Clean Window AC the LAZY (but still effective) way!

Today we will show you how to clean your window air conditioner the fast and lazy way. this is still surprisingly effective, and you don't need to take out the unit.

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TIMESTAMP ⏰00:00-00:16 INTRO
00:16-03:16 Clean Inside
03:16-05:49 Clean Outside
05:49-06:43 Before/After Cooling Test
06:43 -07:12 Warnings!
07:12- 07:47 99% Of you don't know THIS

[Datju]

This fixed my ac problem. It wasn’t kicking on to cool down, and would trip my breaker if I turned on my tv… thought I was about to drop $450 on a new one, but this guide cleaned it right up and my room was never colder. Bless you

[carolingram]

Thanks so much for this video!!! My 10yr old whirlpool 10, 000 BTU AC was cooling very poorly on our recent 90 degree day. I opened it up and was grossly dirty, but I knew i could not get it out of the window by myself. So that day I brushed the surface dirt off the fins which helped a bit. After watching your video and a can of the cleaner I was able to clean it myself. It is cooling alot better!!! Going to get another can to clean my smaller bedroom unit. Thanks.

[geaneliketryto]

“For one week out of the whole year, that 🌳tree makes me really happy.”🥰

🤭

[anenigma]

Many of the newer window AC units don't have a condensate drain so that the condenser fan can pick up water accumulated in the pan and fling it onto the condenser coils for higher efficiency. Many units have a ring on the edge of the fan for even better water pickup. I'm sure that works well in dry climes (low humidity), but where I live along the Texas Gulf Coast, all that stagnant water makes for really good slime production and mosquito breeding. The outdoor humidity here is just too high to generate enough water evaporation to keep the pan level in check. As a result, I drill several holes in the pan to drain the water. I'd rather take a slight hit in efficiency over the problems and horrible smell of slime build up and dead mosquitoes/insects, and for keeping a place where even more mosquitoes to reproduce.

[TSD]

I needed to find this video 3 months ago. I live in a dusty area and this year when I put the AC in it felt like it wasn't cooling well. The screen was pretty clean but while it was sitting for 9 months it got clogged so thick I had to use a tooth brush to gently rub the dirt off. Took a considerable amount of time.

[EMoore-xbkd]

Can't do a deep clean as its installed upstairs but definitely ordering the cleaner NOW! Can't even sleep with the reaction I'm having.

[dhansel]

To rise my coils I have a 1 gallon plastic pump sprayer which I put hot water in. I pump it up and set the sprayer tip to give almost a steady stream of hot water.
Be sure to put a towel on the bottom front of the air conditioner to catch any water overflow you may have.

[vanessaocol]

Huge help! Thank you for sharing this video in Youtube. I bet you helped a lot of people because of this.

[dcastillo]

😢After my 4yo 5000btu GE window AC unit in my class A RV began showing (E8) I had to reset the unit every 40 minutes in Henderson Nv (which is 13 miles south east and always 5 degrees hotter 🥵 than triple digits Vegas) between 2pm-6pm, then 3 days ago the E8 started at 11am 😲-6pm, so I began searching for a new AC unit but the reviews were pretty bad about the ones under $200, but I also YouTube the E8 issue where I found problematic videos, then it donned on me to just hose off the back coils where the blackest water began running out 👀 until I saw clear water, and now i haven't seen that dreaded (E8) since then, but I still need to clean those front coils which is why I purchased Frost King Foaming Cleaner from Amazon where I'm going to use your advice to finish the job, So glad i didn't buy another one! THANKS! 💋

[nannin]

I spent a loooong time tediously trying to clean mine yesterday haha
I will spruce it up with your instruction!
Thanks!

[rachelweigand]

That was the best, fastest, lazy way to clean an ac unit!! Thank you, handyman! I'm going to buy the cleaner foam now!! 😊

[davidmccoy]

Just took mine apart and cleaned out side and man it's way colder and smells better

[VictoriaLepantoFatima]

Thank you so much for this. I'm feeling dizzy after using this cleaner. I had no idea that I had to rinse it. It's for a indoor condo unit. I'm going to use hot water too.

[believeintendcreate]

Awesome 👏🏼 I have had several window ac in Vegas for 20 years for the bedroom
My latest has an odd odor my lungs are not liking but it is not mold. So I have order the foam spray and cleaning commence this weekend 🎉

[kalirock]

Gonna use this video and the deep clean one to hopefully help my night time allergy breathing problem I'm having along with alot more cleaning in the room. Thank you for this

[amburcrombie]

Thank you! It's cooling 2-3 degrees more in the heat of the day (and feels better than that!) and 4+ degrees at other times. You saved us $200!

[mitchv.]

Important disclaimer you didn't do: ALWAYS UNPLUG you appliances when you performe maintenance on them. That said, nice video !

[dudenamecharlie]

Thanks man! We had a small unit which was freezing within 5 minutes. We used the coil cleaner, used a whole can and once it was fully cleaned, we cranked it up and what do you know! It began cooling properly and not freezing anymore. Saved us from buying a whole new unit for now! Thank you!

[nccrchurchunusual]

Glad I watched..
thx for the info. Some of us are'nt lazy, we just are'nt strong enough to get that unit out of the window.

[sippigrrrl]

I’m finally getting around to watching this video, and I swear you have been listening to me, because I was just cleaning the filter of my (almost new) window unit today. Thank you for this, and I ordered a couple cans through your affiliate link. It is on sale for $9.37 (42% off!) so thanks again! We have two window units in opposite ends of the house, and since we replaced them this year, they are so efficient that the central A/C only kicks in 2-3 times a day. We live in New Orleans, so we use A/C for about 10 months, but not needing the central air all day every day has been saving us a lot of money.