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Air conditioners have become one of the most common necessities of homes today. After ensuring your comfort throughout the scorching months of the summer, ACs too need maintenance to ensure they remain in good condition.
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Introduction Air conditioners have become one of the most common necessities of homes today. After ensuring your comfort throughout the scorching months of the summer, ACs too need maintenance to ensure they remain in good condition, especially as the end of summers also signals the arrival of the monsoons, which bring along completely different weather conditions.
Apart from Scheduled Maintenance The monsoon season brings rain and thunder and rising humidity levels that also allow bacteria, germs, and mould to proliferate. While scheduled maintenance can get your AC ready for the monsoons, a little care from your end, like using the rightAC mode for the rainy season, can go a long way in reducing the load on the AC, helping improve its life. Here are some steps you can take for protecting your air conditioners during the monsoon season.
Get a Voltage Stabiliser If you live in an area where the monsoon season brings along frequent power outages or voltage fluctuations, or even if you do not, it is always a good idea to get a voltage stabiliser to protect your air conditioner from sudden surges in power. A power surge can do a lot of damage to an air conditioner’s internal electrical components and wear them out before their expected life.
The Correct Mode for the Rainy Season Using the dry mode is the best option for those rainy days, when the humidity levels tend to be a bit high. When in dry mode, an AC uses the simple process of condensation to dehumidify a room, helping maintain a comfortable environment inside. Apart from comfort, using the dry mode at the right time also helps reduce energy consumption, also lowering your carbon footprint.
Clear the Outdoor Unit The rainy season can clog outdoor units of air conditioners, which often results in poor air quality and reduced cooling capacity. It can also increase the strain over other components of the AC, including the condenser. It is always advisable to present a breathable area to the outdoor unit of the air conditioner and to periodically ensure that it is clean and unclogged.
Close All Doorways and Windows It is essential that you close all the doorways and windows, and make sure there are no gaps or cracks to deal with before you switch on the AC in a room. This helps maintain the set temperature for longer, reducing the strain on the compressor and also helps avoid the formation of water droplets at partitions, windows, etc. that may form due to condensation.
Conclusion Improve the cooling capacity of your AC and increases its anticipated life, with such steps during the rainy season.