Air Conditioning - condenser unit filter

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mparker31
09-18-05, 03:31 PM
:o was looking for info on filter for condensing unit . it's a 3 hr job to do it and i need to clean it 3or4 times a season

Ed Imeduc
09-18-05, 03:42 PM
Just what do you have there? The blower at or by the coil is what will have a filter. The outdoor unit the condenser. dont have a filter. Post back same post and someone can try and help you. All info helps

ED ;)
mparker31
09-18-05, 04:30 PM
:o was looking for info on filter for condensing unit . it's a 3 hr job to do it and i need to clean it 3or4 times a season
I'm talking about the exterior condensing unit , I have a shedding dog that likes to hang around the unit and many cottonwood trees

Grady
09-18-05, 06:46 PM
Hate to tell you this but there are no filters for outdoor units. Maybe some sort of fence to keep the dog away would help. Since I don't live in cottonwood country, I don't know what to say about them other than I have read on another board where guys use a torch with a flame spreader on them to burn off the cottonwood seeds.
mattison
09-19-05, 04:12 AM
I'm with the others. You just have to keep on top of it. Hose that baby down good once a week and it wont get so bad.
mparker31
09-19-05, 04:08 PM
:p hey guys i found them check out this site . air solutions company
mattison
09-20-05, 04:19 AM
If those are the filters that wrap around the condensor, you are just asking for trouble. In most instances they cause a restriction by themselves and strain the compressor.
Ed Imeduc
09-20-05, 11:01 AM
Hey if you think cottonwood is hard on a condenser. We have had years that the yellow oak pollen was so bad that it made all the AC condensers go off on high head. Im thinking my techs over charged them when they checked them out . But after we hosed them down the charge was right on the money. like said hose them down about every week at that time of year. Or can you plant bushes around them about 18" to 24" away from them . This could help.But dont try and put a filter around it thats for sure

ED :thinker: