Good AC mechanics hard to find in city

Hyderabad: The demand for AC service professionals is now on a rise due to the early onset of summer. According to a survey conducted by UrbanClap, 19 per cent of the respondents plan to install at least one AC before the onset of summer season, while 5 per cent are willing to rent an AC.

A well serviced AC brings down the power usage and thus lowers the electricity bill. For AC repair and maintenance purposes, 61 per cent of the city respondents favoured company representatives while the rest were likely to book a service online. This has lead to an increased demand for the service providers and hiring up to 10,000 AC professionals on the platform.

Varun Khaitan, co-founder of UrbanClap, said, “Today in every ten households three of them have at least one AC installed. In the upcoming summer season we at Urbanclap expect the demand for AC repair and service vertical to increase. Last summer, Urbanclap had on board almost 1,500 professionals. In order to meet this high demand for this years’ prolonged summer season, Urbanclap is on a mission to on board 10,000 AC professionals on the platform, complete 1.5 million repair jobs in this vertical and thereby help consumers be summer ready.”

The survey has also observed the issue of AC repair to be prevalent during peak summer months. 31 per cent respondents of the survey experienced breakdown of their ACs more than once in the season. On an average, 26 per cent of city residents are willing to pay up to Rs 1,000 for quality AC service and repair work. According to the survey findings, 82 per cent of the respondents seek to repair their AC before the onset of summer.