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Sherman Mace -- You do not need a cleaner if all you have is grass clippings on the coils.. Water sprayed from the Inside of the condenser (Take off the top first) all the way up and down the coils will push the dirt, etc., that got sucked into the fins..

I also replaced 30yo a/c last year then this year when maintenance check guy told me it needs cleaning fr all dirt / lawn debris, i cleaned it with water but only fr outside, now 2 months after checkup, it doesnt cool. 😱

You also need to learn about electrical issues, plumbing, landscaping..........😄😄😄😄 good luck 👍

Yes, make sure you have a meter to check MFD and amp draw. Other than that who needs technicians?

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Are they snakes or honest people charging you fair price for the labor involved?

Most of them/ a lot of them are lying thieves. I do handyman work and can change capacitors on ac units when there is a problem. The capacitors do go out once in a while, and are very easy to replace, and very cheap too ($10-$15). I only charge $60 to do it. One ac unit I went out on because it was not cooling enough. I found that everything was working fine, but the indoor evaporator coils (you can't see but it is on top of heater unit enclosed in sheet metal) and the copper line going to the outside condenser was completely iced up! So I shut it off overnight to thaw out. I also checked the filter because the top 2 main causes of ac icing are clogged/dirty filters and refrigerant undercharge. The filter was very dirty, so I changed that, but I also told him to call someone up to check the charge because it was probably low, and I didn't have any r22 anyway to put in it. He had someone come out the next day to check it out. He got charged $380, and all the guy ended up doing was putting in a new fan capacitor. I had put in a new fan motor a year ago along with a new run capacitor, and I new from the initial check I did that the fan was working perfectly fine. The guy never even hooked up gauges to the unit! The unit was working fine when the guy turned it on because it had completely thawed out, and the filter was already changed. So really what he should have done if he didn't want to hook up his gauge set was to charge him $80 for a service call. I just wish I had been there to stop it. I really hate to see people getting ripped off!.......And they almost always tell the homeowner that they need a whole new AC that will cost $10k -$12k.Talk about getting ripped off!!! A new AC and heater and evap core only costs the company anywhere from $3k to $5k, and then they TRY to charge the customer $6k-$7k profit for a day or 2 to install a new unit! These guys are the king of thieves! Along with car dealerships :)

@@raymondtakeall4803 slithering snakes - is a correct answer...

@@MRM-wp4gr Handy man work not trained or licensed professional, that's like going to drug dealer them telling you doctors ripped you off lol. Capacitors shouldn't go bad in year, you get what you pay for. Most places in my area north east capacitor, is minnum of $200. Anyone can do it for less like anything else cause they're not running a company where you have overhead cost. Yes really cheap units such as goodman are $3 to 4k, with cheap parts put it once again you get what you pay for. Being critical of pricing is good to an extent. When you buy a new car, do you tell them your getting ripped off? The actual price of car what it's resold for is significantly higher. When you go your doctor and writes a script for pill that cost $ 20 to make they charge 100 times that amount do tell them they're ripping you off?

@@raymondtakeall4803 $200 for a capacitor replacement for a home Ac repair from a company is acceptable. I know that they need to make a living.The example I gave above is pretty typical tho, at least in my experience. Just 2 weeks after this guy claimed that he put in a new capacitor, for $380, the ac quit working. Turns out that this brand new capacitor that was supposedly installed went bad already. I put in a new one and it was working again. I see these guys charging seniors $12,000 for Goodman, or comparable units. Besides Goodman has a better rating than many more costly brands. I have installed many $10 to $12 capacitors in home AC's that are still working after 5 years. I say it again, the heating and AC business is full of THIEVES that take advantage when they can! These guys know that when it's hot, people are probably gonna go with the first bid that they get, and vice versa when it's cold and the heater goes out

Is that Down dishwasher soap?

@@dinodino6907 No. It's Dawn dish soap Blue in color. I use about a quarter of the bottle in a gallon sprayer and if you don't have a sprayer you can mix it in a bucket and slowly pour it from the top and let it run to the bottom and rinse it after a minute or two. Works great .

@Preston Starr Your welcome and glad it worked for you. It's pretty good stuff.

Good to know. I have some of the newer Dawn Foaming dish soap. I was thinking about trying it. Do you think it will work? TIA

@@anitarushlow4022 It should be fine but you might want to fill your sprayer or bucket or what ever you use with water first then put your soap in last so it won't all turn to foam before you spray it on. Just leave it on for a couple or so minutes before you hose it off. Should be fine.

Great video very informative thanks

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This program is very interesting

Right coil cleaner is not good for aluminum for cleaning better water and soap only

I use dish soap n water...very dirty clogged fins I use water jet ..

Even better… I use shop vac with a soft brush to remove all the dry crap first, then re-assess if you need to use water.. I DON’T use chemicals!!

Weak dawn solution , weak and Rinse well.

I always appreciate your positive responses thank you

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Yes,.. too much pressure.. wil... 👍🇨🇦

Very very lightly but yes You must make sure it’s washed off well absolutely no suds left on the fins because it will create a sticky surface for debris to collect When it dries thx you

Salty air if living near ocean.

Rust from your location are on anything metal, due to salty in air.

Same question. I’m sure it’s a silly question, but were you just taking off the two sides to show you should remove all covers at once or do only certain sides need cleaned? I’m assuming you normally do two on one side, button it up, then do the other two sides, correct? And is there any validity to people saying only use dish soap on new coils?

Yo. An remove all sides if it's not been done in awhile. Also make sure the bottom drains are clear

Raheem air conditioning Thanks for watching

@@jonesacnaples you mean rheem

@@jonesacnaples Raheem??? Wow !! Middle Eastern A/C Units???? Well, they would have Much Experience with Heat... :)