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Re: Aircon "repairs"
Posted: Mon Jul 15, 2024 11:35 pm
by Bushiman
Deep Blue wrote: ↑Sat Jul 13, 2024 4:38 am
We had our air con's cleaned for the first time in a long time recently. They were disgusting and smell much better now. Zero regrets!
This!
We had our living room aircon cleaned for the first time in 12 years a few months back... It has an inbuilt cleaning function that removes dust which we've yearly emptied & washed, but the amount of black mould, gunk, that came out when it was professionally cleaned was hideous!
Re: Aircon "repairs"
Posted: Wed Jul 17, 2024 1:36 am
by TJKansai
cocacola wrote: ↑Fri Jul 12, 2024 1:36 pm
TJKansai wrote: ↑Fri Jul 12, 2024 6:40 am
Ended up going through a friend of the family. He use to work for the big shops but now does independent stuff. He also said he used to do cleaning but said that was a bit of a scam and usually unnecessary.
Wish I "knew a guy". We all need "a guy". Good stuff. And good to know that the cleaning services are sort of a scam. Did he mention what part of the service is scammy?
Our final cost:
80,000 for the unit and 30,000 for the installation.
ooouuu, that's a good price. Hopefully, they won't charge you extra on the installation on the day-of. If there is anything special about your installation that is not "standard" (like needing to add extra pipe from a 2nd floor to ground floor), they will charge you up the yin-yang.
We got the quote all inclusive. He's installed three in other rooms so he knew the layout.
I didn't talk to him directly, but apparently the inside unit can be cleaned well enough by the owner. Many have self-cleaning modes now too. The outside unit is pretty robust I guess. Ours went 20 years with zero maintenance.
Re: Aircon "repairs"
Posted: Wed Jul 17, 2024 1:37 am
by TJKansai
Bushiman wrote: ↑Mon Jul 15, 2024 11:35 pm
Deep Blue wrote: ↑Sat Jul 13, 2024 4:38 am
We had our air con's cleaned for the first time in a long time recently. They were disgusting and smell much better now. Zero regrets!
This!
We had our living room aircon cleaned for the first time in 12 years a few months back... It has an inbuilt cleaning function that removes dust which we've yearly emptied & washed, but the amount of black mould, gunk, that came out when it was professionally cleaned was hideous!
A lot probably depends on what your humidity and dust levels are. We have very little mold, just a bit in the bathroom.
Re: Aircon "repairs"
Posted: Sat Jul 20, 2024 3:40 am
by Moneymatters
To the surprise of absolutely no one that has been paying even scant attention to my living situation.
The air-con is broken again.
“If you happen to know a reliable company you could recommend in Tokyo I'd deeply appreciate it.”
From the original post.
Re: Aircon "repairs"
Posted: Sat Jul 20, 2024 4:18 am
by Deep Blue
Why don't you call the manufacturer service line?