Comment on YSK: If your house has a split AC unit it probably could use a cleaning

• dual_sport_dork@lemmy.world ⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  I don’t think anyone is suggesting you take a hose to your indoor units. How on Earth you would contain the splashback is anyone’s guess.

  Use your hose on the outdoor unit. I use compressed air on the indoor ones, like OP. You can buy the cleaning foam stuff, too. Probably from whoever made your split system, in fact. I’ve never found it to be necessary, though.

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  • tal@lemmy.today ⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    Use your hose on the outdoor unit. I use compressed air on the indoor ones, like OP.

    I mean, I guess that would work, but why wouldn’t you use a vacuum cleaner? I mean, if you’re hitting it with compressed air, now all the dust is all over the room.

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    • Opinionhaver@feddit.uk ⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      It’s impossible to get a vacuum in all the nooks and crannies. Especially between the fins. Compressed air is pretty much the only option.

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      • dual_sport_dork@lemmy.world ⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

        Yeah. Just prepare for dust. Wear a mask, open a window…

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    • kent_eh@lemmy.ca ⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      Compressed air combined with a vacuum cleaner to capture what the compressed air blows loose.

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• hddsx@lemmy.ca ⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  Are you suggesting you hose down an indoor unit?

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  • nightwatch_admin@feddit.nl ⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    No, I think I misunderstood.
    What I was trying to say: I think there are good reasons for having professionals clean your AC.

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