07-18-2010, 07:01 PM
WRXtranceformed Wrote:Jewels Wrote:Since I work for a heating and a/c company I will tell you that if you have to have your system recharged you have a leak, and a leak is bad. Since they switched to new refrigerant the cost of refrigerant has gone up a lot. So just keep in mind that you should never have to recharge your system, if you do, you have a problem. Refrigerant just doesn't disappear, its a closed system.That's good to know. What other types of service should I consider for the HVAC system? Aside from the obvious stuff like changing out the filters. The guy told me I should turn off the AC every now and then and pour a mix of bleach and water into the vent for the trap to clean out whatever gunk is growing in there.
Filters are the most important thing. If you don't change them regularly and the airflow gets minimized you may get a frozen coil, or condenser. When its frozen it'll stop cooling. Nothing can be done until the system thaws. I cannot tell you how many people we've gone out to this summer and all they needed was to change the filter on their system. We don't tell people to clean out vent traps and things like that, but I doubt its a bad idea.
2019 Impreza Sport