As a facilities manager for a retail chain what you do impacts your company’s sales revenue and bottom line. As retailers re-imagine and enhance the retail customer experience to boost in-store sales, HVAC and facility management are playing an important role.
Preventive Maintenance Agreements
Post Renovation Cleaning: Don’t Forget Your HVAC System
Why you need post-renovation cleaning
Renovations create residual dust and debris. If your contracting crew doesn’t do a great job of cleaning up after themselves (and many don’t), people turn to post-renovation cleaning services to get rid of it.
The problem is, there’s dust and debris in places you can’t see (and won’t be removed by a post-renovation clean up crew). That’s because it’s inside your HVAC system. And it’s harming your indoor air quality, harboring nasty odors, and putting a strain on your heating and air conditioning equipment.
Keep reading to find out what to do about it. Or, watch the video:
Read MoreHVAC Maintenance Agreements: A Guide for NYC Businesses
Your HVAC systems are a critical part of the infrastructure you need to keep operating and generating revenue. HVAC maintenance agreements help prevent breakdowns that disrupt your business.
Here’s a quick reference with the facts you need to know. Below you can find links to get more detailed information.
Read More5 Reasons to Change HVAC Filters More Often
If your home or business has a furnace and an air conditioning system, these systems have air filters designed to protect the equipment from dust and debris. When these HVAC filters get clogged, system performance is compromised and your indoor air quality suffers as well.
Let’s take a look at exactly why you need to change HVAC filters regularly, how often to change them, and how to do so.
Read MoreWhy Is Your HVAC Not Cooling Your Retail Store?
When it’s the dog days of summer and your HVAC is not cooling your store, it’s an emergency! Every minute you go without effective air conditioning is driving away customers and costing you money.
Call an HVAC service provider if you notice that all of a sudden, your HVAC is running but not cooling at all, or the HVAC is blowing but not cooling very much. However, be aware that there are steps you can take yourself even before help arrives.
While you wait for a technician to get to you, check out these common causes of an HVAC system not cooling.
Why Get an HVAC Inspection Before AC Start Up?
Even if your air conditioning system was fine when you last used it, unexpected problems can happen when you start up your system after it’s been idle for months. That’s why an HVAC inspection is a must.
Whether your system has been shut down for the winter, or because your business was closed due to the pandemic, it’s smart to get HVAC inspection before turning on your system again.