Is it safe to clean the inside of AC unit yourself?

stilz · September 14th, 2004, 01:20

We had a technician take a look at our aging AC unit and he said the dust clogging around the circular rotating fan thing is causing the problem. Letting him do it would cost $120. It doesn't look too hard and I'm thinking either use towels or handheld vaccums would do the job. Is it safe to mess with the AC?

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**Chrono Archangel** · September 14th, 2004, 01:21

there shouldnt be any problem. just make sure it is unplugged and that you are grounded

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Mad · September 14th, 2004, 03:35

You mean the Power Suply??
Ive done a lot of cleaning on those things, with no problem at all.

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D.D. · September 14th, 2004, 04:01

i think he means the Air Conditioning unit ....lol

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Hanamichi · September 14th, 2004, 10:20

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Originally Posted by stilz

We had a technician take a look at our aging AC unit and he said the dust clogging around the circular rotating fan thing is causing the problem. Letting him do it would cost $120. It doesn't look too hard and I'm thinking either use towels or handheld vaccums would do the job. Is it safe to mess with the AC?

Do you mean the external radiator unit or the internal cooling unit?
I remember the fins on the de-condensor (radiator, whatever that cooling thing is) being pretty sharp, atleast on my AC. Other than that and alot of bacteria I dont see any harm, but from what I get the professionals normally clean it with some sort of chemical as well... vacuums might work just as well though.

Mad · September 14th, 2004, 15:42

Oh, never touched such thing, sorry.

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stilz · September 14th, 2004, 19:32

It's the internal cooling unit, placed in the attic.
Hm.. how do I 'unplug' the AC unit? I did see the technician turned the unit off, I suppose there is a switch. As far as grounding, do I touch the metal part of the case?

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September 14th, 2004, 01:21	#2
Chrono Archangel 6BIT Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Montreal, Canada Posts: 8,090	there shouldnt be any problem. just make sure it is unplugged and that you are grounded __________________ 6BIT - Gaming, Emulation & Tech News

September 14th, 2004, 03:35	#3
Mad AKA snkmad Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Brazil, Fortaleza-Ceará Posts: 4,030	You mean the Power Suply?? Ive done a lot of cleaning on those things, with no problem at all. __________________ Main PC:Win 7 SP1 PRO X64 - Asus P5G41C-M LX - Intel Q6600@2.4Ghz - OCZ 2x 2GB DDR2 1000Mhz - Sapphire Vapor-X HD5770 1GB GDDR5 - 19" LCD SyncMaster T190 - Samsung SATA II HD322HJ 320GB HTPC:Acer Aspire AR1600 - Windows 7 PRO X86 - Atom 230@1.6Ghz - 3GB DDR2 800Mhz - Nvidia ION LE - SATA II WD 160GB + Seagate GoFlex Desk 2TB USB 3.0 Notebook:Dell Inspiron 14R N4110 - Windows 7 SP1 PRO X64 / Ubuntu 12.04 X64 - Intel Core i5 2410M@2.3Ghz - 8GB DDR3@1333Mhz - Intel HD 3000 - WDC SATA II 640GB + SSD Kingston V200 128GB +WD Scorpio Blue 320GB USB 3.0 CASE

September 14th, 2004, 04:01	#4
D.D. band Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: HERE Posts: 4,912	i think he means the Air Conditioning unit ....lol __________________ 1. Small, Cheap, Powerful - you can have only two 2. Everytime you engineer something foolproof, the world comes up with a better idiot. 3. 「学問とは虚栄である。」 The PS3 Cell Processor Explained Page, IBM Research's Introduction to Cell Multiprocessor and Cell Processor Programming Guide

September 14th, 2004, 15:42	#6
Mad AKA snkmad Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Brazil, Fortaleza-Ceará Posts: 4,030	Oh, never touched such thing, sorry. __________________ Main PC:Win 7 SP1 PRO X64 - Asus P5G41C-M LX - Intel Q6600@2.4Ghz - OCZ 2x 2GB DDR2 1000Mhz - Sapphire Vapor-X HD5770 1GB GDDR5 - 19" LCD SyncMaster T190 - Samsung SATA II HD322HJ 320GB HTPC:Acer Aspire AR1600 - Windows 7 PRO X86 - Atom 230@1.6Ghz - 3GB DDR2 800Mhz - Nvidia ION LE - SATA II WD 160GB + Seagate GoFlex Desk 2TB USB 3.0 Notebook:Dell Inspiron 14R N4110 - Windows 7 SP1 PRO X64 / Ubuntu 12.04 X64 - Intel Core i5 2410M@2.3Ghz - 8GB DDR3@1333Mhz - Intel HD 3000 - WDC SATA II 640GB + SSD Kingston V200 128GB +WD Scorpio Blue 320GB USB 3.0 CASE

September 14th, 2004, 19:32	#7
stilz Registered User Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Ngemu? Posts: 608	It's the internal cooling unit, placed in the attic. Hm.. how do I 'unplug' the AC unit? I did see the technician turned the unit off, I suppose there is a switch. As far as grounding, do I touch the metal part of the case? __________________ To all emulator authors and contributors: without your hard work, we'd be without many hours of enjoyment and unable to relive fond memories of childhood. Thank you.