4 Steps For Preparing Your Air Conditioner For The Summer

A commercial air conditioning system can be one of the essential devices for ensuring that your building's interior stays comfortable despite outside temperature swings. While an air conditioning system is a fairly common type of device, it is possible for people to greatly underestimate the type of work and care that will be needed to keep these systems functioning as intended. More precisely, you should be taking a few steps to prepare your system before you activate it for the first time this spring or summer.

1. Clean The Exterior Unit

Over the winter months, the exterior unit can become coated with dirt and dust. These materials can have dire consequences for the performance of the system as they will be able to inhibit the airflow to the unit. Also, dust and dirt on the condenser coils can prevent the system from releasing the heat the refrigerant absorbs, and this can have catastrophic performance problems.

2. Inspect The Drain

Your air conditioning system will have an exterior drain that is responsible for allowing the condensation from the system to drain away. Without this drain, it could be possible for condensation, rain and melting snow to flood the system. Regretfully, there are many ways that this drain can become clogged. Whether it is due to algae and moss growths or nesting pests, you will need to inspect the drain so that these issues can be corrected before the system suffers damage as a result.

3. Look For Signs Of Leaking Refrigerant

The refrigerant in the air conditioning system is a key ingredient in allowing it to function. This substance will absorb much of the heat from the air that the system is circulating throughout the building. When a refrigerant leak forms, you may notice that the air conditioner's performance suffers a noticeable decrease. Prior to running the system for the first time, you should thoroughly inspect the base of the system. This will allow you to identify potential refrigerant leaks by noticing puddles of refrigerant or stains from where refrigerant had previously leaked and evaporated.

4. Dust The Thermostat

The thermostat is one part of an air conditioning system that you may not give much attention. While this is understandable due to the limited mechanical components in these devices, it can nevertheless lead to serious performance problems. This is largely due to dust and dirt gathering on the thermostat and impeding the ability of the sensors to measure the temperature accurately. By using compressed air to remove dust from both the exterior and interior of the thermostat, you should be able to avoid these potential performance issues.

Contact a company like Robison  Air for more information and assistance. 

Share