this is probably the laziest way to clean the ac. just the way i like it. lol!

Most people don't realize the importance of cleaning the units. I was one of them. I through out an old unit full of mold and replaced it yesterday and also started running an air purifier. My cough that I've had for a year is 90% gone already. No telling how toxic that was.

Thank you for the info. My new window unit stopped cooling as well after 4 months, and like yourself I cannot remove the unit. Followed your steps, and works great! Bravo!

Thank you so much for this vid! Our AC needs some desperate TLC & we couldn’t find anyone around us that services this sort of AC (just central/split units). This is not only an easy way to clean it ourselves, but also MUCH cheaper than hiring out!

Dude! I cleaned mine today with tilex! Worked great all clean will put in window tomorrow and fire it up!

Tilex is brilliant! We were having horrible allergies and when I checked our window AC today I noticed the output vent inside was caked with black mold - will be getting Tilex tomorrow for sure.

Loving your Bob Ross brush cleaning/rinsing technique, although missed the little giggle part afterwards. Thanks for the tut! :)

Thank you sir! I'm going to do this when I get home! I just happen to have that same cleaner already, so YAY!!!

I have 2 Frigidaire models. I take mine apart and remove the styrofoam each year and it's not that difficult. The mold can get really bad in there. Just 2 pieces of foam. Easy to take apart the unit, just alot of screws. They are all the same size so you don't have to remember which screw goes where. There is nothing like a good clean AC unit on the first hot day of the season.

Oh...that makes sense. Welive in a 3 level townhouse...4 air conditioners...and they are quite heavy for us ..also, sealing them in worked well for 7 years rather all the uninstalls for 4...as well it made sense to leave them year round. However, after 7 years we now discover mould inside one and it explains why my one daughter has been feeling sick with constant headaches! So to be safe, after warching your video...I’ve removed all 4 and the waste management is picking them up. I think we’ll try installing ceiling fans next year and maybe buy a couple of Dyson fans too...$1,000. For that...and the 4 window a/c’s were also $1,000. For 7 years but at what cost to our health breathing all those mould spores?!...but your info is excellent for sure...if we had a man for the heavy lifting and taking the units all apartfor sure...not to mention all the lifting and carring those units up and down the 2 flights of stairs to the outside to maintain each year. Thank you for your advice and all the info and vids,:)

Your comments and responses to those commenting are sarcastic as hell, I fricking love it, your hilarious!!! Keep doing you;)

I have that same STP AC, very powefull unit, but it's kinda loud. It was smelling like mold. Thanks for the video

The front fan draws in air through the fins and expels it through the Adjustable louvers at the top of the unit. Blowing air in the front just blows the dirt deeper into the fins and cooling exchanger; not a good idea in my book, I vacuum mine out. In the rear of the Air conditioner the air is blown out the rear of the air conditioner, so water can be used to some effect to flush the heat exchanger by washing from the rear outside in. the dirt and grime will go out the drain hole in the bottom of the unit., however, we live in the country in farming area and I take the units outside and remove cover , then flush with water as there is a lot of water and crud.

Id like to add, if you do accidentally bend them, you can get combs specifically to comb them out. Fin combs

Your method was a bit too slow so i ended up just taking out the AC unit but was too lazy to take it apart and ended up chucking it in the pool to clean itself. About 28 hours later i bought a new one Great guide

This is an easy way to clean a unit but won’t last if there’s mold on the fan and in the fan housing unit.. you have to remove it from the wall or window, take it all apart and clean it good with a mold killer.. but in high humidity regions you’ll have to do this about every 4 months or so

I love that you made it look so easy. That's what I want! I do not have a compressor but have canned air. My question is: When I hose the back, it likely will not be totally dry nor will the front for that matter. Is it safe to start using it right away or do you have to wait until the unit is totally dry? I have seen it both ways on youtube.

Yooo that thumbnail for this video is legendary!!!! Thanks.

I did the same thing but more grew in by the fan. We have to remove the Styrofoam and clean the fan out if you have mold. Mold Will grow literally on the fan blade

Ima try this tonight or tomorrow morning!!

If you window AC is spitting water in your house like mine is doing in humid New Orleans. Get a product called Damp Rid. It comes in small mini packets. Place inside the unit near the vents & wola it suck up all the water.

Thank you. Realy helpful

Exactly what i needed just bought it and on startup had a mold smell

Love it! Thanks 👍

Jazzy music 🤣 Thanks for the information. 👍🏻

Zombies!! HaHa!! Didn't clean it outside because of the apocalypse. That explains the unmowed yard that everyone was talking about. Which, btw, I didn't notice because I never look to judge. But I DID notice the distortion pedal and am judging you to be a guitarist of sorts. 😏 Good vid! Thx, dude.

Wow awesome. I bought a smoker house.doing remodel and the ac unit is filthy Mcnasty

more than 80% of mold and mildew usually sticks on the fan blades of most air conditioner units. don't know about the window types but it requires further opening the unit and I *highly* recommend it as the results can be astonishing.

Thanks for posting!! How long after cleaning did you turn it back on?

Great video, and just throw that air filter in a sink of sudsy warm water, or at least spray with windex/counter top spray cleaner and RINSE OFF. Who wants all that gunk back in your air space? ;D

Very informative

I’m sorry if someone already asked you this but I don’t feel like going through all of the comments! But my question is when you were spraying it from the outside does any of that water/Tilex get inside and leak on your floor?

Thanks for posting! I know this was 2 years ago, but if you can help, I'd appreciate: I live in a 2nd floor apartment and can't get to the back/outside of my AC--it's also bolted in, so I can't remove it. What would you recommend? I live in florida, and it's really humid and I live in an area with lots of foliage, so I think the back definitely does need a good wash. I'm renting in an old shitty building so god knows how long it's been since the thing's been cleaned out.

Awesome job. Thanks for makinh this video,cuz all the other 1s have ppl.taking the whole damn unit down & apart & scrubbing every inch in soapy water. I just can't do that,cuz I'm a petite woman & this big ass unit is installed on the 2nd story & in a cut out part of the wall in the loft of my she shed,so I ain't gonna try removing & carrying it down a ladder,by myself,lol..Wonder if i can use my steam cleaner & vinegar instead of the tilex..Got a few air compressors,but the smallest 1,will still be a pain 2 get up the steps & try hooking up then stretching the hose up to use on the unit on a 2-3 step ladder inside the loft...

The real question is not why is there a ds-1 pedal on top of the AC, but is it still there nearly a year later?

That distortion pedal 🤘🏼

Hi again...sorry to learn abt your sister...hope those treatments will cure her eventually. As per suggestion for central air...our home is forced air gas furnace and therefore central air is definitely doable...unfortunately, we live in subsidized, govmt housing and making any alterations is prohibited...as for a swamp fan...LOL...we haven’t heard of that item...sounds loud though, LOL. I’m happy for now that sleeping is a quiet time ... thanks again ... nice chatting with you. Keep up the good videos 😀

Go to a beauty supply, get a big hair color brush, works great on the aluminum coils, also barbacide, antifungal, antiviral, antibacterials... Also get at a beauty supply

Fabulous. Much easier than other KZfaq Videos.

What air compressor did you use?

next video: how to clean dust out of a PC. lol

Will the water that pools after being used in spraying , dry , or is there a way to remove?

How do you remove the front cover with ac still in window so I can clean inside the vent?

Hi, on the outside of the unit how did you open the bottom part so that it drains? Thanks!

Great video! Would this process work on a through the wall unit/sleeve?? Probably without the pouring of water on the back..I just bought my first through the wall unit this year and it is starting to smell a bit musty now that summer is winding down and I live next to a factory and the people downstairs smoke very heavily. Want to get it as clean as I can, as it’s 6ft off the ground and in a sleeve that it took forever to get into lol.. Thanks! (not sure if you’re still answering questions on this video)

Cleaning the back doesn’t do much unless you can get the the fan side of the fins which is inside the unit. You have to remove the case and reach in between the fan blades which is difficult. You need a foaming coil cleaner and a hose

Hey I get I'm late to comment but is there any chance I can just hose the AC down with water? I don't have an air compressor

How do you clean the styrofoam inside the vent area?

Hi I’m in a hotel with a large ac unit on the floor It gives out a moldy mildew smell when I️ turn it on . I️ opened the lid and wanted to know if you think I️ can Lysol it out. I’m trying to do it myself before asking maintenance .

Question: I have a 3yr old 10,000btu Friedrich window ac that was LOADED with mold. I've worked at cleaning it twice. The area of the impeller is where it is, however, Friedrich has designed their models so that entire area is enclosed in styrofoam. I cannot find a repair center that will clean it, Friedrich is sympathetic, but no help. Do you know of any videos or PDF's that can walk me thru accessing the impeller? The unit is too big and heavy for me to take down the steps and outside. I have been rolling it to the tub to work on it.

Single woman here. I'm on the second floor. I have almost exactly the same unit only 6,000 BTU. So if I unplugged my AC did the front, I have mildew in same kind of slats, also mildew front side way on back wall.. Then get my ladder out climb up with my hose and hose back of it. That would work. I don't have an air hose but could I use some hose water pressure for the back. Thank you so much for video. I have mold in a year old unit ! I had no idea I could spray all sorts of solutions way inside. I await your answer and any other suggestions.

Does anyone know how to remove the front so you can wipe down the inside? The fresh air vent seems to be the problem with me getting the front off and I can’t figure out how to get it off.

Omg I have been living here on the third floor for 10 years. I have been cleaning the filter and always disliked the damp smell it blows out at the beginning of the summer but I had no idea that I could clean the AC without breaking it. Help. Is it too late?

I like it cause we live in a high rise and can't take our ac out of the window we could do that to the front but wouldn't be able to do that on the outside cause we live on the six floor..

How do you no about an where that thing that will shock you is i just dont wanna clean it an get shocked or hurt myself

When you say some units have a capacitor does that mean that turning off the unit and unplugging it is not enough to keep you safe when you clean the unit? I think most units have them don't they?

One thing you failed to get to that always has mold growing on it...is the blower fan blades and Styrofoam walls around it. Pain in the butt to clean without removing unit from the wall.

i had 2 spts. they are mold magnets. cheap chinese materials.

Is it safe to spray things into the vent?? Is Lysol or Microban ok or just soap and water? I have a horrible odor in my bedroom right now. Please help. Thank you in advance.

Oh, I did notice you had some bent fins. If you still have the unit you might want to straighten them.

Just pull it every winter, open the unit up completely, clean it out with lightly soapy water, a hose and a brush. Then store it back in it's carton or cover with a garbage bag or something for the winter until it gets warm again. Comes out working as new every year.

But the mold is on the other side of ur vents..on that wheel that kicks out the air...gotta pull those vent covers off..

What does the distortion unit have to do with anything? I thought the point here was to get it "clean"!? I'd think a compressor would be a bigger help. :)

Where Do they sell the spray??

But how u clean the inside

It how you clean the inside of the stair foam it get mold there two and that gets inside ur room

Takes out air filter meant to help well...filter dust and stuff from the air........then blows dust right back into the air inside the home.......without a mask.......

Do you think Lysol would work ?

Instead of Tilex to kill mold, I'm going to try this out using Concobrium. Let's see how that works.

No way. You should watch some videos on youtube about how to really clean a window A/C. some people take it all apart and by the looks of it, if you don’t take it apart you’re not going to get all the mold out of it. take it apart LOL

I have the same Mobo lol

Permanent charge huh?! Call NASA!

What happens if one of the blue fins are bent?

I spray my filter with cleaner then wash it out with the shower nozzle

Cleaning with a harsh chemical like Tilex , one will be inhaling that. A preferred solution would be water, vinegar , and drops of Dawn liquid detergent.

Take it apart outside and clean it right. He's just pushing the crud inside the fan housing and hamster wheel

"Awsome" is the best cleaner for grease, smoke from cigs and just dirt, that you can find. Dollar Store or Family Dollar is the best place to get it for $1.00 a bottle. and it looks like you need mow the back yard.

Why leave it in to clean it?

Stupid lol. I was looking for a video of how to clean it without removing it. Wondering if I can hose it down while attached to the window, lol? The water will drain out the back right?

But you just sprayed all the dust and pollen back into the room air and the air conditioner will just suck it out and be dirty again!

this is helpful but you didn't show how to remove the drain ; guess I have to figure that out myself!

So wait! What happens if those are bent?!

Lol pull it out & use vinegar & water. It's the only way to clean the housing where the mold generally is.

Thanks! The whole front of these machines will come off just so you know.

Just replace the ac

Bleach kills mold...tilex is bleach

The yellowing on the thermostat would give me nightmares.

Aren’t you blowing all that dust and mould into the indoor air?...or are you in the garage?

Wait did this dude just shake his compressed air before using it....

Your video won't download......why?

Why not just clean it outside

WHEN YOU GOT BAD MIKING THE SOLUTION APPARENTLY IS DROWN OUT THE VOICE WITH MUSIC.

People still use window ACs? they were the best though

no go

Unplug it? What?! Why on earth lmao jk

You didn't even clean the most crucial area 🤦‍♂️

Blowing that dust inside and breathing it is very bad for your future.

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Wron way extremely dangerous procedure

NEVER USE AIR TO CLEAN A COIL LIKE HE DID... ALL IT DOES IS PUSH THE DIRT AND DUST IN