Dirty Filters
Take a look at this photograph. How many times have you been in someones office and looked up to see a dirty air conditioning grille or diffuser. It blackens the grilles, ceiling tiles, lights and worst of all this is what you’re breathing. It is an unsightly mess that you’ve got to get cleaned up. You’re not doing any maintenance at all. Why is that?
For a lot of people, it’s that they just don’t think of it. Most air conditioning equipment is out of sight and out of mind. You only notice the air conditioning when it’s not working, but by then it’s usually too late.
Let’s do a simple example and say that you’re a retail store open seven days a week from morning and into the evening. Having the store cool and comfortable is important because it helps keep customers in your business. You received a quote from the local a/c company on regular maintenance. Four filter changes a year came to a total of $500 and the service included a number of other maintenance items. You decided to forgo the maintenance because it was an unnecessary expense. I’ll just change the filter myself, you thought. However, in the past year the filter has not been changed by you or anyone else and the dust starts pouring into the store through your diffusers.
It’s memorial day weekend and you’ve sent out lots of advertising. You’ve got a big sale going on and it’s going to be a money maker. At 1:00pm in the afternoon, the air conditioning goes down and the store goes to 85 degrees in the next half hour. Customers are not staying in the store because it’s too hot. You put in an emergency call to your service company and they say it going to be about three hours before a tech can arrive. The tech arrives and has to do the maintenance on the unit before he can even diagnose the problem. You are now paying for low cost maintenance at emergency overtime rates. The tech reports to you that he had to change the filters, wash the coils, clear the drain. Since the unit was so dirty, the compressor was running at high amps and looks like it may have overheated a couple of times. We’ll see how it goes, but it might end up needing to be replaced due to internal damage. The bill the tech gives you is for $832 and the compressor if it fails will be about $1500 or so your told.
I have seen this situation many times over the years. Is it avoidable? Sure. I liken it to changing the oil on your car. You definitely don’t want to fry your engine, so you make sure those oil changes get done. The same goes for your air conditioning systems. They need periodic maintenance also.
Let us help you out. Call and make an appointment today. 858-581-6868
Maintenance at The Lofts
Systems Operation Services was awarded the HVAC maintenance contract at The Lofts 777 6th Avenue in San Diego, CA. The contract is being managed by NN Jaeschke of San Diego.
SOS To Do HVAC Work at Hometown Realty
Systems Operation Services was awarded the air conditioning work at the tenant improvement being done by White Construction for Hometown Realty in San Marcos, CA. This will be our first project with White Construction and we’re looking forward to working with them.
Good News!
We have been put on the preferred vendor’s list for The Home Depot. HD will be replacing all of the equipment at fourteen stores throughout California and we will be bidding on all of them. Hopefully, we’ll win a few.
On Bill Financing, What Is It?
Good question. You’re doing everything possible in this down economy. Layoffs have been done. Customers have been lost. You’re doing more work with less time and you’re still trying to cut overhead and your air conditioning equipment is shot. The last air conditioning serivce company that was out told you it would be $18500 to replace. You just don’t have the money and the bank already has turned you down for two other loans for other capital improvements. What to do?
Have you heard of SDGE On Bill Financing? This is a service where you may get an interest free loan for energy savings capital improvements. After doing the calculations, it turns out the new air conditioning equipment will lower the bill by $334 per month. You apply for the loan and present the energy savings to SDGE and wait to see what happens.
You get a call from SDGE stating they will finance your project interest free at $330 per month for 56 months. Good job. This means your electric bill remains the same until the loan is paid off. This is definitely a win win situation. You don’t go out of pocket for anything. You get the latest and greatest air conditioning equipment and you’ve gone green without even trying.
Why does it sound so easy? Well, we do all the work for you. We will assist in identifying energy efficient measures, selecting the right equipment, completing the paperwork and installing and testing the equipment. Call 858-581-6868 or email operations@systemsops.com. Go green today!
Contact Us
Serving San Diego, Orange County & Temecula Valley!
