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What is involved in cleaning a heating, ventilation and air conditioning system with AerisGuard?
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The heating, ventilation and air conditioning system has five main areas that can be contaminated. AerisGuard includes products specifically formulated to address each of these areas: • Air filters should be cleaned or changed fairly regularly, depen
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Why isnt yearly cleaning of my heating, ventilation and air conditioning system enough?
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Cleaning is very important and does provide some protection against dangerous contamination of your system. As soon as your system is turned back on after cleaning the dangerous micro-organisms are starting to colonise surfaces. It only takes a small
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How long is a new air conditioning system warranted for?
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It depends on the brand. Chuck Phelan’s will warranty the installation of your new air conditioning system for 10 years on both materials and labor.
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How Do You Fix Blocked Condensation Pipes On An Air Conditioning System?
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Reverse cycle air conditioners (whether they be ducted or ductless) will condensate during their use. Condensation is water produced by the heating/cooling process. The condensation occurs when the water in the atmosphere comes up against a cool or w
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Does Soarer have a fresh air filter in the ventilation system that could be cleaned/replaced to remove unpleasant odour when the air conditioning system is used?
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Yes. Credit goes to a Lexus BBS run by Andy in U.K. where I learnt about this feature. There are in fact two air filter elements under the dashboard that can and, indeed, should be serviced regularly. An illustrated access procedure is available at t
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How do I know what size furnace or air conditioning system to install?
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Unless you have many years of experience in the HVAC industry, chances are you won t be able to figure out what size system is best suited for your home. The experts at Air Group will be happy to come to your home and calculate your heating and cooli
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Why is acid such a concern in a refrigeration or air conditioning system?
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For a hermetic or semi-hermetic unit, checking for and removing acid is probably the most important maintenance check! The operating life of refrigerators, heat pumps, and air conditioners are severely shortened by acid levels as low as 50 parts per
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How much refrigerant (gas) does an average car's air conditioning system take?
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A. It varies with make and model. The amount of refrigerant required is specified by the manufacturer and is metered by weight and not pressure which is a common misconception. A small family car may take half a kilo; a large executive saloon's air c
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How can you remove the smell of urine from auto air conditioning system?
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Another way to do this would be by renting an Ozone machine from a auto or residential cleaning or restoration company. The unit is about the size of a mailbox and are usually less than $20.00 to rent. Use the same method as with the foggers but plea
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How can I convert my car’s air conditioning system from using R-12 (Freon) to another refrigerant?
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Guidelines for retrofitting vehicles from R-12 to substitute refrigerants are located in the EPA fact sheet “Guidance on Retrofitting to R-134a” In addition, to find out which refrigerants have been listed by EPA as acceptable for use in automotive A
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