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DIY & Home Improvement

hamsterjill

(15,532 posts) Mon Jun 30, 2014, 06:19 PM Jun 2014

Any air conditioning DU experts???? [View all]

Just trying to understand things better as repairman coming in two days.

I live in South Texas. System is a heat pump with air handler. Only 4 years old, but I noticed the air handler leaking today. Drain to the outside is not clogged as I poured bleach into it and it ran out.

Coils will need to be cleaned. Here's my question: if the coils have to be removed and taken to car wash to clean (which is what I've seen done before) does that weaken the system in some way?

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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