Have you ever got that moment of fear or panic when you know something is not right with your split system, but you are almost too scared to take a step forward to find out? Is that split system service call going to cause some inconvenience or about to cost some money?
Following are 10 Things to check before opting for Split System Servicing in Adelaide –
• Is there electric power in the house? – Whether you believe it or not, we get 2 or 3 calls from the homeowners every year where we turn up only to discover that the house and at times even the whole neighborhood has no power at all. This is embarrassing & it causes some very bad feeling when the service technician desires to receive payment for a service phone call just to say, ‘Please, call us back when the power comes on.’
• Is the gas meter ‘on’ with your local service provider? – Here in Adelaide, many homes make use of gas heat. For a gas furnace, the gas meter has to be in place & your gas account on the go. Five or six times a year, we find out people moving into a house but have never called for a Split System Servicing in Adelaide. This occurs mostly when people move from a warm climate where there is little heat required.
• Did you check the air filter? – The airflow to your air conditioner or heating unit is extremely important & air filters should be regularly changed. If they are not changed on a regular basis, the restriction of air might cause the air conditioner unit to malfunction or break down.
• Are there ‘batteries’ in the thermostat? – If your thermostat display does not light up, you may change the batteries.
• Has the circuit breaker been tripped? – This is another important step before you opt for Split System Servicing in Adelaide. Check the ‘circuit breaker’ in the ‘breaker box.’ Many of the people still call it a ‘fuse box,’ but they have not used fuses in donkey’s years. If the breaker to your air conditioner unit has been tripped, you have to reset the breaker. But, keep in mind that ‘circuit breakers’ trip for ‘safety’ reasons and if your breaker trips again, you should call an electrician to look into the matter. Time and again, the breaker is not the problem. It is something wrong in the wiring, pulling more electricity than it actually should!
• Did you check the switch on the ‘indoor unit’? – This is another vital check before you opt for Split System Servicing in Adelaide. In Adelaide and many other locales, the local code states that there must be an ‘on-off’ switch next to the ‘indoor air handler unit’ for safety. We had experienced this problem ourselves when one of our client’s son was playing with a ball in their garage. His ball bounced over to their furnace and struck the switch, thereby turning off the entire unit.
• Have you checked the disconnect switch to the ‘outdoor unit’? – This is pretty much the same thing as above and as important to be kept in mind before opting for Split System Servicing in Adelaide. There has to be a ‘disconnect switch’ at the outdoor unit. You have to make sure that it is either plugged in or flipped on. You have to be very careful as this switch controls ‘240 volts of electricity’ to the outdoor air conditioner unit, and it is very dangerous.
• What about the ‘condensation pump’ or ‘Air conditioner drain line’? – Many Air conditioner units have a water safety switch to prevent them from operating if water might leak into your house and ruin the ceilings & floors. Checking for water in a ‘pan’ under the unit might tell you that the drain is clogged. In such as case, you don’t have to right away call for Split System Servicing in Adelaide. You simply have to empty the pan & flush out the drain line, and the AC unit might start operating once again.
• What about the ‘safety switch’ in the pan under that AC unit? – We witness it occur in attics where someone had been moving boxes in & out of an attic, and all of a sudden bumped into the unit or pan. This safety switch could be the problem. Don’t bypass the safety switch or you might have a big water mess in your house.
If these items fail to solve your problem, pick up your phone and call up Trade Focus Heating and Cooling for carrying out Split System Servicing in Adelaide. AC problems tend to pop up now and then when you need your split system the most. Why not plan a maintenance service so that you can avoid these common repairs from popping up this summer? We are famous for offering Evaporative air conditioning service in Adelaide. Thus, if you are tiresomely looking for air conditioning repair in Adelaide, just give us a phone call!