Sharjah · AC Servicing same-day repair, scheduled maintenance, no surprise bills

Most common: dirty coil reducing heat exchange (cheapest fix — a coil clean restores 80% of these). Next: low refrigerant from a slow leak (gas top-up + leak diagnosis). Then: faulty capacitor on the outdoor unit (a 30-minute replacement). Compressor failure is the worst case but the rarest — usually only on units 8+ years old that haven't had preventive servicing.

In-unit split systems: every 6 months. Central AC and FAHU systems: annually with quarterly inspection. Coastal-villa outdoor units (RAK, Fujairah): quarterly coil clean is the only thing that gets you to year 8 without a compressor replacement. Skipping servicing on UAE AC is the single biggest predictor of premature compressor failure.

Call-out from AED 150 (waived if work proceeds). Coil clean from AED 129. Gas top-up from AED 299. Capacitor replacement from AED 199. Compressor replacement quoted on inspection (usually AED 1,200–2,500). We quote before we proceed.

Almost always a blocked drain line — the condensate water can't drain so it overflows the pan. A drain-line flush (AED 99) fixes it in 30 minutes. Less commonly: a frozen evaporator coil (caused by low refrigerant or dirty filter) thaws and the meltwater overwhelms the drain.

Mould or bacterial buildup on the evaporator coil and in the drain pan. A chemical wash (coil clean + drain treatment) eliminates the smell within hours. Long-term fix: a regular cleaning schedule plus a UV-light treatment for chronic cases.

District cooling (Empower, Tabreed, Emicool) splits into two parts: the chiller plant itself is the provider's responsibility, billed via the chiller account. The in-unit fan-coil, thermostat, drain line and ductwork are yours (or the landlord's, depending on the tenancy). We service the in-unit equipment; the chiller plant is the provider's call.

No permit for in-unit servicing and repair (coil clean, gas, capacitor, drain). Major electrical work — re-wiring the unit, replacing the isolator switch, working on the building's electrical panel — needs a DEWA / SEWA / ADDC / FEWA permit depending on the emirate; we handle the permit pull as part of the quote.

For central-system common-area equipment: yes — that's the building's responsibility. For in-unit AC inside a leased apartment: usually the landlord's (per the tenancy contract) for major-system repair, and the tenant's for consumables (filters, light replacements, monthly cleaning if specified). The boundary is in your tenancy contract — we tell you which side a job falls on before we proceed.

Dubai: 2–4 hours during operating hours, longer in peak summer when dispatch demand spikes. Abu Dhabi, Sharjah: within 24 hours. RAK, Ajman, Fujairah, UAQ: same-day in the morning slot, next-day otherwise. WhatsApp triage before dispatch means we arrive with the right parts on the van.

We focus on residential — apartments and villas. We can handle small commercial (a single retail shop, a small office) but we won't quote you on a building-wide central system or a chiller plant; those are facility-management contracts and we'd refer you to a specialist.