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We’ve just inherited an apartment in Jalon. The air con hasn’t been used for at least 18months and doesn’t appear to be cooling at all when turned on. Is it like a car and needs topping up or serving yearly? And if so who would you recommend please?
Posted: Sun May 1, 2022 10:26am
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Hi
I'm no technical expert, but...
Aircon units generally have different modes of operation - they can heat as well as cool. Are you sure it's in cooling mode?
Have you checked what temperature is set? Try lowering it to minimum in cooling mode.
btw - once the unit starts to blow air around it could take an hour or two to make an obvious difference.
Assuming the interior unit is accessible, the most important service is to simply clean the filters - the front face of the unit is basically just a door - open it and you will see the filters, use a vacuum cleaner to clean them, or remove and wash them.
Another btw - I'm assuming the unit actually has power i.e. it's plugged in and the relevant circuit breaker isn't tripped out
Hope I've helped!
Cheers
Steve
Posted: Sun May 1, 2022 11:56am
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Richcookie wrote on Sat Apr 30, 2022 11:38am:
We’ve just inherited an apartment in Jalon. The air con hasn’t been used for at least 18months and doesn’t appear to be cooling at all when turned on. Is it like a car and needs topping up or serving yearly? And if so who would you recommend please?
Posted: Tue May 3, 2022 8:38am
Stevec2x wrote on Sun May 1, 2022 10:26am:
Hi
I'm no technical expert, but...
Read more...
Aircon units generally have different modes of operation - they can heat as well as cool. Are you sure it's in cooling mode?
Have you checked what temperature is set? Try lowering it to minimum in cooling mode.
btw - once the unit starts to blow air around it could take an hour or two to make an obvious difference.
Assuming the interior unit is accessible, the most important service is to simply clean the filters - the front face of the unit is basically just a door - open it and you will see the filters, use a vacuum cleaner to clean them, or remove and wash them.
Another btw - I'm assuming the unit actually has power i.e. it's plugged in and the relevant circuit breaker isn't tripped out
Hope I've helped!
Cheers
Steve
Hi, thank you - turns out I was being a bit of a divvy! - i turned the temp down but didn't have it on cooling mode so your advice was very helpful!
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Posted: Tue May 3, 2022 9:25am
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Richcookie wrote on Tue May 3, 2022 8:38am:
Hi, thank you - turns out I was being a bit of a divvy! - i turned the temp down but didn't have it on cooling mode so your advice was very helpful!
Common error Rich, you’d be amazed how many people think they have a fault on their system, when in fact it’s user error!
Posted: Tue May 3, 2022 9:44am
Super helpful member
Richcookie wrote on Tue May 3, 2022 8:38am:
Hi, thank you - turns out I was being a bit of a divvy! - i turned the temp down but didn't have it on cooling mode so your advice was very helpful!
Glad to have helped!
Posted: Tue May 3, 2022 10:27am
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