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Cleaning your window air conditioner offers a surprising slew of advantages.
Unfortunately, thisessential maintenance taskis often neglected, leaving your unit vulnerable to premature failure ormalfunctioning components.
Cleaning your window air conditioner is quick, and easy, and requires minimal tools and materials.
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Read on to learn how it’s done, and how often you should do it.
This will prevent any risk of electrocution.
It will either be secured onto your unit with screws, clips, or tabs, or both.
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Consult your user manual for specific instructions on how to remove it.
The filter may be housed inside the face panel on some models.
If so, use the manufacturer’s instructions for removing the filter before cleaning the face panel.
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Alternatively, take it outside and spray it down with a garden hose.
Set the face panel aside to dry while you clean the rest of the components.
Some filters are housed inside the face panel, while others are situated directly behind the face panel.
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Deep clean the filter outside and spray it down with a garden hose.
Vacuum Out the Interior
Vacuum out the entire interior (or cabinet) ofyour air conditioner.
Place special emphasis on cleaning the thin, aluminum fins on the evaporator and condenser.
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Use the same spray cleaning solution on the evaporator and condenser coils or anAC coilspray cleaner.
Allow the cleaner to air dry or rinse it off with water.
This will remove any sediment the vacuum may have missed, and provide a deeper clean.
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It is safe to spray water on your air conditioner, even when it is running.
A few spritzes of water frequently on your air conditioner can help it to run more efficiently.
Maintaining Your Air Conditioner.United States Department of Energy.
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