An air conditioner is engineered to withstand all sorts of abuse and keep on running but without regular maintenance, the air conditioner loses about 5% of its efficiency for each year of operation.

This will mean the 12 SEER unit you purchased 2-3 years ago may be functioning like a 10 SEER unit and consuming more electricity than necessary, good news is you can recover most of the lost efficiency through regular maintenance, it is good to have your air conditioner serviced at least once a year.

Air conditioners need to be serviced regularly at least before the start of the winter and summer seasons If the air conditioner is not serviced the dust partials pass through the blocked filters into the coil causing efficiency to drop and electrical power consumption to increase.

Dirty filters and coils cause bacteria, fungi and other microbes growing on air conditioning coils are a source of bad odours, allergic reactions and can also spread diseases.

During servicing of an air conditioner we use a product called CondenCide coil cleaner and disinfectant which will thoroughly clean and disinfect coil and drain pans in air conditioning systems.

The cost of the back-to-back installation (i.e. indoor unit located on the other side of the wall opposite the outdoor unit) with available plug point for the 9000btu and 12000btu is R2530.00 (incl. VAT). The cost of the installation for the 18000btu and 24000btu is R2760.00 (incl. VAT)

The cost of this installation includes the following:

• Up to 3metres of refrigerant piping, drain pipe, trunking (100 x 40) and cable
• Outdoor mounting bracket (if required)
• Installation to a maximum height of 3metres above ground level
• Drilling of one hole for piping
• Holes will be filled but not painted

The installer will quote for all costs in addition to the 3metre back-to-back installation which will include but are not limited to the following:

• Any required piping and cabling in addition to the piping and cabling referred to above, or electrical connection to the main switchboard
• Travelling expenses in the event of the installation being out of a 30km radius from where the unit was bought
• Any other extras, including but not limited to:
• external isolators and additional electrical work required
• any additional refrigerant piping, insulation, drain pipe and cable
• trunking to cover piping

Please note costs of isolators are not included in the installation fee. Isolator switches are a regulation requirement and are not included in the cost of the installation. A qualified electrician must install an isolator at your own cost. He must install the isolator not more than 2metres from the condenser and within view of the condenser. The cost of this is in addition to the installation cost of the unit and must be paid directly to the electrician. Indoor and outdoor units must always be earthed.