Advantage Airtech Commercial Ltd. Blog: Posts Tagged ‘Commercial Air Conditioning repair’

Commercial Cooling Emergencies: A Few to Watch Out For

Monday, June 19th, 2023
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Many commercial and industrial facilities rely on air conditioning equipment around the year, not only in the summer. But during the hot and humid summer months in Toronto, almost every business requires some amount of air conditioning to create environments that allow for comfort, process, and the protection of equipment. 

Emergencies can strike your facility’s cooling equipment during the hotter months. Thankfully, you have Advantage Airtech to help you. We offer 24/7 emergency commercial air conditioning repair in Ajax, ON and throughout the Greater Toronto Area. We’re going to look at several of the most common commercial AC problems that call for a fast response—and we’re ready to deliver that response!

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4 Common Mistakes That Waste Energy in a Commercial Facility

Monday, May 22nd, 2023
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Running a business is a huge undertaking. You have a lot of tasks to juggle, departments to oversee, and affairs to manage. Among all this work, it’s easy to let something like the HVAC system that heats and cools your facility slip from your mind. As long as it seems to be working, creating the desirable indoor environment for your business needs, then you likely won’t focus on it.

However, lack of attention to your commercial heating and air conditioning can be costing you money. Possibly a lot of money. We’re going to look at four common mistakes that people make in commercial facilities that can lead to HVAC system waste.

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Improving the Efficiency of Your Commercial Cooling

Monday, May 8th, 2023
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A significant portion of the budget to run any business goes toward powering the HVAC system. During the hot and humid Toronto summers, most commercial facilities will spend enormous amounts on powering their cooling systems. 

The truth is that most commercial businesses spend more on powering their AC systems than they need to. In this post, we’re going to look at ways you can boost the efficiency of your commercial cooling so you save money while still receiving the climate control necessary for your business to continue operating.

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When Is It Best to Repair Rooftop HVAC Units or Replace Them?

Monday, July 18th, 2022

commercial-rooftop-unit-fanThe “repair vs. replace?” question is one of the major ones in the HVAC industry, whether it’s for the air conditioning system in a small house or the array of rooftop units supplying climate control to a larger commercial building. The question is often a pressing one for commercial and industrial HVAC systems because of the expense involved in replacement. Business owners and facility managers want to know the right decision to make when they have failing equipment: continue to have professionals repair them, or have professionals replace them?

We have more than three decades of history working with rooftop HVAC units in Toronto, ON, so we can help answer questions you may have about the future of your vital climate control systems. 

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Refrigerant Leaks in Your Commercial AC Equipment

Monday, July 4th, 2022

commercial-hvac-technician-servicingOne of the common repair issues we often deal with when it comes to commercial air conditioning in Toronto and the Greater Toronto Area is refrigerant leaks. This isn’t a problem that only strikes residential equipment! If your facility uses refrigerant-based heat pumps or air conditioners, they can begin to leak refrigerant at almost any point in their service lives. 

Refrigerant leaks require quick action to repair, otherwise the equipment is in danger of a full breakdown due to compressor failure. In this post, we’ve provided a list of ways to detect refrigerant leaks as early as possible so you can alert our technicians. We’ll work to avert greater problems and have your proper cooling restored.

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Common Repair Issues for Commercial AC Systems

Monday, May 23rd, 2022

commercial-hvac-fans-in-rotationCommercial air conditioning systems consume a great amount of energy. Compared to the standard residential AC systems, a commercial system costs 150% to 200% more to run on average, and that doesn’t account for how much longer these systems must run. This extra labor puts commercial air conditioning systems in danger of abrupt malfunctions that can lead to massive energy waste and expensive interruptions in operation, especially if the system doesn’t receive regular professional maintenance.

Even with maintenance, you can expect to encounter air conditioning troubles at some point. We’re ready to help with the service necessary to get you back to work. To help you identify service needs, we’ve listed several common repair concerns you may have with your commercial cooling system.

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Signs of a Failing Compressor in Your Commercial HVAC Equipment

Monday, March 28th, 2022

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The most common types of commercial HVAC systems are refrigerant-based. The rooftop units that often provide climate control for commercial facilities operate using powerful compressors that put the refrigerant under pressure so it circulates to move heat from one location to another—either heating or cooling the interior. The compressor is the most important component of these commercial HVAC systems: it draws on the most power and it serves as the literal heart of the system. A failed compressor is a serious problem since the cost of replacing one often makes it more cost-effective to replace the entire HVAC unit instead.

If you know what to watch for, you may be able to detect a compressor that’s starting to fail and call for professional repairs in time to stop a bigger problem. Below we’ll look at some of these warning signs of compressor trouble.

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Warnings of Failing Rooftop AC Units

Monday, July 5th, 2021

air-conditioning-units-sunny-roofIf your facility is like most modern ones, it uses packaged rooftop AC units to provide it with cooling. For a small retail business, you might only need a single unit to meet your needs. Larger companies may use many of these modular units to deliver the proper climate control within the building. 

The modular design of these ACs makes it easier for technicians to service one of them without a facility losing all of its cooling at once. However, detecting that one or more of the rooftop units is starting to fail is key to acting fast so the equipment can be repaired or replaced with minimum interruption. Your facility may be able to continue to operate when one of these units fails, but it will throw off the climate controls, lead to higher bills, and may damage equipment and process if it’s allowed to continue.

Below we’ll go over some ways you can detect rooftop AC units that are failing and need our assistance to repair or replace them.

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Commercial Cooling Services You May Not Have Realized You Need

Monday, July 8th, 2019

ice-capsCooling is an important part of most commercial facilities. Maintaining lower temperatures isn’t only useful for comfort control during summer Toronto weather. It’s also vital to have climate control around the year to protect valuable equipment and allow for process. You may not have realized how important some of these cooling services are for your business’ success.

Below are a few cooling services your business may need. If you aren’t sure what HVAC jobs your commercial facility requires, set up an appointment with our experts and we’ll develop a plan. We have more than 30 years of history serving the Greater Toronto Area.

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When Late Summer Weather Is Too Much for Your Commercial AC

Monday, August 20th, 2018

thermometer-going-redWe’ve experienced a hot summer here in Toronto, and we can expect the temperatures to remain high for the foreseeable future. These conditions place a huge workload on any type of cooling system—but especially for the air conditioning system for a commercial or industrial facility. An air conditioner is not only doing the work of cooling off personnel, clients, and customers in a facility, it also must manage climate control to protect equipment and process. This is one of the reasons commercial and industrial ACs are more complex than residential air conditioning: a commercial AC handles multiple jobs, and the risk of a loss of cooling puts more in jeopardy than just stopping people indoors from sweating.

But what happens when all this summertime pressure overwhelms an AC, and suddenly you’ve not only got sweat but the threat of failing equipment and an operational shutdown?

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