How to clean a Ductless Mini Split yourself without a professional setup.

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2 жыл бұрын

In this video I show you how to clean your Air Conditioner yourself with basic stuff you probably have at home. I personally used coil cleaner as the cleaning agent but you can use soapy water. If you do this often then the fan blower wheel inside the actual unit won’t get dirty however if you don’t clean your Air Conditioner often like most people then the fan blower wheel inside the system will get dirty and moldy. In that case, you should get a professional bag clean (I have another video showing you this).
However, if you do what I do in the video often then your blower wheel inside the unit will be nice and clean and your Air Conditioner will be the most efficient it can be.
FYI,
Daikin units have easily removable covers however other brands can be quite difficult. For example, Fujitsu covers are a nightmare to get off! If you are struggling to remove the front cover, I suggest googling how to do it. Good luck!

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@jenlyon8371 2 жыл бұрын

This is 1000x better than the video where the guys have a tarp wrapped around it and they are spraying a hose into it and running it into a garbage can! I'm like NO WAY! ha ha. Thanks! I clean the filters all the time but it's time for a deep clean.

@maracservices 2 жыл бұрын

Haha thanks!

@niewissen9912 Жыл бұрын

Isn't that bad. Also with the water you know all the dirt is being washed away. I bet If you did that to this guys pump then you would see dirty water still after cleaning. I've done it both ways and water is by far better for a deep clean. It washing the dirt away. Not trying to evaporate it off

@jameseichel8341 6 ай бұрын

Love it

@rhodachandler4277 14 күн бұрын

As long as you’re good with the chemical overspray on your painted wall 😮 This video does not include cleaning the blower wheel which is the part that gets dirtiest on the indoor register and essential to clean.

@pepperjack26 Жыл бұрын

Thank you for posting this. Exactly all the information I needed!

@spr1t953 11 ай бұрын

I love the old Daikin inverter's, they just go forever i have a daikin FTXS60FVMA and after 16 years, Still going strong

@maracservices 11 ай бұрын

Agreed. They are my favourite model. This is a JVMA which was installed by me in either 2010 or 2011. Works like a charm.

@stileshumphrey4195 Жыл бұрын

Nice job 👍

@gonnfishy2987 10 ай бұрын

It’s always interesting to see how people position the air habdlers… ive seen good and not so good 😅

@Thatotherguy714 11 ай бұрын

I would love to see a video of the indoor fan in one of these as mine has bad bearings and makes a very loud high pitched ringing sound

@mikethompson3534 Жыл бұрын

What about the dirtiest part the blower wheel 😮?

@kaytlinguzman1942 Жыл бұрын

Im currently cleaning that wheel right now. It’s a bitch to get out. You need a second person & take apart EVERYTHING

@BARUCH6223 2 жыл бұрын

Nice and Awesome music at the end. Oh so that cool cleaner don’t have to be rinsed off?

@maracservices 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks! It does need to be rinsed off. There’s 2 ways of doing that. 1. You can rinse it off with water or 2. You can put the unit onto cooling mode and let it run for a while. The evaporator sweats and flushes all the cleaner away down the drain. In this video I ran the system on cooling afterwards. Before rinsing you need to let the cleaner sit and do it’s thing. Thanks for the comment.

@BARUCH6223 2 жыл бұрын

@@maracservices Awesome!!! thanks for responding. I kinda thought so that the sweating was rinsing it. But my concern was not knowing if the drain hole would be able to handle any big particles or wet dust as it sweats. You know what I mean? Oh do they sell a no rinse coil cleaner? That just came to my mind. I am going to Google search it. Just a thought 💭 🙂. You know what Mitch they do sell it on Amazon too. This is the link Nu-Calgon 4171-75 Evap Foam No Rinse Evaporator Coil Cleaner, 18 oz. Nu-Calgon 4171-75 Evap Foam No Rinse Evaporator Coil Cleaner, 18 oz.

@joeny1980 Ай бұрын

Curious if there was a reason for that odd angle installation of the outdoor unit. I'm not sure why, but mine does specifically say it's needs to be level

@maracservices Ай бұрын

Haha it’s dead level mate. It’s the claddy on the wall that’s on an angle. It messes with the eyes a bit.

@joeny1980 Ай бұрын

@@maracservices haha,.... Now I need to watch it again to unsee it

@samkaplan2482 9 күн бұрын

When you're spraying the coils of the indoor unit, does the solution drip into the pan and drain out the drain like the condensation normally would? I see videos of folks using bags to contain the liquid, but you seem to have something much simpler working.

@maracservices 4 күн бұрын

@@samkaplan2482 yep sure does. You just need to make sure the solution is non toxic as it’ll go into the drain or garden. Something that is antibacterial but non toxic. I have a video of a more involved clean which uses the bag setup. This is a way for a home over to do it themselves without buying a bag. Cheers

@samkaplan2482 4 күн бұрын

@@maracservices amazing, thank you!

@Optimization_Coach 3 ай бұрын

I have seen those calgon drain bags used and they get the job done if used properly on the indoor units. My HVAC company does a pretty average job at best cleaning my BR mini. Nothing to this level. They will be fired now... lol

@stevemoore9781 Жыл бұрын

How do you clean the blower wheel? That’s the dirtiest part!

@maracservices Жыл бұрын

Take the louvers off and clean it with a brush or pressurised sprayer however if you clean the filter regularly, then the blower wheel won’t be dirty in the slightest. That’s the whole purpose of the filter.

@pietjespappie 11 ай бұрын

@@maracservices I used to clean my filters every few weeks, but my blower wheel was completely clogged up. It only blew at the left and right side.

@gonnfishy2987 10 ай бұрын

@@maracservicesto be fair the blower wheel moves air with human breath, sweat, smells, humidity, it also goes through moist/dry cold/hot variations… for a blower wheel to stay pristine is unusual. There are 0 easy ways to access certain daikin models but it’s worth it to clean from time to time, it depends on how confident an owner is and how much risk/mess they can accept. Many airhandlers are in rentals and get run without maintenance until they die and get replaced with a new one (abysmal aussie style rental)

@KevinGreenleaf Жыл бұрын

Thank you for the video! I've subscribed. Is that a Daikin CTXS model? Do you ever remove the blower? If so, how do you do that? If not, does just hosing it down clean the blower? I can't find any videos for removing the blower from the CTSX.

@maracservices Жыл бұрын

This unit is over 10 years old and has been serviced every year so the blower wheel was spotless. So no I didn’t touch it however if the unit hasn’t been done in a while then yep I’ll clean the blower wheel. This unit is an L Series which is a slightly different shape. With the CTSX, you can dismantle the unit slightly to take the blower wheel off however when ever I need to clean the blower wheel I use a big tarp and bucket underneath that captures the water and I just use a hand pump pressure washer to blow the blower wheel from the front. I believe it leaves it perfectly clean and doesn’t require pulling it apart. Have a look at this link below to see what I mean. www.sparkydirect.com.au/p/cleaning-cover/cleaning-hood-for-split-system-air-conditioners.html?gclid=Cj0KCQjwyOuYBhCGARIsAIdGQRMTkxbfix99tsKPR0lPDdEJugrxK33AQGrF_G-C-Pwag8FrZ8GF5VMaAu0jEALw_wcB

@notsohandytim5090 Жыл бұрын

Perform this cleaning yourself on your DAIKIN at great risk to damaging the flimsy front cover upon removal.

@gonnfishy2987 10 ай бұрын

Easy mate theyre not that brittle. The instructions say it’s best not to hit the unit violently- i haven’t done that, nothing has broken

@notsohandytim5090 10 ай бұрын

@@gonnfishy2987: Easy mate, they are that brittle. The installers broke a hinge corner and had to replace the cover. I have been extremely careful ever since knowing it could easily happen again.

@gonnfishy2987 10 ай бұрын

@@notsohandytim5090 ok!!! I did not realise you had suffered this fate. I have not, you have given me insight. My experience of Daikin plastics being a bit sub par is limited to the case of the air handler not being able to last any full cycle of heat or cooling without buckling and changing shape… daikin manual states: airconditioner making cracking sound? :NOT A PROBLEM lmao it’s hilarious, ive become numb to the lax standards… I’m truly sad for your experience. I would be bitter af if it actually did break. ✌🏼peace bruh

@JemicoTX Жыл бұрын

"Danger! Causes Serious Eye Damage" prominently displayed on the label, yet the video illustrates disregard to this warning with the absence of eye protection when applying the cleaner to the indoor unit. Please be careful and take a moment for safety. Always consider the potential consequences (if for example there was any splashing from the spray application).

@MarcelHVAC Жыл бұрын

You must be from the usa lol

@JemicoTX Жыл бұрын

@@MarcelHVAC , and not blind