by Ann | Air Conditioning Tips
The best workplaces don’t have to have ping-pong tables and bean bags. These days, care for the environment is a huge driver in how businesses attract the best talent. ‘Going green’ no longer equals expensive and it can even make a positive difference to the bottom line of your business. By implementing these steps, you’ll be contributing to the improvement of the environment.
- Reduce Electricity Use
This can be as simple as turning appliances off at the wall when not in use, and turning the office lights off at night. Check that your appliances, such as fridges and air conditioners are well-maintained and operating efficiently. By choosing laptops instead of desktop computers, you’ll also reduce energy consumption.
- Managing Paper Use
To reduce the amount of printing in your office, most multi-function printers now have a function where a document can’t be printed until a password is put into the machine. Because it’s not unusual for people to print things they don’t really need, and then forget about them, this ends up reducing paper use, as well as power use. Having easy access to shredding and recycling bins across the workplace also means scrap paper is less likely to end up in the rubbish bin.
- Choose Green Cleaning Products
From doing the dishes, to the full office clean, choosing environmentally friendly cleaning products is as good for your team as it is for the environment. Look for products that are free from harmful chemicals like nitrogen, phosphorous and ammonia.
- Recycle, Recycle, Recycle
Offices go through a lot of ‘stuff’, and some of it can be recycled. This includes printer cartridges, batteries, and coffee pods. Having separate bins to collect each of these items encourages staff to recycle rather than add to the waste. Your local government may have additional information on what you can recycle in your area.
- Improve Indoor Air Quality
Many offices don’t have access to fresh air, so air conditioning systems are a significant part of the workplace ecosystem. Keeping the air conditioning units well maintained and sanitised will pay off, with cleaner air, for healthier employees, and reduced electricity costs.
The HydroKleen team understand how important these steps are, The best way to improve your indoor air quality is to have a HydroKleen technician inspect, clean, and sanitise your system. Call us today on 1300 608 318 and breathe healthy air.
by Ann | Air Conditioning Tips
As the warm weather continues to drag on, air conditioners will be the saviours.
They provide welcome relief from sweltering weather and an obvious solution to prevent heat related illnesses and deaths.
Make sure that you have an efficient unit working for you. Keep it well maintained by having it professionally cleaned and inspected at least once every 6 months.
If it has seen better days, make sure the replacement unit is suited to the size of the area it is to cool/heat and is energy efficient.
Some of the advantages of having an air conditioner are:
Reducing heat stroke
Air conditioning is the number one protective factor against heat related illness and death.
People who are most vulnerable to heat related illness are children under the age of 4, adults over the age of 65, people who are overweight and those who are sick or on certain medications.
To help reduce the risk, doctors recommended drinking lots of water during the summer and staying in air conditioned areas during the hottest part of the day.
Easing allergies, illness and asthma
For people with allergies or asthma, research shows that air conditioning can help ward off attacks.
Air conditioning can help filter out airborne pollen from trees, grasses and weeds to keep it from circulating indoors. Bacteria and airborne contaminants are also reduced with the help of a properly sanitised air conditioning unit.
Air conditioners also lower indoor humidity, which decreases the growth of dust mites and mould.
Increase in Productivity
At work and home if you are overheated or too cold you slow down and can feel quite fatigued. Maintaining a constant temperature will keep a spring in your step and a smile on your face.
To ensure optimum efficiency, air filtration and to save on energy consumption, we recommend to have your air conditioner professionally HydroKleened every 6 months.
by Ann | Air Conditioning Tips
Remember the big TV campaign telling us to run our air conditioners at 24 degrees to save power?
Well, the Government then decided to do some homework after spending all that money, and subsequently pulled the ads down again.
Why? Well you see, our air conditioning units are specifically designed & optimised to run most efficiently at a room temperature of 22 degrees.
Running a system so designed at the 24 degree benchmark does not save power.
So, pick a temperature comfortable for you of 22 – 24 degrees for the same power consumption.
At a 25 degree setting you will start to save power.
At a 21 degree setting you will start to use more power.
Another key factor in checking that you are getting the most out of your air conditioning unit is the air velocity.
Typically, the difference between a dirty and a clean air conditioning unit is an improvement in air velocity of between 10 and 100 percent. Everything mentioned above is all out the window if your unit is restricted due to a build up of contaminants.
Hydrokleen Sunshine Coast, perform all the recommended tests to ensure optimal comfort and energy efficiency, as part of our total cleaning package.
Call 1300 608 318 for a Free Appraisal anywhere on the Sunshine Coast.
by Ann | Air Conditioning Tips
It is no coincidence that number of domestic air conditioners has almost doubled in a decade: over 70 per cent of us have one. Many Australians still reserve the use of their air conditioners for those very hot or cold days of the year. Air conditioning use at these times creates much of the peak load that costly infrastructure is being built to cope with.
There is no denying that it gets hot in Australia. Temperatures can exceed 40 degrees Celsius for several days in a row and then drop down to below 0 degrees in winter.
How then did Australians manage without air conditioning?
Australia’s situation is not unique. In many developed and developing nations around the world, air conditioning is making its way into more and more homes and workplaces. In 1994, a quarter of households had it. These days more than 70{d407fe54b542a88dea75fa8e13bb27f8c90b1afa986eeccce1e73b6e8162caa9} do.
Many air conditioning companies have focused their attention on improving the efficiency of air conditioners. This is brilliant when the unit is brand new, but don’t forget it doesn’t take long for contaminants to start building up inside your air conditioner.
To increase the efficiency and save money, it is important to have your air conditioner professionally cleaned at least every 6 months. By doing that one simple thing you can save up 30{d407fe54b542a88dea75fa8e13bb27f8c90b1afa986eeccce1e73b6e8162caa9} on heating and cooling costs.
