While most of the Atlanta air conditioning repair contractors offer services of Pre-season Check Ups, have you ever wondered what these checkups meant for and what they should ideally include?

Well, in areas like our own Atlanta, where we experience wide range of variation between temperatures in hot summers and cold winters, your air conditioning system undergoes through lot of stress. During this time of extra stress, there is an increased possibility of equipment damage that can result in sudden underperformance or even break down. This can be very difficult situation as such scenarios occur at odd hours and you need to search for emergency A/C repair contractor besides bearing the discomfort of downtime.

To minimize such possibilities, Pre-season Check Ups are carried out to fine tune your HVAC equipment and identify and address minor issues that can turn into major ones. Here are few pointers that can help you in identifying the need of pre-season check ups.

Carry out Visual Inspection

• Irrespective of the type of unit you have, check for any apparent physical damage that is visible.

• Flattening of large section of fins covering coils can result in preventing air flow and underperformance.

• Damaged power cables can pose a risk of probable electrical fire and need to be replaced fully instead of going for temporary fixing.

• Check for blockages that can be caused by animal or plant debris.

Need of Filter and unit cleaning

• Clogging of filters result in underperformance and needs to cleaned and replaced

• Avoid high pressure washer and use garden hose if you want to clean outdoor units.

• Indoor units can be cleaned using vacuum a vacuum cleaner along with brush attachment.

• Also check for the presence of musty odor.

Noisy Unit

• Any grinding or rattling sound is a good indication of HVAC problem.

• Ideally, a compressor should turn ONI only after 2-3 minutes of switching ON your A/C. This is actually a safety feature to protect compressor in event of abrupt switching on or off cycles. If compressor is turning immediately ON then this can be problem too.

You should always hire professional HVAC repair services for preseason check ups to fine tune your air conditioner.