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NYC_SKP

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3. In California, our condenser units are rooftop or on a pad, outdoors.

Mon Jun 30, 2014, 06:34 PM

Jun 2014

While the AC is running, the refrigerant gas is compressed and circulated, then evaporates and becomes chilled at the evaporator, inside the house.

Air is blown across the evaporator coils and chills the air. If one keeps their air filters clean there's rarely a need to clean the indoor evaporator coils.

When the gas condenses back into a liquid, that releases heat energy (exothermic) and these are the coils that I'm talking about cleaning every year, outdoor coils.

I don't quite understand your system, but if that's the common practice I suppose it's OK.

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Any air conditioning DU experts???? [View all] hamsterjill Jun 2014 OP

I've never heard of taking condenser coils off to be cleaned elsewhere. NYC_SKP Jun 2014 #1

They do it all the time down here. hamsterjill Jun 2014 #2

In California, our condenser units are rooftop or on a pad, outdoors. NYC_SKP Jun 2014 #3

As usual, CA smarter than Texas. hamsterjill Jun 2014 #4

That's called a split system, and is normal for household A/C. jeff47 Jun 2014 #5

Worst case basis... hamsterjill Jun 2014 #8

Yes, one of the benefits of a split system is you can replace the two parts independently jeff47 Jun 2014 #9

Appreciate it! hamsterjill Jun 2014 #10

Does it drain the right way? jeff47 Jun 2014 #6

Thanks. I'm not sure. hamsterjill Jun 2014 #7

Where did you pour? Hassin Bin Sober Jun 2014 #11

Poured the bleach inside the air handler hamsterjill Jul 2014 #12

Can you look inside the air handler and view the coils and the drip pan? Hassin Bin Sober Jul 2014 #13