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Posted by on September 2, 2007, 12:00 am
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> > Michael A. Ball wrote:
> >> The animal shelter's little heat pump is adequate most of the time, but
> >> recent hot weather has really put a strain on it to keep up. Would a
> >> water mist played on the condenser coils help the unit work more
> >> effectively?
> >> ________________________
> >> Whatever it takes.
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> > I would suggest that you get the unit
> > professionally cleaned before doing
> > anything else. I've cleaned a lot of
> > animal hair out of HVAC equipment. Dirt
> > and hair can impede the airflow both
> > for the inside and outside coils. You
> > would be amazed at the dirt that will
> > come out of a seemingly clean unit.
> > I have, on more than one occasion,
> > removed a thick mat of pet hair from
> > the evaporator coil of an AC unit, it
> > pealed right off and resembled a pad
> > made of felt.
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> > [8~{} Uncle Monster
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> To keep outdoor coils away from dirt and debris put it on a cement block
> pad, the tall cement blocks. Also try to get the outdoor unit in some
> shade, like a privacy fence around it to the south and west.
I'm going to get a picture of the last 5 ton condensing
unit I installed and post it. The bottom of the platform
is 6 feet off the ground.
[8~{} Uncle Monster
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