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How Often Should We Service Our Air
Conditioner Condenser? |
Use of air conditioners or ACs is increasing day
by day. With the advent of new innovations and
more versatile designs the utility of the
product is increasing rapidly. Modern day Air
Conditioners are not restricted in heat
maintenance services only, but these have become
multitasking machines used in different sectors
like manufacturing industries, commercial areas,
hospitals, hotels and above all in households.
Air Conditioners not only help in maintaining
standard temperature in the room but also
immensely helpful in keeping hygienic
atmosphere. In some situations, particularly in
manufacturing industry and hospitals or
biological research centers uses of Air
Conditioners are inevitable. Technical
innovations in this field have also enabling the
manufacturers to add more features into these
machines which in fact making them more
intelligent and stylish.
Purpose of the condenser:
The purpose of a condenser in the process of
compression refrigeration cycle is to change the
hot gas which is discharged from the compressor
into a liquid prepared for the use in the
evaporator. The condenser completes this action
by the rejection of heat from the hot gas
ensuring its condensation at a prefixed pressure
leveled in the condenser. The heat is then
transferred to a medium, like water or air, to
cool the condenser.
Working procedure of Air Conditioners:
Air Conditioners are complex machines where a
definite process is used to cool the temperature
of the rooms. The air inside a room is cooled
through the process of refrigeration cycle. In
this process a pump transfers heat from a lower
temperature heat zone to a higher temperature
heat sink, i.e. the excess heat is absorbed from
the room and pushed away. Alternatively,
comparatively cold air is pushed into the room.
Thus the whole temperature of the room in
decreased. In air conditioning through
refrigeration system three basic steps are
followed:
- The indoor heat is transferred to the
refrigerant.
- Compressor drives the heat to the condenser.
- The condenser rejects heat in to a medium
either air or water.
Types of Condensers:
Varieties of condensers are used in Air
Conditioners. Here are the most common
condensers:
The most common condenser that is in use is air
cooled condenser. Here again, the condenser
rejects the internal heat outside. In air cooled
condensers the following parts play the most
vital role:
- Condenser fan blade
- Condenser motor
- Condenser Coils
The other type of condenser which is vastly used
is water cooled condenser, where the internal
heat of a room is rejected in water. There are
four types of water cooled condensers available-
- Double tube condenser- In this type of
condenser water is flown through the tube and
the refrigerant is flown through the annular
space in between the tubes.
- Double pipe condenser- In this system the
tubes are placed horizontally one after another
to form a vertical structure.
- Shell and tube condenser- It's made of large
number of tubes located in the steel shell. Here
water flows inside and vapor flows around the
tube.
- Shell and coil condenser- This is made up of
copper coil located in a steel shell. Water
passes through the coil. The compressor
discharges the refrigerant vapor, thus
condensing on the outside of the cold tubes.
Problems occur in condenser:
Thus it's very much evident that the in any aircon, condenser is the most vital part of the
entire cooling and refreshing machine. Due to
regular use of the machine and continuous
exchange of air, the Air Conditioner becomes
weaker and dirtier over the passage of time. The
condenser needs periodical servicing to maintain
its high performance level. The user should make
it mandatory; otherwise the entire machine may
start to dysfunction.
A condenser may face many types of problems
which need immediate servicing. On the other
hand, periodical maintenance also keeps the
condenser free from problems too.
Here are three main reasons those create
problems in a condenser:
Since the condenser normally located outside
the room or building, this part of the Air
Conditioner is always susceptible to getting
dirt and dust. Many other types of debris like
dry leaves from nearby trees, sticks, gravels
and stones of various sizes deposit into this
part continuously. Though the condenser remains
covered with a ventilated cabinet, the fine dust
and dirt passes into the system considerably. In
case of bigger pores in the cabinet all the
above mentioned debris enter into the condenser
unhindered. Any foreign object entering inside
the condenser may damage the parts like the
motor, belts, fan blades etc thus impairing the
operation of the Air Conditioner.
Leaking of refrigerant: This is a very
common problem that hinders smooth functioning
of an aircon system. The condenser, i.e. the
outer part of the machine in connected with the
inner part of the machine through a thin tube
that continuously circulates the refrigerant
from condenser to the compressor and vice versa.
As such, the linking tube plays very vital role
in keeping the cooling system fully operative.
If due to any reason, the tube is leaked the
entire system is jeopardized. Hissing sound from
the machine, liquid drops on the floor just
below the machine, frost outside the unit are
all signs of leaking in the pipe.
Electrical faults: The entire Air
Conditioner machine is consisted of smaller
electrical devices that are connected to one
another. Electricity powers the motor of the
condenser which in turn operates the fan and the
compressor. The electrical wearing inside the
motor and outside of it or the capacitor may
malfunction due to many reasons. If electrical
circuits or the units start malfunctioning, the
condenser starts malfunctioning too.
Apart from these three major problems, there may
occur, many other sudden problems too. The
inside and outside units of the Air Conditioner
is so perfectly adjusted with each other that
the slightest disturbance in any part of the
condenser leads to lower level of performance of
the entire machine. In extreme situation the Air
Conditioner may stop operating completely or
give poor output resulting in higher electrical
consumption and below standard output. So
serving aircon conditioner is needed
periodically, at least once in a year. In highly
polluted areas it's better to call the
technician more than once in a year. The users
also need to learn the basic servicing
procedures, which in fact enable the user to
repair minor faults without calling the
technicians frequently.
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Also Read:
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Leaking Problem
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How Often Should We Service Our Air Conditioner
Condenser?
Why My Air Conditioner Keeps Turning On & Off By
Itself?
How to Solve Air Conditioner Light Blinking
Problem?
Why Some Aircon Have Musty Smell & How To Remove
It?
6 Reasons Why Your Aircon Is Not Cold?
Why My Aircon Blowing Warm Air?
What Will Happen If I Do Not Do Any Aircon
Servicing?
Reasons Why Your Aircon Is Not Cold Anymore
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Flora Drive
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