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

While your AC system is made to withstand the weather, including rain and hail damage, there are times when you need to call your AC repair technician to inspect potential damage. If your air conditioner sits in standing water, due to storms or other unexpected issues, it can cause severe damage to the moving parts and electrical components. The water usually has to reach about a foot in depth to affect your AC system, but if there has been any flooding whatsoever, call Winnipeg Supply Service Experts for a safety inspection right away. 

If severe storms or flooding caused your AC system to sit in standing water, there are a handful of things we advise doing to avoid more damage or a dangerous environment: 

• Deactivate all the electrical switches to your air conditioning system. If you are not comfortable with this, you can call your air conditioning repair technician to help assist you with the process. 
• Allow your AC system to dry out. Get rid of any standing water if possible and cautiously clear any debris from the immediate area. 
• Don’t turn your air conditioner back on until a professional AC inspection has been performed. Call Winnipeg Supply Service Experts and ensure your equipment will operate safely and effectively with a full AC safety inspection. 

REMEMBER: Do not cover your outdoor heating and cooling systems with a tarp. This could actually cause more damage, including not allowing the unit to air out completely and remove moisture, possibly causing rust or other damage. 

In addition to rain, spring also brings hail storms, also. Annually thousands of commercial and residential AC units are damaged by hail. While you can usually see obvious damage from the outside, you may not be able to see that the damage inside the air conditioner may be causing restricted air flow, decreasing the performance of the system. Sometimes you can fix the air conditioning system more easily, by combing the fins or replacing the coil, but an insurance company’s claim breakdown showed that around a tenth of AC systems damaged by hail had to be entirely replaced. 

High winds tend to accompany storms and while your air conditioning unit probably won’t get wind damage, other items picked up by the wind, like tree branches, grills, or children’s outdoor toys, can be thrown, damaging your system. 

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