carry out such work.
This procedure must be carried out at least once a year. But this is a kind of guarantee of high-quality and durable operation of your air conditioner , and most importantly, it will save users from various allergenic and other diseases.
Qualified masters of the authorized Leberg service center, who work throughout Ukraine, will help in this matter.
