What algae are doing in a place with no light?maneo wrote:Older aircon systems may have small drain pipes that get clogged with algae.
Nothing to do with legal IMHO. It's like you said embedded, a standard followed for a generation or longer, and people here don't question standards (it's a standard clause sir).JR8 wrote:[..]maneo wrote:A landlord may specify a service provider, but it's more likely that they have found someone with reasonable competency that won't damage the systems by doing unnecessary things (just to get more revenue).
I appreciate that air-con service is so embedded within the culture of renting in SG that many people might be beyond questioning it. But if you consider it afresh it is a very unusual concept. p.s. I wonder if it has ever been legally challenged.
I guess Maneo meant fungus that forms in accumulated dust in the drains.x9200 wrote:What algae are doing in a place with no light?maneo wrote:Older aircon systems may have small drain pipes that get clogged with algae.
For an untrained eye, they are all the samex9200 wrote:I know, I am just teasing him a bit. It's probably not fungus neither, just bacteria bio-film.
Maybe it's there due to heterotrophic growth.ecureilx wrote:I guess Maneo meant fungus that forms in accumulated dust in the drains.x9200 wrote:What algae are doing in a place with no light?maneo wrote:Older aircon systems may have small drain pipes that get clogged with algae.
Agree.ecureilx wrote:For me, if you have a good 3M Filter for the Air Evoporator (the indoor unit), it just needs servicing once a year. And the outdoor units, a wash once in two years.
Unfortunately, I am a bit scared those tiny aircon ledges, if not, I will go out and check myself after every service , whether they did loosen something - I did apprentice as a Aircon technician.
In the past it has been typical that this was considered non-negotiable.JR8 wrote:re: Maneo.
Your experiences are notably different to my own. I have found the starting point of TAs I've signed, apart from rent, has been that they're non-negotiable. Try and get clever over 'simple, standard in this country' clauses like an air-con contract and the agent won't put forward your offer to the LL.
This seems to be usually pitched as a requirement to maintain the equipment.
I have an agent that has a relative in the aircon servicing business, but I don't think she gets any commission. She only mentioned him as a suggestion, not a requirement.JR8 wrote:The last place we rented we did our best to go with alternatives of our own choosing, but it was not welcomed by the agent at all. My impression is and was that the agent garners commission from the service providers and that is why it's a 'requirement'.
I had V-Cool do a servicing almost 9 months ago - their quote was reasonable.JR8 wrote:p.s. we've also tried to have an arrangement of ad-hoc servicing. Either once a year, or only at the end of the TA to ensure all is in order. But that costs a lot more, not for parts etc, just for the visit. Significantly more, perhaps the same as an annual contract would have been.
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