Air conditioning servicing in Waterlooville: What's inside a unit nobody has serviced.
Lift the front panel after a few summers and there's usually a grey felt of dust on the filters, black specks of mould on the fan barrel and slime in the drain tray. A service clears all three, then checks the parts you can't see.
What a service covers
- Filters removed, cleaned and refitted, or replaced if they're past it.
- Indoor coil and fan cleaned and treated against mould and smells.
- Drain tray and pipe flushed and checked so water goes where it should.
- Outdoor unit coil cleaned, fan checked, debris cleared away.
- Refrigerant operating pressures and temperatures checked, joints inspected for leaks.
- Electrics connections, isolator and controls checked for safety.
- Performance air temperatures measured in and out, so you can see it's working properly.
- Service record left with you, which helps keep the manufacturer's warranty in order.
Once a year. More often if it works hard.
Harder-working units in dustier places need more frequent attention. If your manufacturer's warranty sets its own interval, follow that.
| Where it's fitted | Suggested interval |
|---|---|
| Bedrooms and living rooms | Every 12 months |
| Home offices and garden rooms | Every 12 months |
| Offices and shops | Every 6 to 12 months |
| Salons, kitchens and dusty spaces | Every 6 months |
| Server and comms rooms | Every 6 months |
| Industrial units and workshops | Every 3 to 6 months |
Signs yours is overdue
- A musty smell when it first starts up
- Weaker airflow than it used to have
- It takes longer to cool or warm the room
- It's louder than it used to be
- Water marks or drips below the indoor unit
- Electricity bills creeping up in the months it's on
Fewer summer breakdowns. F-Gas records in order.
When the air conditioning stops, an office gets restless and a server room gets risky. A planned service schedule spots worn parts early, so they're replaced on a day that suits you rather than in the middle of a heatwave.
Larger systems also have to be leak-checked at set intervals under the F-Gas rules, with records kept. We can tell you whether yours is one of them and keep those records straight.
Ask about business servicing See what the paperwork looks likeA room, a floor or a whole site?
Tell us what it's for, roughly where it is and the best way to reach you. That's enough to start.