Is Air Con Cleaning Industry A Scam?

[Guest Almost Cheated]

Due to the delicate and subtle nature of my skin, I need to be in air con place..so a good aircon is a must.

 

Recently, I discovered my aircon is not as cold as before, therefore after consulting experienced owners of air conditioners, I decided to embark to seek professional assistancr for my air con solutions.

 

I seek from these experienced owners of air cons where did they receive their professional services from, together with those I researches from the internet, I finalize it down to 5 potential candidates.

 

I was qiven the quotes of between $40 to $50 to wash and service my air con. 

 

Few hours later, i had a rest as I was tired after these extensive research and just go youtube. I was shocked by the easy process of cleaning the air con! I trier on my air con and all it took was a 10min process to clean the filters! After that my air con is cold again! Almost like brand new!

 

This led me to ponder in deep thought about how can companies charge such a hefty price to do a basic 5 to 10min job? This is such an easy way to earn money! These air con cleaning industry failed to tell consumers how easy and simple it is to clean the air con. Maybe, if most consumers now, it will cause the collaspe of the air con cleaning industry, however, untold millions and millions of hard earned citizens money is wasted! Should the air con cleaning industry be exposed?

[fab]

Scan or scam?

 

Where's the link of YouTube?

[Guest iku iku ikuuuuu]

1 hour ago, Guest Almost Cheated said:

Due to the delicate and subtle nature of my skin, I need to be in air con place..so a good aircon is a must.

 

Recently, I discovered my aircon is not as cold as before, therefore after consulting experienced owners of air conditioners, I decided to embark to seek professional assistancr for my air con solutions.

 

I seek from these experienced owners of air cons where did they receive their professional services from, together with those I researches from the internet, I finalize it down to 5 potential candidates.

 

I was qiven the quotes of between $40 to $50 to wash and service my air con. 

 

Few hours later, i had a rest as I was tired after these extensive research and just go youtube. I was shocked by the easy process of cleaning the air con! I trier on my air con and all it took was a 10min process to clean the filters! After that my air con is cold again! Almost like brand new!

 

This led me to ponder in deep thought about how can companies charge such a hefty price to do a basic 5 to 10min job? This is such an easy way to earn money! These air con cleaning industry failed to tell consumers how easy and simple it is to clean the air con. Maybe, if most consumers now, it will cause the collaspe of the air con cleaning industry, however, untold millions and millions of hard earned citizens money is wasted! Should the air con cleaning industry be exposed?

 

 

Are u that finicky , and limp bodied T.S. 

 

That always share that he is shaken to the bones.

[Guest Almost Cheated]

5 hours ago, fab said:

Scan or scam?

 

Where's the link of YouTube?

Its scam...i was too engrossed and angered how closenI was to have my $50 departed from me by such an simple job.

[robin]

For normal servicing, my contractor will do the following:

1. Wash & dry the filter 

2. Take a brush to brush away the hard dirt from the metal piece 

3. Take a cloth to wipe the metal piece 
4. Remove & wash the blower 

5. Use the vaccum clean to suck out whatever dirt from the pipe 

6. If necessary, check the gas level if I complain not cold 

7. Within 3 months if I complain not cold, they will still drop by FOC to do a free check

 

He normally charges me $20-35 per unit, depending on how many units I service 

 

So it is not as simple as to just wash the filter. Of course, if I don’t stand there to watch, sometimes the technician will skip one or two steps 😜

Edited November 10, 2019 by robin

[Steve5380]

4 hours ago, Guest Almost Cheated said:

Its scam...i was too engrossed and angered how closenI was to have my $50 departed from me by such an simple job.

 

You are very right to feel distrustful and to decide to do it yourself.

The filter for the air circulating throughout your home needs to be changed (or cleaned in some cases) when it is too dirty.  One can periodically check it.

Every couple of years one can check the evaporator coil  (usually in the attic in houses with central AC in the US) to see that not too much dirt has accumulated there.

And...  that's it! 

Of course in rare cases the unit loses the refrigerant due to some leak, and one needs a set of pressure gauges to check that,  better left to a professional who can recharge the unit.

 

I keep getting calls from people who offer to "clean the air ducts in my house" at a discount.  "It is necessary",  they will say.  I have lived over 40 years in my house and the air ducts have never been cleaned.  And the heating and AC work perfectly well 

 

 

3 hours ago, robin said:

For normal servicing, my contractor will do the following:

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2. Take a brush to brush away the hard dirt from the metal piece 

3. Take a cloth to wipe the metal piece 
4. Remove & wash the blower 

5. Use the vaccum clean to suck out whatever dirt from the pipe 

6. If necessary, check the gas level if I complain not cold 

7. Within 3 months if I complain not cold, they will still drop by FOC to do a free check

 

 

Any AC has many "metal pieces".  And they don't need to be wiped.

I never heard of having to remove & wash the blower.  Never done in my unit.

Pipes should not get too dirty if air circulates freely through them...

The gas level is something to check if the unit does not cool properly,  but... why does it take them 3 months to check it?

[LeanMature]

7 hours ago, robin said:

For normal servicing, my contractor will do the following:

1. Wash & dry the filter 

2. Take a brush to brush away the hard dirt from the metal piece 

3. Take a cloth to wipe the metal piece 
4. Remove & wash the blower 

5. Use the vaccum clean to suck out whatever dirt from the pipe 

6. If necessary, check the gas level if I complain not cold 

7. Within 3 months if I complain not cold, they will still drop by FOC to do a free check

 

He normally charges me $20-35 per unit, depending on how many units I service 

 

So it is not as simple as to just wash the filter. Of course, if I don’t stand there to watch, sometimes the technician will skip one or two steps 😜

 

Are you sure they remove and wash the blower ?  Is it easy to do that ?

[robin]

1 hour ago, LeanMature said:

 

Are you sure they remove and wash the blower ?  Is it easy to do that ?

The technician does this task day in & out, so it seems easy for him. As my house ceiling is pretty high, I did not give it a try.  
But each time after servicing, there will be an obvious & dramatic improvement in the performance of my aircon. Some of my friends dislike coming to my place as they feel my aircon is too powerful & once they even attempted to adjust to 27 degrees to keep themselves warm. Lol...

[Guest Waste Money]

I think that the Aircon industry and Aircon cleaning industry are working together to make consumers to conetantly fork out large sums of hard earned money through the years to feed their huge profits.

 

Imagine, once you settle down and buy your desired Aircon after hours of careful thoughts, the money supply stops there for years..so facilitate the flow of money, you would need to engage the aircon cleaning industry several times throughout the lifespan of the aircon.

 

What is strange is the salesman from the aircon industry never tell customers that the aircon system needs to be maintained! Its designed for simple maintainance but slightly difficult for ordinary layman to clean it. These salesman never tell you how you can clean it yourself as they would want you to engage the aircon cleaning industry to clean it for you.

 

The amount of money constantly flowing into the industry is huge. Imagine this:

-you purchased a $1000 aircon after carefull research, consideration and analyst from the aircon industry.

-after purchasing, you need to engage the aircon cleaning industry at maybe $50 per year for 10 years(lifespan of the aircon). Thats $500 extra!

-The $1000 expense you budgeted for the aircon suddenly is inflated to $1500!!

-As aircon is a luxuary that is out of reach from most people, I estimate there are 100,000 units. If $500 extra is used for each unit for cleaning by the aircon cleaninh industry, that is an extra $50 million dollars of unexpected expenses funneled to these aircon cleaning industry's pockets!!!

 

I hope my expose into the underbelly of the cohoots between the air con industry and air con cleaning industry can stop this unnecessary flow of cash into the aircon cleaning industry!

 

Next step is to pressure regulators to overhaul the aircon industry to cut off ties to the air con cleaning industry and make air con to be self cleaning. We all know that the air con industry is very reluctant to adopt new technology as the look and function of the aircon is almost stagnant through the years.

[Guest Waste Money]

Thank you all for the lively discussion and debate on the Aircon cleaning industry.

 

Here are my carefull and thought provoking analysis of the Aircon cleaning industry. 

 

I hope my investigative journalism gave you an inside look into this workings of the aircon cleaning industry.

 

I think that the Aircon industry and Aircon cleaning industry are working together to make consumers to conetantly fork out large sums of hard earned money through the years to feed their huge profits.

 

Imagine, once you settle down and buy your desired Aircon after hours of careful thoughts, the money supply stops there for years..so facilitate the flow of money, you would need to engage the aircon cleaning industry several times throughout the lifespan of the aircon.

 

What is strange is the salesman from the aircon industry never tell customers that the aircon system needs to be maintained! Its designed for simple maintainance but slightly difficult for ordinary layman to clean it. These salesman never tell you how you can clean it yourself as they would want you to engage the aircon cleaning industry to clean it for you.

 

The amount of money constantly flowing into the industry is huge. Imagine this:

-you purchased a $1000 aircon after carefull research, consideration and analyst from the aircon industry.

-after purchasing, you need to engage the aircon cleaning industry at maybe $50 per year for 10 years(lifespan of the aircon). Thats $500 extra!

-The $1000 expense you budgeted for the aircon suddenly is inflated to $1500!!

-As aircon is a luxuary that is out of reach from most people, I estimate there are 100,000 units. If $500 extra is used for each unit for cleaning by the aircon cleaninh industry, that is an extra $50 million dollars of unexpected expenses funneled to these aircon cleaning industry's pockets!!!

 

I hope my expose into the underbelly of the cohoots between the air con industry and air con cleaning industry can stop this unnecessary flow of cash into the aircon cleaning industry!

 

Next step is to pressure regulators to overhaul the aircon industry to cut off ties to the air con cleaning industry and make air con to be self cleaning. We all know that the air con industry is very reluctant to adopt new technology as the look and function of the aircon is almost stagnant through the years.

 

 

 

 

[Guest Waste Money]

I think that the Aircon industry and Aircon cleaning industry are working together to make consumers to conetantly fork out large sums of hard earned money through the years to feed their huge profits.

 

Imagine, once you settle down and buy your desired Aircon after hours of careful thoughts, the money supply stops there for years..so facilitate the flow of money, you would need to engage the aircon cleaning industry several times throughout the lifespan of the aircon.

 

What is strange is the salesman from the aircon industry never tell customers that the aircon system needs to be maintained! Its designed for simple maintainance but slightly difficult for ordinary layman to clean it. These salesman never tell you how you can clean it yourself as they would want you to engage the aircon cleaning industry to clean it for you.

 

The amount of money constantly flowing into the industry is huge. Imagine this:

-you purchased a $1000 aircon after carefull research, consideration and analyst from the aircon industry.

-after purchasing, you need to engage the aircon cleaning industry at maybe $50 per year for 10 years(lifespan of the aircon). Thats $500 extra!

-The $1000 expense you budgeted for the aircon suddenly is inflated to $1500!!

-As aircon is a luxuary that is out of reach from most people, I estimate there are 100,000 units. If $500 extra is used for each unit for cleaning by the aircon cleaninh industry, that is an extra $50 million dollars of unexpected expenses funneled to these aircon cleaning industry's pockets!!!

 

I hope my expose into the underbelly of the cohoots between the air con industry and air con cleaning industry can stop this unnecessary flow of cash into the aircon cleaning industry!

 

Next step is to pressure regulators to overhaul the aircon industry to cut off ties to the air con cleaning industry and make air con to be self cleaning. We all know that the air con industry is very reluctant to adopt new technology as the look and function of the aircon is almost stagnant through the years.

 

 

[Guest Try and see]

I'm not an expert so just to share my experience.

 

Most times, as long as your filter is washed and cleaned, the aircon should be cold and will work properly.

 

If after self-washing of the filter, your unit is still not cold, then it's best to get professional help. Also, for problems like your unit is making funny noises, or there is water leaking, then you'll need professional help.

 

My practice is to call back the same company to fix your air-con, rather than a generic aircon servicing company, unless they have a solid reputation of being able to fix any brand of aircon.

 

If it's just the usual cleaning, then you can do it yourself.

[LeanMature]

1 hour ago, robin said:

The technician does this task day in & out, so it seems easy for him. As my house ceiling is pretty high, I did not give it a try.  
But each time after servicing, there will be an obvious & dramatic improvement in the performance of my aircon. Some of my friends dislike coming to my place as they feel my aircon is too powerful & once they even attempted to adjust to 27 degrees to keep themselves warm. Lol...

 

I m in the process of finding aircon servicing.  Can you recommend?

[Guest Waste Money]

11 hours ago, LeanMature said:

 

I m in the process of finding aircon servicing.  Can you recommend?

Please clean it yourself. Donnot feed more money into the unregulated aircon cleaning industry!

[ToughGuy]

DIY... The filter is easy part and usually cleaned in less than 10mins.

 

The tough and dirtiest part, the fan blades(blower) ... May take up to hour. Removing the fan (roller type) blade assembly is easier but risk rattling after cleaning as most mounting brackets are plastics and self tapping screws which will lose grip after a few rounds of removal-reassembly. 

 

Use a torch, look thru the louvers... You can see the blade assembly... You may stay awake(or away from home) for the next few days..... Lol

Edited November 12, 2019 by ToughGuy

[upshot]

On 11/11/2019 at 6:26 AM, misakirecon said:

WOW ROBIN! 

 

share ur contact leh, that is cheap!

Mine is a so called "friend" and he charged me $100 and give a whole bunch of reasons why and it must be chemical clean every time. But in the last few years it is getting worst but for over 10 years been giving him $100 x 3 aircons. Either he lost touch with servicing newer aircon or he is outward lying as it gets less colder after 3 month or so. After him to check he would say maybe system too old and all the systems I have bought from him over the last 20 years. Given I have little time to carefully look into it I let it slide but I am out to look for another one now... some friend it turns out.

[ToughGuy]

3 hours ago, upshot said:

Mine is a so called "friend" and he charged me $100 and give a whole bunch of reasons why and it must be chemical clean every time. But in the last few years it is getting worst but for over 10 years been giving him $100 x 3 aircons. Either he lost touch with servicing newer aircon or he is outward lying as it gets less colder after 3 month or so. After him to check he would say maybe system too old and all the systems I have bought from him over the last 20 years. Given I have little time to carefully look into it I let it slide but I am out to look for another one now... some friend it turns out.

Easier to make easy money from "friend" or "brother"... Lol

[Guest Waste Money]

3 hours ago, upshot said:

Mine is a so called "friend" and he charged me $100 and give a whole bunch of reasons why and it must be chemical clean every time. But in the last few years it is getting worst but for over 10 years been giving him $100 x 3 aircons. Either he lost touch with servicing newer aircon or he is outward lying as it gets less colder after 3 month or so. After him to check he would say maybe system too old and all the systems I have bought from him over the last 20 years. Given I have little time to carefully look into it I let it slide but I am out to look for another one now... some friend it turns out.

Now you see people...upshot had wasted thousands upon thousands of dollars through the years to the Aircon cleaning industry..with all the thousands wasted, upshot could had bought a brand new aircon or invest and grow his money.

[Guest Neh Neh]

ITE East got part time class to teach you how to do air-cond maintenance.

If you want to DIY. Go and learn.

[ToughGuy]

3 hours ago, misakirecon said:

Everyone only show with words but none actually can provide photo or video. 

Let me share my recent experience.

 

https://1drv.ms/u/s!AsqvyIG9VZcN7AKNFdZS2OqijIzP?e=Lselzx

 

The link got the video of my aircon leaking terribly. 

 

And the photo are the normal aircon servicing that my aircon guy did, he charged me $50, although normal servicing is $40 but I think is reasonable as he told me he needs to use gas to flush out the dirt from the drain pipe.

 

 

Gas to flush drain pipe?

Edited November 12, 2019 by ToughGuy

[Ladymee]

I'll say its really dependent on the piping. Anybody can clean the filters/rollers to make your Air Con cold again but if your piping is bad where it clogs and leaks water then paying over a hundred dollars for declogging maintenance isn't really a scam because they also clean your filters.

 

Those who pay to clean the filters/rollers probably didn't know about it.

[upshot]

7 hours ago, Guest Waste Money said:

Now you see people...upshot had wasted thousands upon thousands of dollars through the years to the Aircon cleaning industry..with all the thousands wasted, upshot could had bought a brand new aircon or invest and grow his money.

 Actual this proves nothing... I trusted a friend to take care of something he was doing. I was sharing. This is just one incident and for me to think one bad situation mean an entire industry is a con job I think is being too damn drama. And over time I tried to prolong the function of the system cooling till it gets too much then being too busy I called him. To me that seem like a normal thing to do as you just service it once a year. Just that to pay less I make it last as long instead of doing it every 6 months. And this was a former friend now.

Edited November 12, 2019 by upshot

[upshot]

7 hours ago, ToughGuy said:

Easier to make easy money from "friend" or "brother"... Lol

Well when you take friendship as earnest as I do you try to be trusting and getting this fix was low on my priority of attention so letting someone did it and pay for it is no biggie. It's only when I have more time in my later years that I took to learning more about how the air con works did it dawn on me that I should find out more and answer the tight technical question. Money not hard to find but good friends are. That is what I came out from it. But I have heard many good stories of honest people doing air con as well as bad one.  That is life. But to over generalizing the entire industry is bad I think that is really not right. That is more an emotion knee-jerk then being rational.

Edited November 12, 2019 by upshot

[upshot]

7 hours ago, Guest Waste Money said:

Now you see people...upshot had wasted thousands upon thousands of dollars through the years to the Aircon cleaning industry..with all the thousands wasted, upshot could had bought a brand new aircon or invest and grow his money.

Btw I have only changed aircon system 3 times in over 2 decades. I think that is not too bad.

[robin]

This was my aircon leaking previously. As my aircon was serviced by my regular contractor, the first two times his worker came but the problem was only resolved on the 3rd time when he came personally. He did not charge me a single cent 

 

 

[Saggiboy]

On 11/11/2019 at 1:54 AM, robin said:

For normal servicing, my contractor will do the following:

1. Wash & dry the filter 

2. Take a brush to brush away the hard dirt from the metal piece 

3. Take a cloth to wipe the metal piece 
4. Remove & wash the blower 

5. Use the vaccum clean to suck out whatever dirt from the pipe 

6. If necessary, check the gas level if I complain not cold 

7. Within 3 months if I complain not cold, they will still drop by FOC to do a free check

 

He normally charges me $20-35 per unit, depending on how many units I service 

 

So it is not as simple as to just wash the filter. Of course, if I don’t stand there to watch, sometimes the technician will skip one or two steps 😜

$20-35 per unit? 

If really $20, mind sharing via PM the contact? 

[fly360]

Normal cleaning is very simple. I am able to do it myself using vaccum cleaner,  brush and disinfecting wipes. I also add on 3M filters to trap more dust. I don't have a wet vaccum cleaner, but that is not really necessary because water is supposed to flow in the pipe anyway.

Chemical cleaning is usually not needed unless your aircon is very very old. 

Just like you, I have engaged a cleaner before only to realise that what he does, I can do myself and even do a better job. He issued me with an "official receipt" which to me is just to make his job look "professional".

If you are lazy to do it yourself, just think along the lines that the money you pay is mostly for his transport cost.

[Guest Nature Freshness]

1 hour ago, PiersHudson said:

I can't live without having air conditioning in my house, I use it almost every day. When it's cold inside I set on warm air, when it's hot I set on cold air. My skin is very sensible and I can't support the temperature inside the house without air conditioning. I found a company which is specialized on aircon servicing and I signed a contract with them. So once a week, a worker from there comes to my house to check if everything works in order to have a better experience and to avoid problems that can make me angry.

I use fan and opened all the windows.  I received natural air daily and all year round.  Fuck the aircon and the repairmen.

[Neh Neh]

Some malaysian air-cond service men are cute / good looking. Paid $40 every 6 mths to get your air-cond serviced and to see cuti climb up and down is a bonus. Absolutely feel worth the money!

[lean n mean]

Can consider using your skills future money and go learn how to clean your air cons. As for me, I am not the DIY sort so I am happy to fork out $30 for each unit to be serviced every quarterly. I also had to go through a few air-con servicing guys before finally settling down to a permanent one I feel I can trust. Some of the previous ones immediately suggested chemical cleaning for a few hundred dollars when I had done so in less than a year. Those are out to scam.

[Steve5380]

On 11/12/2019 at 9:19 AM, upshot said:

Btw I have only changed aircon system 3 times in over 2 decades. I think that is not too bad.

 

Not too bad?   In the 42 years that I am living in my house I replaced the aircon system once, and this "new" system is now 15 years old and working fine.

 

51 minutes ago, lean n mean said:

Can consider using your skills future money and go learn how to clean your air cons. As for me, I am not the DIY sort so I am happy to fork out $30 for each unit to be serviced every quarterly. I also had to go through a few air-con servicing guys before finally settling down to a permanent one I feel I can trust. Some of the previous ones immediately suggested chemical cleaning for a few hundred dollars when I had done so in less than a year. Those are out to scam.

 

Serviced every quarter?  The only element that may need such often service is the air filter.  I don't know how it is in SG,  but here in the US we buy a new filter in a hardware store (or even in some big food store) and exchange it in 2 minutes.   And I cannot imagine any need for a "chemical cleaning", unless...

unless the air in SG has some strange chemicals that build up on the walls of the air passages!

 

[Guest Answer]

11 minutes ago, Steve5380 said:

 

 And I cannot imagine any need for a "chemical cleaning", unless...

unless the air in SG has some strange chemicals that build up on the walls of the air passages!

 

It is a very polluted city from the  car engines emitted from heavy traffic.  Those who stay near the main Road or expressway get the most dust.  Those stay in the suburb with trees and gardens won't have to worry too much.  Still, every year we also have haze freely donated by neighouring country. Also most people stayed in small apartment, so the air circulation is not so widespread within the house. When you fart, all the aircons available needs to be serviced.  Was it clear now?

[tyan]

Actually to be exact. If aircon servicing is really that profitable, I wondered why there is a drop in the number of aircon servicing going around? So to bring back the point, it is precisely that the amount of servicing work is not justifiable for that amount of fee, that’s why more and more aircon provider or freelance stop or even withdraw servicing. 

[Steve5380]

29 minutes ago, Guest Answer said:

It is a very polluted city from the  car engines emitted from heavy traffic.  Those who stay near the main Road or expressway get the most dust.  Those stay in the suburb with trees and gardens won't have to worry too much.  Still, every year we also have haze freely donated by neighouring country. Also most people stayed in small apartment, so the air circulation is not so widespread within the house. When you fart, all the aircons available needs to be serviced.  Was it clear now?

 

All this pollution should be caught by the AIR FILTER.  There are very good filters that catch allergens, and whatever is in your farts.  They are not very expensive.  Cannot you change the filter of your AC by simply opening a mesh door and exchanging them?   With good working filters, there is little reason to get accumulation of dirt in the air duct, blower blades, evaporator.

[Guest hot feel]

5 hours ago, PiersHudson said:

I can't live without having air conditioning in my house, I use it almost every day. When it's cold inside I set on warm air, when it's hot I set on cold air. My skin is very sensible and I can't support the temperature inside the house without air conditioning. I found a company which is specialized on aircon servicing and I signed a contract with them. So once a week, a worker from there comes to my house to check if everything works in order to have a better experience and to avoid problems that can make me angry.

you are the guys who sweat after 15 seconds standing outside waiting for a bus and always feel "it's hot" outside even if 26 degrees.

 

Aircons are not very healthy for lungs and body and distribute germs easily.

[Steve5380]

22 minutes ago, Guest hot feel said:

you are the guys who sweat after 15 seconds standing outside waiting for a bus and always feel "it's hot" outside even if 26 degrees.

 

Aircons are not very healthy for lungs and body and distribute germs easily.

 

I remember as a child growing up in a hot city 70 years ago in a very modest family. We could not afford an air conditioner, and everybody said that they are very unhealthy.  We sat in our marble and tile staircase to get some cool.  Our negative opinions were an example of "the grapes are sour (cannot be reached)". 

 

Air conditioning is used all over the world and there are no reports if it being unhealthy IN PRINCIPLE.  When used correctly, it adds comfort without any negatives.

The same happens with the sun.  It can be unhealthy (cause serious burns) or healthy (provides synthesis of vitamin D)

 

With a good quality filter, the AC will recirculate the air while removing germs, dust, etc.  and leave it cleaner than the exterior air.  The one thing it does not do is to eliminate CO2 and replenish Oxygen.  Therefore a home, even if well insulated, should allow for air to escape and new air come in.

 

[Guest Rheumatism]

Aircon, prolonge reliances, is bad for the joint in old age.

[Steve5380]

31 minutes ago, Guest Rheumatism said:

Aircon, prolonge reliances, is bad for the joint in old age.

 

Yes, cold temperatures can be bad for people with rheumatoid arthritis.  But what is bad is the COLD,  not the aircon.

Aircon should lower the temperature to a point where it is not uncomfortably warm.  But not below.

 

This we can control at home,  but not in the shops, malls, cinemas, airplanes.  There is the tendency for aircon to be set too low.  It very hot places like SG there may be this idea that the cooler the better,  very cold is a sign of "comfort", "class",  something that attracts clients to a shop, a restaurant, a mall. 

[Guest Leslie 8909]

I dont think it is a scam if you get the right air con companies. I know most of the air con companies are genuine people and they are not out there to scam. Only a handful are the ones causing such problems. For example, https://lkbrothersaircon.com/ is a pretty legit and trustworthy company. 

[Cookieeee Monster]

Of coz....NOT!!!!
 

Cleaning the ac is a must to keep the ac working fine and to last longer. UNLESS you are advise to top up gas then probably I think they trying to make some quick buck! Depending on usage we should have the ac clean/wash/service every 6months.

 

btw i am not selling or servicing ac hor! Just a very high usage user! 

[Guest Curious kitty]

2 hours ago, Cookieeee Monster said:

Of coz....NOT!!!!
 

 

First time saw your picture. We thought Steve is the oldest here. Now he got a match. How old are you? 80s?

[Cookieeee Monster]

Wahahahahaaa ah pek here lah! Aiyo age is just a number lah! 

[Guest paulberius123]

I don't think it is a scam. I have met some really reliable aircon companies. Do check them out here. 

[Steve5380]

On 7/20/2020 at 12:35 PM, Guest Curious kitty said:

First time saw your picture. We thought Steve is the oldest here. Now he got a match. How old are you? 80s?

 

She is beautiful, maybe beginning 60s?   I am much older than her,  since I am 115 y.o.   

 

On 7/20/2020 at 10:30 AM, Cookieeee Monster said:

 

Cleaning the ac is a must to keep the ac working fine and to last longer. UNLESS you are advise to top up gas then probably I think they trying to make some quick buck! Depending on usage we should have the ac clean/wash/service every 6months.

 

 

No.  To have an ac serviced every 6 months is an overkill.   The ONLY need for relatively frequent service is the air filter, which needs to be changed every so often depending on the use of the ac.  This is something you can do yourself,  by 1) finding where this filter is in the house 2) taking it out to check its size and see if it is so dirty that it needs replacement  3) going to a hardware store to buy a replacement of the right size and 4) replacing the old one with the new one.  If it is difficult to check it, then simply replace it every 3 months or so,  depending on what it says on the filter.

 

One can check when the filter needs replacement, something that is not always evident.  The filter lets the air pass that is sucked by the fan in the attic or inside the unit and which passes through the evaporator coil (which cools the air down)  and then circulates through the ducts and out of the vents.  To check if the filter needs replacement,  when the ac is running and air is sucked through the filter,  open the retainer door to remove it slightly and feel how much inwards pressure is made on the filter.  The higher this pressure, the more clogged is the filter.  Just a few times you do this operation, you get a feeling of when the filter is too dirty and needs replacement.