Are You Ready To Cool Down?
With spring approaching, now is the time to prepare your air conditioning equipment for start-up and trouble free service. A great many air conditioning failures take place at start-up or early in the cooling season because of inoperative controls or safety devices. Many accidents can be prevented if a little more attention is paid to readying the equipment for service.
An air conditioning breakdown can result in business interruption that may far exceed the property damage loss. Compressors, which are particularly prone to breakdown, can cost $10,000 to $20,000 or more. Similarly, replacement refrigerant can total in the thousands.
The failure to properly maintain or operate air conditioning equipment can lead to big losses. For example, a compressor motor burned out at a hotel causing a partial loss of air conditioning during a July convention and resulted in a loss of 50 percent occupancy. Property damage loss totaled $29,512 and business interruption loss totaled $43,854.
Hartford Steam Boiler offers an “Air Conditioning Pre-Season Check-list” that shares tips from equipment specialists. To obtain a free copy call HSB's 24-hour Fax-On-Demand Service (1-800-716-7874) and request document No. 406.
