How To Clean An Air-conditioning Condenser

Keep things absurd and save cash by cleaning your Air conditioning condenser. Here's how.

Time

An hour or less

Complication

Beginner

Cost

Free

Introduction

There's goose egg worse so having your air conditioner fail in the sweltering summer. To forbid this, be sure your AC condenser is gratis of dust, clay and other debris.

Tools Required

Project step-by-step (5)

Pace one

Cutting the Power

  • Disconnect the service at the AC condenser by pulling the plug connector in the power box, or flip the Ac billow switch off in your main breaker panel.

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Step 2

Remove the Screws

  • Apply a cordless drill or screwdriver with a socket to remove the screws.
    • Pro tip: Accept a container to put the screws in.

Step 3

Remove Panels

  • Starting from the back side of the unit, remove the panels one by 1, existence conscientious not to harm the condenser fins.
    • Pro tip: As you remove the panels, proceed them in order then yous recall how to put them back.

Step 4

Cleaning the Fins

  • Use a soft-bristle brush or a hose with a spray nozzle to make clean the fins.
    • Pro tip: Always castor up and down, never side to side. And spray the water from the top, not straight on the fins.

Step 5

Re-install Panels

  • Re-install the panels in the reverse order yous removed them. Use a screwdriver. Exit the screws loose until all the panels are in, then tighten the screws.
    • Pro tip: Depending on the unit of measurement, information technology may aid to install the corner panels offset earlier the flat panels.