We check the air conditioner before installation • Why it is important to check

Depending on the brand, air conditioners can be supplied in various configurations. If the choice fell on used equipment, almost always there are no elements. Therefore, before installing the climatic equipment, you will need to purchase them separately. How to properly install the air conditioner in an apartment or other room, you can find out from the attached instructions. In its absence, you will need to spend some time searching for the necessary information on the Internet.

Why is it important to check

After the rules for installing an air conditioner in an apartment are studied, you should carefully check the equipment for damage. Since it was transported, a thorough examination of the hull is mandatory. Before you properly install a split system, it is important to make sure that everything is in order, and the upcoming work will not be done in vain.

To check the performance of the indoor unit of climate technology, it must be turned on. This can be done without installation. The main thing is to check using the fan mode (this will require certain knowledge and skills). Such a check is more relevant before installing non-new equipment.

For those who are interested in how to properly install the air conditioner on their own, there are ready-made flared kits for installation in lengths from 0.8 to 50 meters. In any case, the purchase of a ready-made kit is more profitable than buying all the necessary elements separately. The kits include the following equipment:

• brackets;
• drainage hose;
• ready-made tubes for quick connection;
• wires and fasteners.

The technology for installing an air conditioner seems not so complicated, so many try to make it on their own.

What to check before installing air conditioning

Stages of inspection of climatic equipment:

• inspection of the body of the indoor and outdoor units must confirm the absence of any types of damage on their surface (dents, cracks, etc.);
• checking the connection points on the external block of tubes with freon should show that there are no extraneous nuts, the thread is completely intact, there are no deep scratches on the metal surface that could result from unskilled dismantling;
• there are stickers on the outdoor unit, and the information on them about the power, performance and other characteristics of the climate equipment must be identical to the instructions given by the manufacturer;

• you need to find an electrical circuit, which can be under the cover or in another place, depending on the brand of equipment;

• it is necessary to check the presence of all the screws that may be needed during installation (if they are not enough, then before installing the air conditioner correctly, you will need to purchase it);
• it is important to examine the condition of the connections of copper pipes and drainage on the indoor unit, there should be no damage;
• it is necessary to check if there are stickers mentioned in the instructions on the indoor unit;
• the blinds of the indoor unit must be intact and even;
• filters are also subject to inspection, they should not have spots, cracks; the smell is also important: it should not be unpleasant, as well as what remains after detergents (if it was washed so thoroughly before selling, this should alert).

The rules for installing air conditioners are important, but it is equally important to carry out preparatory work in order to prevent problems associated with the operation of climate equipment in the future.

To check the performance of a used indoor unit, it must be connected to the power supply. The rules for installing a split air conditioner, described in the instructions, will help to accomplish this. It is necessary to check for operability in the “fan” mode, since in this way the equipment does not need to use an external unit.

Now it’s time to check the reaction of the equipment to the commands of the remote control. The “on” and “off” commands must be followed by the corresponding reaction (opening and closing the shutters, starting and stopping the air supply). It is important not to switch the equipment to the mode in which the external unit is activated. Such an error can lead to incorrect work in the future.

If everything is in order, the indoor unit must be turned off and proceed with the installation work.