Cleaning a/c window unit fins

Posted by ares on June 13, 2006, 1:11 am

Found that our window unit was caked with moist gunk on the fins. Was
scraping it out with an awl. It was worse than it's ever been. It is
impractical to remove from the window. Is there any easier way to clean
that? I think I was damaging the fins in the process and the stuff didn't
always come up out of the fins when I was picking at it.
ares

Posted by Richard Thoms on June 13, 2006, 3:23 am

ares wrote:

> Found that our window unit was caked with moist gunk on the fins. Was
> scraping it out with an awl. It was worse than it's ever been. It is
> impractical to remove from the window. Is there any easier way to clean
> that? I think I was damaging the fins in the process and the stuff didn't
> always come up out of the fins when I was picking at it.

Try a stiff brush (not a wire brush, but like a scrub brush)

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Posted by DT on June 13, 2006, 9:06 am

Go to an appliance repair store or a heating supply store and buy a fin comb.

http://arnoldservice.com/hvac_supplies.htm

Scroll down the page to see one type.

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Posted by Steve Barker LT on June 16, 2006, 8:11 pm

bad link.

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> Go to an appliance repair store or a heating supply store and buy a fin
> comb.
> http://arnoldservice.com/hvac_supplies.htm
> Scroll down the page to see one type.
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> Dennis
>

Posted by Steve Barker LT on June 16, 2006, 8:10 pm

Carefully comb it with a wire brush. OR get a condenser comb.

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