One thing that can hinder an HVAC unit is dirty coils. Some maintenance facilities have theirs cleaned professionally while others have a certified technician on the property who can keep this type of issue in check.
No matter which you have to do – use your own employee or hire an outside technician, using a computerized maintenance management system helps keep your HVAC coils clean.
Coils
Over time, the coils in your HVAC system collect dirt, dust, pollen, debris, moisture, and even contaminants and grease. These components collect along the coils over the course of months, sometimes, even years, depending on what type of facility you manage. Once the evaporator coils have these things collected on them, it hinders the way the HVAC unit works and can not only reduce the heat transfer but can lessen your ability to control the temperature of the unit. It also makes your power bill go up because the unit is having to work harder and in fact, can use up to 30% more energy than its clean counterpart.
Cleaning
If you do have someone in-house who can keep the coils cleaned then that is the optimal situation but this is most likely rare. In most cases, you'll have to hire a professional heating and air conditioning technician who can clean the coils for you. In either case, you will need a guideline on when this needs done and that is where a computerized maintenance management system helps.
With CMMS, you can schedule work tasks and preventative maintenance for your employees but even if your employees are not qualified to clean the coils of your HVAC unit then there is someone who can make the call if it is entered as a work order or preventative maintenance task. In fact, you can easily run reports by task so you can see when it was that the technician was there last – without even having to call and ask or find your paperwork.
Basically, a computerized maintenance management system ensures that everything you do at your maintenance facility is easier to schedule, perform, and keep up with – including your reports and assets.
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Here at Maintenance Care, we make it easier for you to perform your everyday operations and it doesn't matter what kind of maintenance facility you run.
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