How to take care of your BPL Air Conditioner – Do’s &
Don’ts
1. Don’t tilt the outdoor unit during transportation or installation. This will cause the tubes
connecting to the compressor to break and gas leak.
2. Before every warm season begins, have your air conditioning system cleaned and
restored by a certified professional HVAC technician. Filters, panel doors, condenser
coils, and more are all areas that require routine cleaning to promote a healthier indoor air
quality and accurate unit performance for your home. A dirty system can reduce the
indoor air quality, causing allergies, respiratory irritations, and other minor health
implications.
3. Do Maintain Refrigerant Levels.
4. Ensure that the maximum distance between the indoor and outdoor units are no more than
12 feet as it would lead to drop in cooling effect. The ideal condition is to have no more
than 9 feet.
5. Do have your system serviced annually, not only to have it cleaned but to also have your
refrigerant levels checked. Improper refrigerant charge will damage the compressor. If
the system is not used for a prolonged period of time, there are chances that the
refrigerant levels could have come down.
6. Don’t Allow weeds and other obstructions around the outdoor AC condensing unit.
7. Don’t let insect and birds build nests in the outside unit and make sure sticks and leaves
are not building up on top and around the unit preventing air flow.
8. Don’t permit the outdoor unit to be off-level.
9. Don’t let the inside air filter to get dirty – clean, replace and discard filters periodically
basis and clean permanent filters on a regular schedule.
10. Don’t tamper with air conditioning refrigerant lines or electrical connections- this can be
a dangerous situation and should ALWAYS be handled by a certified fully trained
HVAC technician.
