Re: Re: important air conditioning question...

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I have used a spray on foaming coil cleaner, then let it sit for 15 min,

and then a spray of water afterwards..

(I have relatively small ACs that can be put on the table in a plastic tray..)

Outdoors, maybe a power washer might be best.. if the coil assembly

could take it?

Or simply a hose with a spray attachment..

I use a filter on the indoor air intake so any dust that makes it to the indoor

condenser is very fine and easy to clean out. I keep the outdoor

coils and the indoor

coils completely separate.. (I dont let the AC suck up dirty " fresh "

air - I have two units

and one had a level that opened a vent to outside, I just put some

aluminum duct tape

over the vent so now regardless of the position of the lever, the

outside air doesn't get sucked in.

Also, I have the drain pan cap open so that water does not accumulate

in the drain pan *at all*

ACs grow mold.. unless you prevent dust from getting inside where the

coils are, because they

get wet from condensation and mold can grow there.. The filters that

come with most ACs are

very inadequate, but you dont want to put a filter on there that makes

the AC work too hard, either.

The right balance is MERV 6 or 7