[elsolo]

They do sell coil cleaner chemicals

 

[BBF612]

I use Totally Awesome cleaner I get from the DG.

 

[carnutbill67]

Dont use Purple Power! I left an AbuGarcia fishing reel soaking in that shit over night and it literally dissolved all the aluminum parts. Only thing left was the brass pieces. Most of you guys probably know this but I didn't.

 

[TrendSetter]

I run a 110 pint dehumidifier in my 5000ft shop...Last week when it was upper 90s, I ran the AC very little...The shop will stay in the mid to upper 70s with humidity levels under 50%(as long as you keep the doors closed)...Once it crosses 80, i'll turn the AC on and set it at 76...It cycles very well...

If I forget to turn the dehumidifier on, the AC will damn near run non stop...I was amazed at the difference when I finally bought the dehumidifier...My buddy told me for three years to get one.

hows the power draw compared to the ac? i was just looking into this idea for my shop but in one of the manuals it had a 'how a dehumidifier works' section that basically said its a AC with a heater on the outlet so for now i decided to just use my ac as is.

 

[Chuckles]

Dont use Purple Power! I left an AbuGarcia fishing reel soaking in that shit over night and it literally dissolved all the aluminum parts. Only thing left was the brass pieces. Most of you guys probably know this but I didn't.

Phosphoric acid??

 

[LLLosingit]

I run a 110 pint dehumidifier in my 5000ft shop...Last week when it was upper 90s, I ran the AC very little...The shop will stay in the mid to upper 70s with humidity levels under 50%(as long as you keep the doors closed)...Once it crosses 80, i'll turn the AC on and set it at 76...It cycles very well...

If I forget to turn the dehumidifier on, the AC will damn near run non stop...I was amazed at the difference when I finally bought the dehumidifier...My buddy told me for three years to get one.

Is your humidifier vented outdoors?

 

[kik_start]

Water down your condenser for a season and get back with me and tell me how it worked out for you....
One of the worse things you could do actually, the chemicals and calcium will ruin a coil in no time.

Not to mention screw up working pressures because all of the refrigerant will log in the condenser and evaporator will be starved.

 

[Colt]

What is the best to use to clean the outside of my unit? There's alot of dust from gravel roads, farming etc and I don't think washing out with just the hose is getting things clean enough. Is something like Dawn dish soap ok to use or what would be best to spray in the unit to break up the dirt and then hose out? My system is working really hard dealing with high 90s here in Central Kansas

Soap is ideal, try not to use chemicals unless you have to. Dawn dish soap is the #1 ingredient in the mixture we use at work. We wash 10-20 a day. If it’s just dirt and normal trash, a chemical is not needed. Hard water build up, corrosion, grease build up then a chemical can be used.

Reason being, acids can eat metal, a condenser depends on surface to surface heat transfer. Disturb those contact points and you’ve destroyed the coil. It often depends on the type of coil construction, but it’s best to be avoided if you can. It’s like using acid to wash dirt off your car, it’s a tad overkill.

The evap can be a different story, depending on how gross it is. Humans are gross, dead skin floating around, oils from your skin etc etc.

 

[Colt]

Water down your condenser for a season and get back with me and tell me how it worked out for you....
One of the worse things you could do actually, the chemicals and calcium will ruin a coil in no time.

Not to mention screw up working pressures because all of the refrigerant will log in the condenser and evaporator will be starved.

Use a filter if you have hard water, that’s common sense. You do bring up a good point though. But coils need to be washed, period.

 

[kik_start]

Use a filter if you have hard water, that’s common sense. You do bring up a good point though. But coils need to be washed, period.

Washing is different than soaking for a long time while running.....
Air is best way to get the cotton wood fuzz out,,,,