What To Do If Your Air Conditioning System Experiences Flooding or Hail Damage 

While your air conditioner is created to withstand all sorts of conditions, including heavy showers and wind damage, there are times when you need to call your AC repair technician to inspect possible damage. If your air conditioner sits in standing water, due to storms or other unexpected issues, it can cause serious damage to the moving parts and electrical pieces. The water usually has to reach about 15 inches in depth to affect your AC system, but if there has been any flooding period, call Service Experts Heating & Air Conditioning for a safety inspection immediately. 

If heavy showers or flooding caused your air conditioner to sit in standing water, there are a handful of things we recommend doing to avoid more damage or dangerous conditions: 

• Turn off all the electrical controls for your AC system. If you are not comfortable doing this, you can call your air conditioning repair technician to help help you complete the process. 
• Allow your AC system to dry out. Remove any standing water if possible and carefully clear any debris from around the area. 
• Do not turn on your air conditioning system until a professional AC inspection has been done. Call Service Experts Heating & Air Conditioning and ensure your equipment will run safely and effectively with a full air conditioning system safety inspection. 

CAUTION: Do not cover your outdoor HVAC systems with a tarp. This may actually cause more issues, including not allowing the system to air out completely and remove moisture, a could cause rust or other damage. 

In addition to downpours, spring escorts in hail storms, also. Each year thousands of commercial and residential air conditioning systems are harmed by hail. While you can probably see obvious damage from the outside, you may not be able to see that the damage inside the air conditioning unit may be causing restricted air flow, decreasing the performance of the system. Sometimes you can fix the air conditioner more easily, by combing the fins or replacing the coil, but an insurance company’s claim breakdown showed that around one out of ten of air conditioners damaged by hail had to be completely replaced. 

Strong winds tend to accompany storms and while your air conditioner probably won’t get wind damage, other objects picked up by the wind, like tree branches, grills, or unattached enclosures, can be thrown, damaging your air conditioning unit. 

For a full AC inspection and safety check, call Service Experts Heating & Air Conditioning today and we’ll make sure your air conditioning unit is operating safely and efficiently. Help keep your family safe during storm season and make sure to follow these guidelines if your area is under a serious storm warning.