Evaporative Cooling Service And Repairs

We service, repair, replace and install evaporative cooling. That’s the whole cooling side of the business, and it’s deliberate. No refrigerated cooling, no split systems, no reverse cycle. If that’s what you have, we’ll tell you on the phone rather than send someone out.

Most houses around Wangaratta have a cooler on the roof, and most of them get switched on in November after sitting untouched since March. Almost everything that goes wrong with them comes from that.

Evaporative cooling works on the principle of evaporation. Hot, dry outside air is pulled through cooling pads that are kept wet by a pump. As the air passes through, the water evaporates and absorbs heat from the air, which lowers the temperature. A fan then pushes that cooled air through the house along a network of ducts.

Cleaner air inside.

Old pads hold dirt and stagnant water, and everything you breathe passes straight through them.

Longer system life.

Pumps, belts and bearings all wear faster when nobody has looked at them for a few summers.

It actually cools.

Pads that have mineral build-up let water run past instead of through, so the air stops cooling properly.

No mid summer failure.

The first forty-degree day is when everyone finds out, and nobody can fit you in that week.

Leaks caught early.

A stuck float or a rusting tank puts water on your roof and eventually through the ceiling.

Lower running cost.

A cooler with a slipping belt and blocked pads works a good deal harder for less result.

Pads

We check and clean them, and quote for replacement if they're genuinely past it.

Pump and float

We test and clean the pump, set the float valve and check the water level.

Tank

We drain and flush the tank, and check for rust and sediment in the bottom.

Belt and bearings

We check the belt tension and bearings, and flag any worn parts with you.

Motor and wiring

We test the motor and check the electrical connections while the lid is off.

Controls and ducts

We test the wall controller and check the ducting and roof mount.

Blowing warm air

Usually the pump has failed or the pads are dry. Air moving with no water does nothing.

Musty smell inside

Old pads holding water and dirt. They’re a consumable, and they don’t last forever.

Water on the roof

A stuck float or a leaking tank. Worth catching before it finds its way into the plaster.

Rattle or squeal

Belt or bearings. Cheap to sort now, but potentially a whole new motor if it’s left running like that.

Weak airflow

Usually blocked pads, a worn slipping belt or ducting that has come adrift up in the roof space.

Will not start

Often the controller or wiring rather than the unit itself. Worth a look before you panic.

Most coolers are worth fixing. Some are not. Once the tank has rusted through or the frame has corroded, there is nothing to repair, and paying for a service on a unit in that state is money down the drain.

Where a replacement is the right call, we quote on the unit, installation and removal of the old one as a single price, agreed before anything comes off the roof. In most houses, the existing ducting and vents stay exactly where they are, which keeps it to a day.

We also install from scratch in houses that have never had cooling. Getting the size right matters more than people expect, and that comes down to the floor area, ceiling height and how many rooms it needs to reach.

Brivis

Braemar

Coolair

Breezair

Celair

Bonaire