How to maintain and clean your double flow ventilation unit?
Here are some tips for cleaning and maintaining your double flow ventilation unit equipment. These are simple tips that will allow you to keep an optimal air quality.
These cleaning phases are necessary for the proper functioning of your central ventilation unit, and thus keep an optimal performance of the heat exchanger and the motors consumption.
The two parts that are easily cleanable are:
The risk if these maintenances are not done, it is the breakdown of a motor which could overheat.
What are the points to check during the maintenance of your VMC?
the exchanger
Once a year, think of checking its condition and if necessary cleaning it. For plate exchangers, cleaning with hot water is possible.
the fans
3 parts to watch: the blades, the belt (its condition and the tension of the latter), anti-vibration sleeve (plan a replacement according to wear, ditto for the collars)
The air intakes and discharges
Make a visual check on the presence of dead leaves or other external elements that could hinder the good circulation of air
The cleaning of the vmc vents
To clean your vmc vent with water, nothing could be simpler.
Here are the tools you'll need:
- A brush or feather duster
- A paper towel or microfiber wipes
After that it's very easy, follow these three steps:
- Clean the blow-in and blow-out vents with a brush or feather duster
- You can do the finishing touches with a paper towel or microfiber wipe
Small tip: to clean your vents you can use a cotton swab an even more thorough cleaning.
That's it, you're already halfway through your CMV maintenance. To go further, please refer to your manufacturer's recommendations.
Maintenance and changing your ventilation filters
MCV filters should be cleaned every 3 months. Some VMCs incorporate an alarm device to warn you if they are clogged.
Also remember to change them every year (or even every 6 months in certain polluted areas, the pollen season, the local situation). The benefits of this maintenance are noticeable on the air quality and the durability of the equipment.
For this part, you necessarily have what you need in tools: your hoover.
- To carry out a filter cleaning, make sure the machine (double flow ventilation) is unplugged.
- Extract the filters and vacuum them with a hoover tube thoroughly.
Deep cleaning
For a full cleaning of the Double-flow CMV, you can call on your reference installer (the one that appears on your maintenance contract, if you have one), or contact us.
The purpose of this full cleaning is to clean but also to carry out numerous checks related to the proper functioning and performance of the machine.
