When should an air conditioner be cleaned and disinfected?

Air conditioning equipment can become home to various bacteria and fungi, so A/C units should be both cleaned and disinfected at least once a year. Units also used for heating should be checked at every change of season, that is, in spring and autumn. If a home is located near a busy road, where the air is more polluted, or if the owners keep pets or smoke inside, the air conditioners should be cleaned much more frequently, as more intense use leads to faster dirt buildup and increases the likelihood of pathogen growth.

What needs to be cleaned and disinfected in an air conditioner?

The so-called split air conditioners most often used in households consist of one or more indoor units and an outdoor unit. It is the indoor unit that directly provides cool air for the home. In the indoor unit, the filters, airflow blade(s), heat exchangers, drip tray and fan need to be cleaned and disinfected.

We believe in mechanical cleaning – it is not enough to simply spray some kind of chemical on the heat exchanger or treat it with ozone. The most important thing is to remove the dirt deposited on the fan – this can be done by cleaning the fan mechanically or washing it in water.

This is the only way to make sure that the air emitted by the A/C is indeed clean and healthy!

We clean A/C units using a unique, health- and environment-friendly, organic cleaning and disinfecting liquid.
This 100% Hungarian-developed product, which contains stable hypochlorous acid, is extremely effective against all known bacteria – including hospital super bacteria – and viruses, including HIV, SARS-CoV-2 (the cause of COVID-19), H1N1, influenza, Ebola, Zika, Pseudomonas, Legionella, Salmonella, Listeria, Staphylococcus aureus, etc.
It also kills fungi, mold and algae.

To protect our customers and their equipment, we do not use aggressive, chlorine-based detergents or A/C cleaning liquids available in stores. These products contain a number of auxiliary chemicals – chlorine-based disinfectants also contain at least 3% active chlorine!
They are not 100 percent degradable, so chemical residues remain on parts of the air conditioner, and mix into the air in the room when the unit is used. Furthermore, they are strongly alkaline, and cause corrosion, erode the aluminum plates of heat exchangers, burn off their protective layer and weaken their material.

The A/C cleaning agent we use consists of hypochlorous acid and water only. Hypochlorous acid is a very clean and natural substance. It does contain chlorine, as it is made from salt, but only in very low concentration, less than one thousandth. It is pH neutral and does not irritate your skin. Therefore it does not need to be washed off surfaces, and can degrade fully in a matter of minutes and leave in an environmentally-friendly way.

We undertake the repair of split air conditioning systems up to a maximum of 4 units (one outdoor unit and 4 indoor units).

Service includes mechanical issues such as repairing or replacing components like fan motors, fans, movement mechanism of air deflectors, step motor repair or replacement, condensate drainage systems, etc. We also provide repairs for both outdoor and indoor control panels.

Regarding refrigerant (coolant) replenishment, we conduct a thorough diagnosis to locate any leaks before refilling. We do not refill R22 refrigerant due to environmental regulations, but we do refill R32 and R410 refrigerants.

We offer disassembly and reinstallation of indoor and outdoor units, which may be necessary for renovations or additional external facade insulation installations. (Piping may need to be shortened due to the installation of additional insulation.)

We also handle the disassembly and transportation of old, used units.

Additionally, we provide replacement or repair of insulation for the calorific tubes through which the refrigerant flows.