AC Coil Cleaning Austin There are two different air conditioning coils that comprise your AC system. First part, your indoor AC coil. Also called an evaporator coil. This part of your air conditioning system is where the humidity in your home or business is being removed and the temperature of the air cools. The second part of your air conditioner is the outdoor condensing unit. The outdoor condensing unit is where the heat absorbed from the indoor coil is released outside via the outdoor condensing coil, also known as a condenser. Indoor AC Coil Cleaning Austin It’s important to get an indoor air conditioning coil cleaning in Austin right around every 5 years, call Cool AC Repair Austin for details. It really depends on a few key factors. Firstly, we would check to see if you have an air filter in place and that it’s clean. We would also take a TD which stands for Temperature Differential. By measuring the temperature before and after the indoor air conditioning coil we are able to get a decent idea if there’s a restriction in the indoor AC coil.

If we suspect the evaporator coil is plugged we would then remove one of the safety switches and slide our telescopic video camera inside the furnace cavity to view the bottom of the indoor AC coil. If it’s plugged up we highly recommend scheduling an indoor ac coil cleaning Austin. Austin Outdoor AC Coil Cleaning One of main reasons air conditioners fail is because the AC unit wasn’t maintained properly and desperately needed an outdoor ac coil cleaning. Keeping your outdoor air conditioning coil clean is the equivalent of changing the oil in your car. If you don’t want your car to break down you change your oil because it’s dirty. Same thing with a condenser coil. If you don’t get your outdoor AC coil cleaning in Austin, your air conditioner will eventually break down. There’s also one other benefit from getting your outdoor air conditioner coil cleaned is that the cleaned AC coil allows for your air conditioner to run smoother and at a higher efficiency. When your AC is running smoothly after a Austin air conditioner coil cleaning you not only do less wear and tear on your cooling unit but you save money on your heating and air conditioning energy bills.

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The original article is reprinted below. Walk down any city sidewalk on a hot summer day, and you're bound to get wet—and not just when it's raining. Water drips from window AC units, especially on muggy days, and this unpleasant drizzle can fall into your hair or even onto the lip of your morning coffee cup. Is all that dripping water sanitary? Yes, as a general rule. Most of the dripping from air conditioners is just condensed water vapor that comes from the air inside the building. Window air conditioners are designed to drain this water from the back, raining it down on any unsuspecting pedestrians below. In most ways this water is exactly like rain (which also forms from condensed water vapor) or the moisture that collects on a cool can of soda, and it's typically no more harmful. However, in rare cases small amounts of water can be left to stagnate inside the air conditioner, making it a breeding ground for bacteria. On a hot and humid day, a window unit can drip up to 2 gallons of water, which accumulates on its evaporator coil as it cools and dehumidifies the air.

(Very little condensation gathers on the exterior side of an AC, which tends to be warmer than the air around it.) This coil, like many plumbing pipes used for drinking water, is made of copper (which is also what makes air conditioners so heavy), and it's much cleaner than you might expect from looking at a dusty AC filter. While copper can be unhealthy in high doses, the condensate from air conditioners seems to be low in minerals and dissolved solids. In a properly functioning air conditioner, the water drips down from the coil into a condensate pan and then exits the unit through a drain or tube. However, a clog in this drain or tube can leave a puddle to accumulate inside, which is an ideal environment for many types of harmful bacteria. In particular, a 1976 outbreak of Legionnaires' disease was caused by bacteria that spread out of the air conditioning system at Philadelphia's Bellevue-Stratford Hotel. (That's how the disease got its name: Many of the victims were attending an American Legion convention.)

While Legionella is known to thrive in the cooling towers of large air conditioning systems like the one at that Philadelphia hotel, it does not seem to grow in smaller units. Furthermore, dripping water isn't really stagnant, so it's extremely unlikely that the water raining down on pedestrians would be infected. The water that drips from air conditioners is probably even safe for drinking. (It's certainly more potable than the drinking water in many countries.) Still, for the reasons mentioned above, it's best not to tilt your head back for a draft. If you're looking for a better use for your air conditioner's condensate, the Explainer recommends using it to water your plants. Got a question about today's news? Explainer thanks Douglas T. Reindl of the University of Wisconsin-Madison and Mark Sobsey of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Safety Data Sheets (SDSs) are added or updated on this site periodically. Please reference this site for the latest version of your SDS.