Spring Cleaning Time is Here!

Clean coils can keep you cooler and save you money.

Background Information:

Air conditioning and refrigeration coils are sized to match the BTUH (unit of power) cooling requirements of a home or building. Both the condenser and the evaporator coils are designed to provide maximum heat transfer in proportion to the area being cooled. However, the cleanliness of your coils can impact the system efficiency and optimum heat transfer significantly.

Dirty Evaporator Coils:

According to www.contractingbusiness.com, the air moving across these coils will in most cases contain soils such as dust, dirt, pollen, grease and moisture. Airborne contaminants will settle on the coil surfaces, adversely affecting the coils’ ability to transfer heat. Pollen, bacteria and mold spores on the evaporator coil will not only reduce heat transfer, but will also affect the quality of air within a home or building.

Just like the older the system is, the more expensive it is to run, the dirtier the system is, the more expensive it is to run. Dirty condenser coils increase power costs by not allowing the coil to transfer heat as designed.

Costing You More Money:

Soiling insulates the coils, increasing discharge pressures. Higher discharge pressures increase the amperage draw and run time of the compressor, while simultaneously reducing capacity. Equipment operating with dirty coils can use more than 30 percent more energy than equipment with clean coils (www.contractingbusiness.com).

The cost of a dirty coil can go beyond energy use. The more dirt and grime that collect on the condenser don’t allow it to work properly to transfer heat, in return making the condenser work even harder. This adds more heat to the system and causes the head pressure to rise. Up to 30 percent of cooling capacity can be lost as a result of a rising head pressure. For example a 10-ton system with a 30 percent loss only provides seven tons of cooling. Generally on the hottest days when cooling is needed the most, is when the loss of capacity will be most noticeable.

Risks of Dirty Coils:

As with anything that is no longer running properly many more issues can occur. Higher operating pressures and temperatures caused by the dirty coil can reduce the equipments life expectancy, lead to the breakdown of the compressor’s lubricant, an acid formation can occur and lead to an acid burnout. Once the compressor fails, there is no longer cooling in the system. When the system is not cooling, your home or building is no longer cooling.

Indoor air quality will be affected by a dirty evaporator coil, they can harbor bacteria and mold. That is why we recommend a preventative approach to maintaining your system. By cleaning and sanitizing your system on a regular basis, you will be improving your system’s efficiency, improving your indoor air quality, keeping your energy costs down and improving the life of your system.

We have many specials and preventative maintenance agreements available here at Airprompt. When you’re doing your Spring Cleaning this year, don’t leave your Air conditioning system out of it! Call us today at (727) 844-7893 or check us out and schedule online at www.airpromptac.com.

Airprompt Heating & Air Conditioning, Inc.’s number one goals are honesty, promptness and reliability. The company is owned and operated by John St. Martin, who has over 30 years of air conditioning experience. Airprompt only employs the most experienced and knowledgeable staff and technicians.

Airprompt makes certain to give its customers high-quality service and
installation by offering the latest in air conditioning technology and equipment
efficiencies, such as UV lights, whole house super filters, and much more.

A state licensed and insured company, Airprompt Heating & Air Conditioning, Inc. is just the company to help with all of your Central Heating & Air Conditioning needs.

For full details on products and services visit www.airpromptac.com or call
727-844-7893.