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

While your air conditioner is built to withstand the elements, including rain and storm damage, sometimes you need to call your AC repair technician to inspect possible damage. If your air conditioning unit sits in standing water, due to a torrential downpour or other unexpected issues, it can cause terrible damage to the moving parts and electrical sections. The water usually has to reach about 15 inches in depth to affect your air conditioning system, but if there has been any flooding at all, call Rob's Albertan Service Experts for a safety inspection right away. 

If severe storms or flooding caused your air conditioner to sit in standing water, there are a few things we recommend doing to avoid further damage or dangerous conditions: 

• Deactivate all the electrical controls to your air conditioner. If you are not comfortable with this, you can call your AC maintenance company to help assist you with the process. 
• Allow your air conditioning equipment to dry out. Remove any standing water if possible and safely clear any debris from around the area. 
• Don’t turn your air conditioner back on until a professional air conditioning inspection has been completed. Call Rob's Albertan Service Experts and ensure your equipment will work safely and effectively with a full air conditioning system safety inspection. 

CAUTION: Do not cover your outdoor heating and air conditioning systems with a tarp. This could actually cause more problems, including not allowing the system to air out properly and remove moisture, potentially causing rust or other damage. 

In addition to downpours, spring tends to bring hail storms, too. Annually thousands of commercial and residential air conditioners are damaged by hail. While you can usually see obvious damage from the outside, you may not realize 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 conditioner more easily, by combing the fins or replacing the coil, but an insurance company’s claim breakdown showed that around a tenth of air conditioners damaged by hail had to be entirely replaced. 

Intense winds tend to accompany storms and while your AC system probably won’t get wind damage, other objects picked up by the wind, like tree limbs, trash cans, or unattached enclosures, can be thrown, damaging your air conditioner. 

For a full AC inspection and safety check, call Rob's Albertan Service Experts today and we’ll make sure your air conditioner is running 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.