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OT Public Service Announcement - Clean your A/C fins outside
Posted on 4/9/15 at 7:50 am
Posted on 4/9/15 at 7:50 am
I cleaned mine a little over 2 weeks ago and my electric bill is already $30 cheaper than last month, and my A/C has run more this month.
It is a simple process, just make sure you turn off the power to the unit.
It is a simple process, just make sure you turn off the power to the unit.
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Posted on 4/9/15 at 7:52 am to theantiquetiger
whats an AC fin?
I spray off my AC unit from time to time
I spray off my AC unit from time to time
Posted on 4/9/15 at 7:52 am to theantiquetiger
You worried about 30 bucks?
Sorry u poor.
Seriously, thks for the reminder
Sorry u poor.
Seriously, thks for the reminder
Posted on 4/9/15 at 7:55 am to theantiquetiger
Clean my a-hole, you say?
Posted on 4/9/15 at 7:55 am to chickman1313
quote:
whats an AC fin?
The fins are the grill or radiator looking thing around the fan on your outside unit. It is called a fin fan. The fins are the point of heat exchange to cool the freon. The cleaner the fins, the more heat exchange surface.
Posted on 4/9/15 at 7:57 am to theantiquetiger
gotcha, yep I clean that from time to time, just spray it with the hose
is there a more scientific method?
is there a more scientific method?
Posted on 4/9/15 at 7:58 am to theantiquetiger
Does spraying it with a hose clean said fins?
Posted on 4/9/15 at 7:58 am to theantiquetiger
I always hose my outside unit down a few times a year...does that do the trick? Or do I need to take things apart?
ETA: nice to know I'm not the only lazy one here
ETA: nice to know I'm not the only lazy one here
This post was edited on 4/9/15 at 7:59 am
Posted on 4/9/15 at 8:01 am to chickman1313
quote:
is there a more scientific method?
there is a foam you can spray and let sit for 5 minutes and then hose off, it's about $7 a can.
You should hose it from the inside out because the air flow is from outside in, going out the top. So hosing it just from the outside could just jam the trash/dirt into the fans even more.
Posted on 4/9/15 at 8:07 am to chickman1313
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I spray off my AC unit from time to time
best to take the top off the condensing unit and spray from the inside out to clean the fins/coil. Just make sure you kill power to the unit first.....
Posted on 4/9/15 at 8:14 am to theantiquetiger
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The fins are the grill or radiator looking thing around the fan on your outside unit.
Condenser coils
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It is called a fin fan.
Condenser fan
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to cool the freon
Remove heat from freon
Posted on 4/9/15 at 8:18 am to terd ferguson
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terd ferguson
A/C Nazi Police!!!
You don't clean clean the condenser coils, you clean the fins. The coils are inside the fins.
Fin Fan is the combination of the coil fins and the fan.
Remove heat from the freon and cooling the freon is the same thing.
BOOM!!!
Posted on 4/9/15 at 8:24 am to theantiquetiger
quote:
You don't clean clean the condenser coils, you clean the fins. The coils are inside the fins.
I'll give you that one... condenser fins.
quote:
Fin Fan is the combination of the coil fins and the fan.
Condenser fan
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Remove heat from the freon and cooling the freon is the same thing.
Wrong. In the refrigeration cycle, heat is removed from the freon at the condenser... and at the evaporator heat is transferred from inside air to the freon. Refrigerant doesn't "cool"... it removes heat.
Posted on 4/9/15 at 8:27 am to theantiquetiger
The only thing terd ferguson knows about AC systems comes from huffing freon.
Posted on 4/9/15 at 8:31 am to theantiquetiger
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Remove heat from the freon and cooling the freon is the same thing.
No its not. There is no scientific measurement for "cool."
In thermodynamics, the refrigeration cycle is based upon the transfer of heat from a system.
This post was edited on 4/9/15 at 8:32 am
Posted on 4/9/15 at 8:34 am to elprez00
Posted on 4/9/15 at 8:43 am to theantiquetiger
coil cleaner from HD
$5/can
spray on then hose off
$5/can
spray on then hose off
Posted on 4/9/15 at 8:45 am to terd ferguson
I can't stand people that misquote physics. Its how the world works. If you aren't sure, don't spout bullshite.
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