Air-conditioning maintenance

Why is A/C Maintenance Important?

Regular maintenance of your air conditioner is essential for optimal operation and long life. Here are some key reasons why air conditioning maintenance is crucial:

  1. Efficiency and energy savings: A well-maintained air conditioner works more efficiently. By regularly cleaning or replacing filters and checking the system, you ensure that the air conditioner uses less energy. This leads to lower energy costs and more sustainable use of your system.
  2. Improved Air Quality: During maintenance, filters and air ducts are cleaned. This helps to remove dust, allergens and other contaminants, resulting in better air quality in your home or office. A clean air conditioner contributes to a healthier indoor environment.
  3. Preventing Problems: Regular maintenance allows technicians to identify potential problems early and fix them before they cause serious damage. This can prevent costly repairs and uncomfortable situations in the future.
  4. Extended Lifetime: By properly maintaining your air conditioner, you extend its life. A well-maintained system can operate smoothly for years, saving significantly on replacement costs.
  5. Warranty conditions: Many manufacturers impose maintenance requirements to keep the warranty valid. By having regular maintenance carried out, you ensure that you comply with these requirements and that your warranty does not expire.

Legal duty

From 1 January 2015, the rules regarding leak checks have changed. Leak checks are carried out during the maintenance of your split air conditioning installation. If your air conditioning installation has a refrigerant content with a CO2 equivalent of 5 tonnes or higher, you are obliged to have the installations serviced annually. For all installations below 5 tonnes, there are no mandatory checks.

The latest generation of air conditioners uses 2 different refrigerants. R410A and R32. R32 is the latest generation and has a lower CO2 equivalent. We recommend having installations with older refrigerants replaced and disposed of by a specialist.

Co2 equivalent per refrigerant

Aircobrabant only works with the latest generation of refrigerants.

R32 mandatory monitoring from: 7.5 kg = 5,063 tonnes

R410A mandatory monitoring from: 2.3 kg = 5,011 tonnes

Subscription

We work with subscriptions for maintenance. No obligations (as with contracts) with invoicing after work has been carried out. Maintenance customers always have priority for service requests and pay no call-out charges in the event of breakdowns.

Conditions and activities air conditioning maintenance


Operations:

  • Checking the operation of the plant
  • Refrigeration inspection
  • Cleaning/disinfecting the evaporator(s) and condensate collection tray.
  • Cleaning condenser and fan
  • Testing the condensate drain
  • Check prescribed pressures and temperatures
  • Cleaning and, if necessary, replacement of air filters (at extra cost)
  • Updating required F-gases records.


Other work:

Any work that falls outside this subscription, yet is necessary for the proper functioning of the equipment to be serviced, will be carried out by Aircobrabant in consultation and after instruction from the customer for an additional fee. During this appointment, small parts can be replaced directly (up to €50 without consultation). Other repairs will only be carried out after consultation.


R22

Installations with the refrigerant R-22 may no longer be repaired from 1 January 2015. Aircobrabant will not repair R-22 installations but will replace them after consultation.


Access to equipment

The customer shall ensure that during the work, access to the equipment for our service technicians is proper, safe and accessible. Aircobrabant service technicians may refuse dangerous situations. Costs related to improving safety will be passed on.


Execution of maintenance

Maintenance is carried out by mutual agreement. Work takes place on working days between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m.


Payment

Payment must be made within 14 days of the work being carried out. Private customers should pay immediately after maintenance has been carried out.


Agreement

By taking out a maintenance subscription, you transfer the care of your installation(s) to us. This gives you priority in the event of malfunctions after maintenance has been carried out and no call-out charges are charged.

(12 months annually. 2 24 months annually).


Faults are fixed on working days between 8:00 and 17:00.