Your tenants count on the HVAC unit in your business premise to ensure indoor comfort, while you take precautions to keep the system working properly, efficiently and at the lowest possible cost. No wonder you can never forget all about regular preventive maintenance as it helps keep a commercial HVAC working correctly.

You don’t have to take a toll on your finances merely because you want to keep your commercial HVAC running at its best. After all, there are numerous low budget you can leverage to your advantage. Here are our simple hacks for maintaining the HVAC unit in your business building.

Check the Exterior Unit

The outdoor unit of the commercial HVAC needs to be cleaned and kept free of any material with the potential to interfere with airflow. Build up of leaves, grass, stick, or even dirt needs to be removed from the vents and from around the AC unit. Things are not any different for vegetations such as trees and shrubs since they call for trimming to allow plenty of open space around the outdoor unit.

Check and Change Air Filters

The air filters of your commercial HVAC are designed to clean the aid inside the facility. If this is not enough, they contribute to the airflow the unit needs to function effectively. For this reason, the filters need to be checked at least once a month and changed when they get dirty.

Moreover, you should take it upon yourself to clean evaporator and condenser coils. And this is easy to see considering heat transfer takes place at the evaporator and condenser coils. Be sure to use a recommended commercial cleaner to remove dirt and other build-up on the coils.

Remember to perform regular inspection of the drain lines and clear them when necessary. Always ensure the drain system is clear of blockages and that water can flow away easily. You can even go to the extent of adding an algaecide to prevent organic growth that could block the drain of your commercial HVAC unit.