Pushing the dirt further into the coil.

Please pull the disconnect or shut off the breaker.. Don't ever spray into a unit while it is on or powered up. Rinse the coil and give sime time to dry out befor restarting unit.

Do they have a life span or just when they rot out

This is a fantastic example of an incompetent person doing something wrong and instructing others to do the same. Jesus.........

After school my first job I was told tell's that went against my ethics and I quit after a month

Holy shit! Do not do this

All I'm going to say is don't do this call professional If you know what you doing then you know If you don't please don't touch going to do a lot more harm than good let me tell you something I took mine apart the fins are very delicate I bought a fin straightener I bought a thin brush I bought so much shit because of the project I did outside kicking dirt everywhere grass everywhere I mean it was chaos I dealt with it myself I back flush the whole thing from the inside out with a foam cannon the correct cleaning solution that is pH neutral not corrosive or not acidic biodegradable non-toxic blah blah blah spent a small fortune I even got me a foam cannon that will dilute straight from the bottle once it sucks it up it will mix it with the water and shoot it out basically no pressure just like a little waterfall like washing your hands less pressure than that actually from your faucet inside your house that has an aerator just let that sink in there no pressure on the machine or you going to fuck it up The fins bend stupid easy I only pulled mine apart because a lot of shit I had in mind plus when it was put together from the factory a lot of the fins were bent over I don't like that shit that's inefficiency then again I didn't pay top dollar for my unit I got me a Goodman Good unit does the job but the people in the factory didn't give a shit

"anybody can do" I don't have a condenser. If I do this, the neighbor gonna wonder why I'm at theirs.

Wooooooooow! Make sure you do not hire this guy!

My unit stays under my patio out of the sun, I live in a really dusty area, I just use a leaf blower and air compressor and blow all the dust out of it about every 3 months.

I remember seeing these as four-wheel drive especially and guys with their head wrapped, mounted machine guns on tripods in the back or a post.

Unfortunately, some of us have louvers and the place where the contactor and capacitor live to watch out for. It's just better to spray those from the inside out.

I'm noticing in the comments that about 90% of the people are saying this is the wrong way to do it... this video is kind of reminding me of Clickbait...

Here in Washington state the "State of the homeless drug addict money beggars", here in Washington where we only have 2 months of summer and 10 months of "RAIN"(no joke) if your unit is on the north side of your house when spring time rolls around you will literally have a thin layer of moss growing on the fins... yeah, the top has to come off...

As an hvac professional this is not the best way to clean your ac coil. Chemicals sprayed on from the outside the fan removed and hosed out from the inside forcing the debris out the way it came in

This is the wrong way to do this. You need to remove the top, use a cleaner made for aluminum A/C coils and then spray the water from the inside out. The same way you clean a K&N filter. 34 years in the trade and now retired

Turn the power off

100% what not to do. You have to take the top off so you can spray from the inside out. And clean the pan

Don't listen to this guy call a professional and have it clean properly take the fan out use coil foam cleaner he is literally pushing dirt farther into the coil

I must been doing it all wrong by turning the thermostat off and spray from inside out from the top with low water pressure

Same situation as you trying everything the gunk is stubborn!

38 years in HVAC, people DONT do this!

You're supposed to BACKFLUSH the coil.... run water in the OPPOSITE direction of airflow. So you SHOULD remove the top shroud and fan so you can properly backflush the coil !!!

Thank you for telling these idiots

Twice I got electrocuted doing that.

You're just making the problem worst. You clean inside out not outside in. Good try

The way you describe a dirty coil, it would be bad enough to not really come clean with this method. Of course this metgod is great when its already clean, like the one youre cleaning, but then it doeant need to be cleaned. In reality, if their coil is dorty enough to NEED cleaning, they cant clean it.

When you think you know what you're talking about, but dont, you get stuff like this. Ive been in industrial support for 40 years. His first mistake is forcing water into a machine thats energized with 240v. Turn off the breaker, Mr. Beer holder. His second mistake is the inside may indeed need cleaning. His third is oxidation will form that needs to be cleaned, and water and soap wont do it. His fourth is thats an easy way to bend the fins,no matter how careful you are holding the hose. Terrible advice. What a joke.

Remind us why we’re checking the F/D before we call?

This is commical lol

Yea dont do this.

Disconnect 220v. Remove fan. Spray from inside out. Clean tray.

yea dont follow this video

I live in Canada, every year the AC in the spring gets covered in poplar fluff, just spraying from the outside only would drive it in deeper into the fins. So takin of the fan part is a must, its like the little old lady standing in her garden on a hot summer day, with the hose in hand watering her grass,

This might be true where you live, but is NOT true for everyone. The sides absolutely need to be taken off to properly clean the condensers if you live in a place with a lot of cottonwood trees. A light brushing with a super soft carwash brush while still dry will peel away a dryer lint style layer of fuzz. Then follow with the hose.

Never use a pressure washer

The only thing wrong here is the guy didn't unplug the unit. Such a simple step that can save both you AND your unit.

Im just here to read the comments from the facebook experts. We all know they know everything 😂

I think I live for the comment sections on social media

Of course the air is warm it's moving the hot air from inside the house

FYI if the air is warm this means you have good heat transfer.

Bad idea. Not going to clean unit and also will get fan motor wet and possibly fail.

Dude you don’t even know what you’re talking about. Some condensers have double slab coils which if you wash the outside in, you can get the debris inside the inside coil. Always remove the top and wash from the inside out. That is trade practice because the outdoor fan is sucking air through the coil fins so the outside of your coil basically becomes a filter, and you wouldn’t clean a filter from the dirty side to the clean side. Wash from the inside and clean and push out the debris. This is watering your condenser like you’re washing your car or watering your plants lol

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POWER?

I don't know much, but I'm pretty sure it's supposed to be the other way around..... You don't want the garbage going inside, you want to shoot it out!

Turn the power off!! Water and electricity do not mix!!

WRONG!!!!!! WRONG!!!!!! WRONG!!!!! 25 Years in the field. That would work okay for a single row coil. Most coils are doubled up. Good luck getting the dirt out of them when this dunce pushes the debris between them. DON"T FOLLOW THIS HACK!

No more is better...gimme that 3000psi steam pressure washer at 6" away