Mold on the Coils

Ac Breeze Cooling and Heating did an installation in Varsity Lakes Community this week and the equipment was in really bad shape.  The reason I wanted to address this change out is that the homeowner was responsible for it's condition and most of it was completely avoidable.  I don't think they realized the magnitude of the problem because through the years there were only a couple of issue that came up that required the attention of a AC Company for a repair.

There were absolutely no records of any preventive maintenance done on the equipment and also the filter was very dirty at the time of the change out which also tells us that the filter most likely was not changed very often resulting in the condition we found the equipment.  This is the before:

This mold was going directly through all the ductwork and into the home.  We asked the homeowner about allergies in the home and we were told that most of the family members have really been suffering from severe allergies.  We instructed them that they really need to have the ducts cleaned too but we have stopped the source by replacing the equipment.

This brings us to why does a homeowner allow their equipment to get this bad?  I think mostly due to lack of education in the HVAC field so unless there was a problem with not getting cold air, they didn't see the need to do any preventive maintenance on the system.  Now they understand the repercussions as it cost them in the pocketbook for a new system really before the average lifespan of an ac that is cared for would be. 

The lesson to be learned is that prevention is worth it and your health should absolutely be worth it.