Conditioning Your Air Conditioner

It is necessary to clean air conditioners often. If you live
in a heavily polluted area, there is every possibility that
dust will get collected in your air conditioner. These dust
particles will slow down the condenser of your air conditioner
and force it to work harder. When this happens, the air
conditioner's efficiency will be affected. It is recommended
that you have your air conditioner steam-cleaned every two
years under normal circumstances. In case you are living in
an area where dust and pollution is high, clean your air
conditioner every year for best results.

Remove your air conditioner's panels so you can clean the
evaporator or condenser coils. You can either brush or vacuum
the coils or you can mix water and detergent and spray from
the inside using a garden sprayer and rinse using a hose. Be
careful not to spray or rinse the electrical parts of the air
conditioner and that the fins and the coils are not damaged.
You need to also regularly clean the air filters to eliminate
mold problems caused by the moisture inside your air conditioning
unit.

Steam cleaning air conditioners involves special chemical
cleaners to be shot into the air conditioning unit using high
pressure and powerful steam machines at the rate of up to 150
pounds per square inch. There are also vapor steam cleaners,
which use dry steam without chemicals. The heat enters through
the pores of the air conditioner and viruses, dust mites, fungi
and molds are instantly killed in the dry steam. The main advantage
of vapor steam cleaning is that your carpets will not get wet
during the process. Any wetness caused by dry steam dries in
within 15 minutes. This is ideal for persons suffering from
chemical allergies as no chemical is used during vapor steam
cleaning.