Dubai Home & Facilities Maintenance Blog

Low water pressure in Dubai nearly always has a cause inside the property: a clogged aerator, a tired booster pump, a half-closed valve or a leak. A genuine DEWA supply fault is the exception, and it usually shows as no water at all, or a whole street affected at once. The fastest way to the […]

At least twice a year. That’s the interval Dubai Municipality’s technical guidelines set for emptying, cleaning and disinfecting building water tanks, and it’s the right interval for a private villa tank too. Some tanks need attention sooner, and a “clean” that skips the sludge or the disinfection doesn’t really count. This guide covers the rules, […]

An AHU (air handling unit) conditions air for a zone or floor, mostly by recirculating room air through filters and a cooling coil. A FAHU (fresh air handling unit) handles only outside air, which it filters, cools and dries before it goes into the building. Most Dubai towers, hotels, malls and clinics run both. They […]

For EV charger installation in Dubai, DEWA treats a home charger like any other appliance behind your meter. Its guidance is that home chargers can be fitted by a third party, and that a DEWA-approved electrical contractor should do the work. Most villas need no DEWA application at all, unless the charger pushes the property […]

If your apartment has no outdoor AC unit and you pay a cooling bill on top of DEWA, your air conditioning runs on district cooling. Chilled water is produced at a central plant, piped under the street to your building, and passed to a fan coil unit (FCU) above your ceiling. Three parties share that […]

Most walk-in chillers and freezers that won’t hold temperature come down to one of nine faults, and several of them can be spotted by kitchen staff without a single tool. This guide takes them in the order a refrigeration technician checks them: quickest and cheapest first, compressor last. Protect the stock before you start diagnosing. […]

A new clinic in Dubai can’t treat a patient, or even advertise, until DHA activates its licence. DHA activates it only after a final inspection that checks the built clinic against the layout it approved. That single rule shapes a clinic fit-out in Dubai: what gets designed, when building can start, and what your contractor […]

Most chiller trips show up in the log sheet weeks before they happen. The condensing pressure creeps up, the approach temperature widens, or the amps drift at the same load. This checklist covers what to log every day on an air-cooled or water-cooled chiller in a Dubai building, and what to check monthly, quarterly, annually […]

Living in Dubai means enduring scorching temperatures, especially during the peak summer months. An efficient and well-functioning air conditioning system is not just a luxury but a necessity. However, many homeowners and business managers often overlook the early warning signs that their AC units need servicing. Ignoring these signs can lead to more significant issues, […]

Living in Dubai means heavily relying on air conditioning to maintain a comfortable home environment throughout the year. But how often should you service your AC to ensure it runs efficiently? As a homeowner in Dubai, where the climate can be particularly harsh, understanding the proper maintenance schedule for your AC is crucial. This guide […]