Professional Air conditioning Maintenance

Why is Air Conditioning Self Maintenance Important? - Air conditioners need yearly maintenance to maintain proper performance. With the proper maintenance your air conditioning and heating equipment will work more economically and be more dependable for years to come. With a few easy and routine procedures you can keep your unit at peak performance and get the maximum amount of comfort from your HVAC system. Air conditioners consume a large portion of the average monthly power bill and proper and efficient maintenance can make a significant difference. Your air conditioner loses 5% of its overall efficiency every year it goes without proper professional maintenance. Systems operating at peak efficiency can cut monthly energy costs by up to 25%. Proper maintenance effectively doubles the lifespan of the average residential heating and cooling system. Many of the health risks that are associated with poor air quality can be greatly reduced or eliminated with proper system installation and maintenance.

 Fortunately most users can recover lost efficiency through service and maintenance from a trained professional. With regular maintenance a air conditioning unit will keep up to 96 percent of it's original efficiency. Also a unit working at its full capacity will keep your home more comfortable by controlling humidity and maximizing the cooling available.

A yearly inspection of your air conditioning or heat pump system should include the following 24 important items.

1) Refrigerant charge - It is extremely important that the coolant or Freon level of an air conditioning system be tested frequently. A 10% loss of Freon or coolant will cost the home or business owner 20 percent more in electrical costs and can cause undue wear and tear on your unit. The Air Conditioning Contractors of America or ACCA recommend Testing once a year to maintain the proper Freon levels. If your residential air conditioning unit needs Freon a properly licensed and trained contractor can usually make a repair and add it on the spot. Freon is a chlorofluorocarbon or CFC and will damage the Earths ozone layer if it is released into the atmosphere. The laws on CFC's do not allow an air conditioning contractor to add Freon to a leaky commercial system if the leak is within 30% of the units capacity. They are required to fix the leak in the system o to shut the system down. Violation of this law may cause contractors to loose their license.

2) Test the voltage and amperage to all electrical motors.

3) Test the air flow across the indoor cooling coil.

4) Lubricate all the moving parts (unless they are permanently sealed).

5) Clean and adjust the thermostat.

6) Test and oil the fan motors.

7) Check the air filters.

8) Test the fan belts.

9) Test the air flow across the outdoor condenser coil.

10) Test the operating pressures.

11) Check the electrical wiring and connections.

12) Test the indoor fan relay.

13) Test the compressor contactor.

14) Test the reversing valve (on heat pumps only).

15) Inspect the condensate drain.

16) Inspect the indoor coil.

17) Test the capacitors.

18) Test the temperature drop across the indoor coil.

19) Test the super-heat.

20) Inspect the outdoor coil.

21) Test the outdoor sub-cooling.

22) Test the defrost control (on heat pumps only).

23) Test the compressor operation.

24) Test the crankcase heaters.

Company Profile of Ra-Jac Services Air Conditioning and Heating TX - Our Mission - Since 1966 we have been providing professional and affordable residential, commercial and industrial air conditioning and heating service and installation to our customers in and around the Galveston County area. Our goal is exemplary service built on honesty, education, certification, and high ethical standards. As a result we are quickly growing into one of the leading heating and air condition service companies in the Southern Texas area.

Call us at (409) 945-4171 for service in the following Areas - If you are in the Bacliff, Bayou Vista, Clear Lake, Dickinson, Galveston, Hitchcock, Kemah, La Marque, League City, Nasa, San Leon, Santa Fe, Seabrook, Texas City, Tiki Island, or the Webster Texas area and want a professional to maintain your air conditioning, heating or air cleaning and filtration system contact us at (409) 945-4171. We provide 24-hour emergency service to keep your home and office air conditioner and heater working efficiently and effectively. Your comfort is our top priority.
 

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