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Posted by RayV on May 31, 2006, 8:59 am
I've actually used a *comb* on automotive radiators with marginal
results, but the fins on an a residential AC condenser are much closer
together.
They sell the combs for condesners, but do they work?
Here is an example:
http://www.sjdiscounttools.com/mtn8300.html
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Posted by Robert Gammon on May 31, 2006, 9:42 am
RayV wrote:
> I've actually used a *comb* on automotive radiators with marginal
> results, but the fins on an a residential AC condenser are much closer
> together.
>
> They sell the combs for condesners, but do they work?
>
> Here is an example:
> http://www.sjdiscounttools.com/mtn8300.html
>
>
Mechanical damage to a residential condenser coil is so rare in
comparison to what happens on auto AC coils that such combs are not
marketed for residential use.
In addition, many manufacturers use a wavy fin so fin combs will not
work at all.
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Posted by Edwin Pawlowski on May 31, 2006, 9:49 am
> I've actually used a *comb* on automotive radiators with marginal
> results, but the fins on an a residential AC condenser are much closer
> together.
>
> They sell the combs for condesners, but do they work?
>
> Here is an example:
> http://www.sjdiscounttools.com/mtn8300.html
>
Sort of. They are not miracle workers though. If the fins are bent 90
degrees, it won't pick them up. You'd have to lift them with duck bill
pliers, then comb them.
Most important is to get the fins lifted so you get some air flow.
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Posted by RayV on May 31, 2006, 10:11 am
Edwin Pawlowski wrote:
> Sort of. They are not miracle workers though. If the fins are bent 90
> degrees, it won't pick them up. You'd have to lift them with duck bill
> pliers, then comb them.
>
> Most important is to get the fins lifted so you get some air flow.
And I thought my duck bill pliers were only good for pulling staples...
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Posted by mm on May 31, 2006, 3:11 pm
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>Edwin Pawlowski wrote:
>> Sort of. They are not miracle workers though. If the fins are bent 90
>> degrees, it won't pick them up. You'd have to lift them with duck bill
>> pliers, then comb them.
Is there a way to lubricate the fins to make combing them easier.
Mine aren't bent 90 degrees, but a lot are smushed together.
Where the lawnmower hit them. (I don't remember ever doing this, but
either the previous owner or the kid who mowed my lawn did.)
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