Heating & Cooling

Air Conditioning Filter 

Did you know that if your filter is dirty or clogged, it will restrict the amount of airflow and therefore dramatically reduce the units efficiency. Cleaning or replacing your filter will help to increase efficiency as much as 5 to 15%.

Warranty Check Before Your Warranty Expires:

Don’t wait until your air conditioner warranty expires to have your unit serviced, our qualified tradies are skilled in detecting faults that are potentially covered under the manufacturer warranty. It makes sense to have your air conditioner serviced before the manufacturer warranty expires or the cost may fall on you!

Condensate Drains

This is one very important item that should be checked during a general service!
The condensate drain helps to shift the condensation (water) that is produced from the indoor fancoil unit during the summer months, whilst the unit is in Cooling Mode.

If the drain becomes blocked or does not have a sufficient fall, condensation will back up and either come through the front of your wall split type unit making a mess of your wall and carpet or for a ducted system will overflow into your roof space. Every ducted system, should also have a safety tray beneath the indoor fancoil in your roof cavity for this reason. That is, if the primary drain does become blocked and overflows, the condensation runs into the safety tray and not your roof cavity. Both primary and secondary drains are run to an external point.

Tip: It is good practice to run the secondary drain (from the safety tray) out and through the eaves of your home. This is so that if you see condensation dripping from this drain, it would indicate that your primary drain is already blocked and you need to get it inspected by a qualified service technician!

Note: Condensation will only come from the indoor unit whilst on Cooling mode. When the unit is operating on Heating, the condensation will come from the outdoor unit.

Air Conditioning Coils

Both the indoor unit and outdoor units have a coil. The filter helps to protect the indoor fancoil from becoming dirty and clogged with dust. If the fancoil is blocked, this will dramatically affect the performance and efficiency. It could also cause a malfunction of other working components within the unit.

While it is easier to remove the filters of your wall split system to carry out a visual inspection of the indoor unit coil, this is not straight forward on a ducted system and should be carried out by a qualified service technician.

The outdoor unit coil should also be inspected to ensure that it is not congested with dust, pet hair, lawn clippings, spider webs, twigs, leaves and other debris to again avoid decreased efficiency and potential malfunction.

Clear away any debris from the outdoor unit using a broom or brush.

Note: Also ensure that any bushes or shrubs in front or near the unit are kept pruned back as this can potentially reduce the airflow around the unit (recirculation). This will cause system inefficiency and potential compressor malfunction.