Maintaining Your HVAC In Your Apartment Complex

7/7/2020 (Permalink)

For the care of your HVAC systems in your apartment complex or commercial buildings, engaging a professional HVAC company to do maintenance on your system at regular intervals throughout the year will ensure that the heating and cooling of your property is running as efficiently as possible. Inspection and cleaning of the wiring and mechanisms of all your HVAC units will be completed, which requires the kind of training these professionals have. The experience and expertise of such a company are invaluable to any business owner since the comfort of all interiors and the energy efficiency of the buildings themselves are important to tenants and owners alike. 

It’s important to ensure that the upkeep necessary to prolong the life and efficiency of all the HVAC units in your apartment complex. Some actions that you can take yourself as an apartment complex or commercial business owner both monthly and seasonally, in between professional scheduled maintenance, will be:

• Use high-efficiency, pleated filters. Filters of this type contain an electrostatic charge that works like a magnet to attract particles, such as dust or those that carry bacteria. 
• Keep HVAC units free of grass, leaves, and pollen, and take steps to ensure that your landscaping company doesn’t allow grass to shower on top of any exterior units on the grounds.
• Keep at least two feet of space clear around all outdoor heating and cooling units.
• Inspect refrigerant lines monthly.
• Replace air filters in every unit at least every 90 days.
• In summer, turn off the water to the furnace humidifier.
• In fall, replace the humidifier filter and turn on the water.
• Replace your carbon monoxide detector battery.
• Ensure outdoor AC units are on level, firm, and dry ground.
• Clean AC condensate drains with bleach/water mixture regularly.

Have your professional maintenance company check all your apartment complex ductwork periodically to make sure it is all sealed properly when they come to complete scheduled tune-ups on your HVAC systems.

Here at SERVPRO of Belle Meade West Nashville, we maintain all the training and skill sets needed by our team members for taking care of HVAC systems, and when it comes to maintaining the units in apartment complex or commercial buildings, we are always here to help.