AC maintenance and repair
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Indoor
AC duct cleaning
Supply and return duct cleaning for split, ducted and chiller fan coil systems, plus a grille and filter clean where access allows.
Dust in Dubai does not stay outside. It is fine enough to pass through a standard filter and settle inside the ductwork itself, where it builds up on duct walls and damper blades over years of a unit running most of the year. A system can be low on dust at the filter and still be pushing air through ducts that have not been cleaned since installation.
The effect is twofold: airflow drops because the duct path narrows, so the unit runs longer for the same cooling, and whatever has settled in the ducts gets redistributed into the room every time the fan starts. Cleaning the duct run, not just the filter, is what actually addresses both.
What the job covers
- Supply and return duct interior cleaning
- Grille and diffuser removal and clean
- Damper and duct-wall dust removal
- Filter clean or replacement where fitted
- Fan coil and blower wheel clean where accessible
- Before and after airflow check at the grille
How it runs
- 01 Tell us the system type and how long since the ducts were last cleaned
- 02 Technician inspects duct access points and grille condition
- 03 Written quote based on the duct run and access
- 04 Cleaning carried out section by section
- 05 Airflow checked at the grille and compared to the reading taken before
Questions about this service
How is this different from the duct check included in a normal AC service?
A routine AC visit checks the filter, coil and drain, which covers most of what shortens a unit life. Duct cleaning is the inside of the duct run itself, reached through the grilles rather than at the unit, and it is worth doing on its own schedule rather than assuming a filter clean has covered it.
How often do ducts actually need cleaning in Dubai?
It depends on dust exposure, nearby construction and how long the system has run without it, more than on a fixed interval. A system that has never had its ducts cleaned since installation is the most common case we are called out for.
Will cleaning the ducts fix a musty smell from the AC?
Often, yes, when the smell is settled dust or moisture inside the duct run rather than the drain pan or coil. We check the coil and drain as part of the visit, because the same smell can come from either, and cleaning the wrong one leaves it unresolved.
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Tell us what needs fixing and we reply with a time slot.
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