[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":271},["ShallowReactive",2],{"en-blog-post-estimate-a-maintenance-cost":3,"i-hugeicons:globe-02":256,"i-hugeicons:arrow-down-01":259,"i-hugeicons:tick-02":261,"i-hugeicons:moon-02":263,"i-hugeicons:calendar-03":265,"i-hugeicons:clock-01":267,"i-hugeicons:alert-circle":269},{"data":4},{"slug":5,"locales":6,"title":9,"dek":10,"cover":11,"ogImage":12,"readTime":16,"featured":17,"isGuide":18,"isQuestion":18,"noindex":17,"publishedAt":19,"updatedAt":20,"seoTitle":9,"seoDescription":21,"category":22,"author":28,"body":34,"faq":60,"bookingCta":70,"needs":74,"related":75},"estimate-a-maintenance-cost",{"ar":7,"en":5,"ur":8},"تقدير-سعر-الصيانة","مرمت-کی-لاگت-کا-تخمینہ","How do you estimate a maintenance cost before the technician arrives?","The maintenance cost is the price shown in the Ajeer app before you confirm. That is the price at the door unless you agree to extra work. The golden warranty covers the same fault for 30 days.",{"src":12,"alt":13,"width":14,"height":15},"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.iajeer.com\u002Fstorage\u002Fimages\u002Fblog\u002Fcover-cost.jpg","A maintenance price shown on a phone",800,480,2,false,true,"2026-09-16T13:08:37+00:00","2026-09-21T13:08:37+00:00","The Ajeer app shows the maintenance price before you confirm, and that is the price at the door unless you agree to extra work. The golden warranty covers the same fault for 30 days.",{"name":23,"slug":24,"description":25,"icon":26,"postsCount":27},"Tips","tips","Savings and precautions","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.iajeer.com\u002Fstorage\u002Fimages\u002Fblog\u002Fcategories\u002Ftips.png",0,{"name":29,"slug":30,"title":31,"bio":32,"avatar":33},"Ajeer team","ajeer-team","Maintenance specialists","Ajeer’s writers and technicians explain home maintenance in plain language.","\u002Fimages\u002Fblog\u002Fauthor-ajeer.png",[35,38,41,44,46,53,56,58],{"text":36,"type":37},"The way to estimate a maintenance cost before you book is the price written in the Ajeer app before you tap confirm. That is the price at the door. Any extra work is offered to you first, and the golden warranty covers the same fault for 30 days.","summary",{"text":39,"type":40,"level":16},"Where does the number come from?","heading",{"text":42,"type":43},"The number is tied to the service, not to a spoken estimate after someone is inside the house. You choose the service and the time, see the price, then confirm. The useful question before booking is not \"about how much\", but \"is this a repair or an inspection, and what is written before I confirm\".","paragraph",{"text":45,"type":40,"level":16},"What should you ask before confirming?",{"type":47,"items":48},"list",[49,50,51,52],"Is the price a full repair, or an inspection fee?","What does the repair include, and what counts as extra work?","Does the 30-day golden warranty cover this fault if it returns?","Can I reschedule or cancel before the technician arrives?",{"text":54,"type":55},"Do not agree to an amount that is said at the door and was not shown in the app. Ask for it to be added to the order so the price and the warranty stay on the record.","tip",{"text":57,"type":40,"level":16},"Where does this help before you book?",{"text":59,"type":43},"For cooling, start with [why an air conditioner is not cooling](\u002Fblog\u002Fwhy-an-air-conditioner-is-not-cooling) and [cleaning the unit from the inside](\u002Fblog\u002Fclean-an-air-conditioner-from-the-inside) so you know whether the visit is a wash or an inspection. In the kitchen, read [clearing a drain](\u002Fblog\u002Funclog-a-kitchen-drain) and [disinfecting a water tank](\u002Fblog\u002Fclean-and-disinfect-a-water-tank). For electricity, do not delay [signs of damaged wiring](\u002Fblog\u002Fsigns-of-damaged-electrical-wiring). The booking itself starts at [home services](\u002Findividuals).",[61,64,67],{"answer":62,"question":63},"The price shown before you confirm is the price at the door. Extra work is added only after you agree to it in the app.","Does the price change after the technician arrives?",{"answer":65,"question":66},"The same fault, for 30 days from the job. If it returns, the visit is reopened from the order with no new visit fee for that fault.","What does the golden warranty cover?",{"answer":68,"question":69},"If the service needs an on-site inspection, that fee is shown before you confirm the visit. Anything that was not shown before confirmation is not collected at the door.","Do I pay for an inspection if I decline the repair?",{"title":71,"body":72,"url":73},"Want the price before the visit?","Open the Ajeer app, pick the service, and confirm only after the price is on the screen.","\u002Findividuals",[],[76,152,204],{"slug":77,"title":78,"dek":79,"cover":80,"ogImage":81,"readTime":84,"featured":18,"isGuide":18,"isQuestion":18,"noindex":17,"publishedAt":85,"updatedAt":86,"seoTitle":87,"seoDescription":88,"category":89,"author":94,"body":95,"faq":135,"bookingCta":148},"why-an-air-conditioner-is-not-cooling","Why is the air conditioner not cooling?","The usual reasons an air conditioner stops cooling are a dusty filter or low refrigerant from a leak. Cleaning the filter every month, and servicing the unit every six months, fixes most of these and extends the life of the unit.",{"src":81,"alt":82,"width":83,"height":15},"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.iajeer.com\u002Fstorage\u002Fimages\u002Fblog\u002Fac-cover.jpg","A technician inspecting a split air conditioner on a house wall",1184,3,"2026-09-18T13:08:36+00:00","2026-09-21T13:08:36+00:00","Why is the air conditioner not cooling? Common causes and what to do","An air conditioner stops cooling because of a dirty filter, a refrigerant leak, or a compressor fault. Here is what you can check, and when to call a technician.",{"name":90,"slug":91,"description":92,"icon":93,"postsCount":27},"Air conditioning","ac","Cooling and air-conditioner maintenance","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.iajeer.com\u002Fstorage\u002Fimages\u002Fblog\u002Fcategories\u002Fac-v2.png",{"name":29,"slug":30,"title":31,"bio":32,"avatar":33},[96,98,100,102,104,106,111,113,115,117,119,121,123,125,131,133],{"text":97,"type":37},"In most homes, an air conditioner stops cooling because the filters are blocked with dust, or the refrigerant is low after a leak you cannot see. Cleaning the filters every month, and servicing the unit about every six months, fixes most of this and extends the life of the unit.",{"text":99,"type":40,"level":16},"Common reasons an air conditioner stops cooling",{"text":101,"type":43},"The air conditioner is one of the most important appliances in a Saudi summer. When it stops blowing cold air, the room heats up quickly. Many of the causes are common, and some of them are simple to deal with.",{"text":103,"type":40,"level":84},"1. Filters blocked with dust",{"text":105,"type":43},"Dust on the indoor filters is the first thing that stops cold air. When the filters clog, less air crosses the evaporator coil, cooling drops, and water can freeze on the coil.",{"alt":107,"src":108,"type":109,"caption":110},"Washing an air-conditioner filter with water","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.iajeer.com\u002Fstorage\u002Fimages\u002Fblog\u002Fac-filters.jpg","figure","The filter comes out, gets rinsed, and goes back only after it is dry.",{"text":112,"type":40,"level":84},"2. A refrigerant leak",{"text":114,"type":43},"Refrigerant carries heat out of the room. A small leak at a copper pipe or a joint lowers the charge over time, until the unit blows warm air only.",{"text":116,"type":40,"level":84},"3. A compressor fault",{"text":118,"type":43},"The compressor pumps refrigerant through the system. If it fails, or its electrical supply fails, you hear the fan and get no real cooling.",{"text":120,"type":55},"Do not try to charge refrigerant or test the compressor circuit yourself. Both need gauges and safe practice, and a wrong step can destroy the compressor. Book the check in the Ajeer app.",{"text":122,"type":40,"level":16},"When do you need a technician?",{"text":124,"type":43},"Washing a dusty filter can be done at home. These signs mean you should book a technician:",{"type":47,"items":126},[127,128,129,130],"A rattle or a hum from the outdoor unit when it tries to start.","Water leaking steadily from the indoor unit into the room.","A smell of burning, damp, or mould as soon as the unit starts.","The unit runs for hours with no real drop in room temperature.",{"text":132,"type":40,"level":16},"Keep reading",{"text":134,"type":43},"For the practical filter steps, read [how to clean an air conditioner from the inside](\u002Fblog\u002Fclean-an-air-conditioner-from-the-inside). If cooling is weak and the bill is high together, read [why the summer electricity bill rises](\u002Fblog\u002Fwhy-the-summer-electricity-bill-rises). The visit price is shown before you confirm, in [how to estimate a maintenance cost](\u002Fblog\u002Festimate-a-maintenance-cost).",[136,139,142,145],{"answer":137,"question":138},"Clean the air filters once a month through summer and long running hours, so dust does not stay on them and the airflow stays cold.","How often should air-conditioner filters be cleaned?",{"answer":140,"question":141},"The cost depends on the type of unit (split or window) and its size, and on finding and repairing a leak before the gas is refilled. The exact price is in the Ajeer app when you book.","What does an air-conditioner refrigerant recharge cost?",{"answer":143,"question":144},"You can brush off light surface dust. Washing the outdoor unit with a pressure hose is better left to a technician, so the electrical circuit and the aluminium fins are not damaged.","Can I clean the outdoor unit myself?",{"answer":146,"question":147},"Weak airflow, ice on the evaporator, or a compressor that keeps starting and stopping without cooling the room.","How do I know the air conditioner needs a service?",{"title":149,"body":150,"url":151},"Air conditioner not cooling?","Book a trusted AC technician with Ajeer's 30-day maintenance warranty.","\u002Findividuals\u002Fac",{"slug":153,"title":154,"dek":155,"cover":156,"ogImage":157,"readTime":16,"featured":17,"isGuide":18,"isQuestion":18,"noindex":17,"publishedAt":159,"updatedAt":20,"seoTitle":160,"seoDescription":161,"category":162,"author":167,"body":168,"faq":190,"bookingCta":200},"unclog-a-kitchen-drain","How do you clear a blocked kitchen drain?","A blocked kitchen drain is usually grease and food scraps. Hot water, then bicarbonate and vinegar, is enough for a light blockage. Stop if water backs up or a smell appears.",{"src":157,"alt":158,"width":14,"height":15},"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.iajeer.com\u002Fstorage\u002Fimages\u002Fblog\u002Fcover-plumbing.jpg","A kitchen sink with standing water","2026-09-20T13:08:37+00:00","How do you clear a blocked kitchen drain safely?","A light kitchen-drain blockage clears with hot water, then bicarbonate and vinegar. If water backs up or a smell comes from more than one drain, stop and book a plumber.",{"name":163,"slug":164,"description":165,"icon":166,"postsCount":27},"Plumbing","plumbing","Leaks and pipes","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.iajeer.com\u002Fstorage\u002Fimages\u002Fblog\u002Fcategories\u002Fplumbing-v2.png",{"name":29,"slug":30,"title":31,"bio":32,"avatar":33},[169,171,173,175,177,184,186,188],{"text":170,"type":37},"A kitchen drain usually blocks because of grease and food scraps, not because the pipe itself has failed. Start with hot water, then half a cup of bicarbonate and a cup of vinegar. Wait, then run hot water again. If water backs up, or you smell the drain from another sink, stop and book a plumber.",{"text":172,"type":40,"level":16},"Why do kitchen drains block?",{"text":174,"type":43},"Oil, rice, and coffee grounds stick to the pipe wall, layer after layer. Cold water sets the grease instead of moving it, so the drain slows down before it stops. That is different from a leak under the sink: a leak wets the cabinet, and a blockage keeps water in the basin.",{"text":176,"type":40,"level":16},"What should you try before calling a plumber?",{"type":47,"items":178},[179,180,181,182,183],"Lift out visible food scraps, and do not pour oil down the sink.","Run hot water, not boiling water on an exposed plastic pipe, for a minute.","Add half a cup of bicarbonate, then a cup of vinegar. Cover the drain and wait fifteen minutes.","Run hot water again. If it drains, repeat only once on the same day.","Do not use a strong acid or a metal wire inside the pipe.",{"text":185,"type":55},"Do not mix more than one drain product. If a chemical cleaner is already in the pipe, do not add vinegar or anything else. Wait for a plumber who can deal with the residue safely.",{"text":187,"type":40,"level":16},"When should you stop and book a technician?",{"text":189,"type":43},"Stop if water stays in the sink, a smell comes from another basin, or the blockage returns within days. The blockage is usually past the trap. Book [Ajeer plumbing](\u002Findividuals\u002Fplumbing). If the smell is in the water itself rather than the drain, read [how to clean and disinfect a water tank](\u002Fblog\u002Fclean-and-disinfect-a-water-tank). How the visit price and warranty work is in [how to estimate a maintenance cost](\u002Fblog\u002Festimate-a-maintenance-cost).",[191,194,197],{"answer":192,"question":193},"They clear a light grease blockage. They do not clear a solid blockage, or one that comes back in more than one sink.","Do vinegar and bicarbonate clear a kitchen drain?",{"answer":195,"question":196},"No. A strong acid damages pipes and skin, and it can react with a product already in the pipe. If hot water and vinegar do not work, book a plumber.","Should I use a drain acid?",{"answer":198,"question":199},"When water backs up into the sink, a smell comes from more than one drain, or the blockage returns within days. Book [Ajeer plumbing](\u002Findividuals\u002Fplumbing). The price is shown before you confirm.","When does a kitchen drain need a plumber?",{"title":201,"body":202,"url":203},"Need a plumber for the drain?","Book an Ajeer plumber. The visit price is shown before you confirm.","\u002Findividuals\u002Fplumbing",{"slug":205,"title":206,"dek":207,"cover":208,"ogImage":209,"readTime":16,"featured":17,"isGuide":18,"isQuestion":18,"noindex":17,"publishedAt":211,"updatedAt":212,"seoTitle":206,"seoDescription":213,"category":214,"author":219,"body":220,"faq":242,"bookingCta":252},"signs-of-damaged-electrical-wiring","What are the signs of damaged electrical wiring?","A burning smell, a warm outlet, sparks, a breaker that trips, or yellowing around a socket means the wiring needs an electrician. Do not open the electrical panel yourself.",{"src":209,"alt":210,"width":14,"height":15},"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.iajeer.com\u002Fstorage\u002Fimages\u002Fblog\u002Fcover-electric.jpg","A wall socket with a yellowed frame","2026-09-17T13:08:37+00:00","2026-10-10T09:54:47+00:00","A burning smell, a warm outlet, sparks, a breaker that trips repeatedly, or yellowing around a socket needs an electrician. Unplug the device and do not open the panel.",{"name":215,"slug":216,"description":217,"icon":218,"postsCount":27},"Electricity","electricity","Wiring and faults","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.iajeer.com\u002Fstorage\u002Fimages\u002Fblog\u002Fcategories\u002Felectricity-v2.png",{"name":29,"slug":30,"title":31,"bio":32,"avatar":33},[221,223,225,232,234,236,238,240],{"text":222,"type":37},"Five signs mean the wiring needs an electrician and should not wait: a burning smell, a warm socket or plug, sparks when you connect something, a breaker that trips more than once, or yellowing around the socket frame. Unplug the device and do not open the electrical panel.",{"text":224,"type":40,"level":16},"What are the five signs?",{"type":47,"items":226},[227,228,229,230,231],"A smell of burning or hot plastic near a socket or an appliance.","A socket or plug head that is too warm to touch.","A small spark when a plug goes in or comes out.","A breaker that trips whenever the air conditioner, the water heater, or several appliances run.","A yellow or brown colour around the socket frame or on the plug.",{"text":233,"type":40,"level":16},"What should you do immediately?",{"text":235,"type":43},"Take the appliance off the socket if you can do that without touching a hot part. Do not replace the plug, do not tape a damaged socket, and do not reset the breaker again and again to keep the appliance running. If a fire has started, leave and call civil defence before any inspection.",{"text":237,"type":55},"The distribution board is not a place for a home inspection. Even after a branch breaker is off, parts of the board can still be live. A licensed electrician measures the load and finds the wire without guessing.",{"text":239,"type":40,"level":16},"Is this related to the air conditioner or the bill?",{"text":241,"type":43},"A breaker that trips when the air conditioner starts can mean the wire cannot carry the load. That is different from weak cooling. Read [why an air conditioner is not cooling](\u002Fblog\u002Fwhy-an-air-conditioner-is-not-cooling) if the air is warm and the breaker stays on, and [the summer electricity bill](\u002Fblog\u002Fwhy-the-summer-electricity-bill-rises) if the issue is consumption rather than a smell. Book [Ajeer electrical](\u002Findividuals\u002Felectricity). The price before you confirm is in [how to estimate a maintenance cost](\u002Fblog\u002Festimate-a-maintenance-cost).",[243,246,249],{"answer":244,"question":245},"Yes. Switch off the device that was running, stop using that socket, and book an electrician even if the smell fades.","Is a burning smell alone a reason to call an electrician?",{"answer":247,"question":248},"Once, after a large appliance, can be normal protection. Repeating, or tripping with a smell or heat, is a sign of overload or a damaged wire.","Is one trip of the breaker dangerous?",{"answer":250,"question":251},"No. Leave the panel closed. Unplug the affected device from its socket only if that is safe, then book an [Ajeer electrician](\u002Findividuals\u002Felectricity).","Should I inspect the electrical panel myself?",{"title":253,"body":254,"url":255},"Smell burning or see a warm socket?","Book an Ajeer electrician. Do not open the panel. 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