Working on your AC in the Rain = Bad Idea!

Safety. People generally take safety more seriously than anything else in their lives. While driving, at home, in a relationship, doing your hobbies, and at work, being safe is something that has been ingrained in all of us as humans. Being in the service industry, some of the equipment we work with can put us in dangerous situations. This is why we must always follow proper safety protocols when working on HVAC equipment. Honestly, the tools we use are dangerous and the HVAC equipment can cause bodily harm if we aren’t safety conscious.

For all of those reasons we place a premium on safety. We offer technical support to help you with the installation of the parts you purchase from us. And we have some training videos to help you with some of the more common installations. We always want to make sure that when a customer receives a part from us, they know they can call us to get the customer service and support they need from us, even after they have placed an order.

Working on your air conditioner in the rain is extremely unsafe. Electricity runs through your HVAC system in abundant quantities. Even if you turn off the electricity running through your HVAC equipment, some components, like your capacitor, hold a charge. Your AC unit has a weatherproof covering that keeps inclement weather away from the electrical components. However, when you remove that covering from the system to work on it, those parts are exposed to the elements.

Rain, or water in general, is an electrical conductor. Electricity takes the path of least resistance. So, that electrical current moves through water easily. It is important not to put wet hands on the electrical components because it puts you at risk of receiving an electrical shock. We know that it is frustrating not to be able to work on your AC unit and get it up and running. In our professional opinion, we recommend waiting until your air conditioner has dried out and it has quit raining before actually doing any work on it.

In addition to your safety, water can cause irreparable damage to different components of the air conditioner. This is why those components are kept in a sealed compartment of your air conditioner, and if you’re working on your air conditioner in the rain, it can damage those electrical components as well.

If you have any questions or comments then give us a call at 866-215-3831 or visit www.hvacpartsshop.com today! If you have anything we should discuss, please let us know! Thanks for reading our blog and have a phenomenal day!