Oh my God I want to thank you so much for putting that on TH-cam I was about ready to go get buy a new one but now that I can take it apart and clean it my breathing will be so much easier I have COPD so it was really very nasty inside their thank you again for teaching me how to do that
Thank you so very much for making this video. Obviously, the other people making cleaning videos for wall/window AC units don't live in apartments and haven't lived in apartments. I don't have access to garden hose or power washer, I can't remove it from the wall & I can't open it from the outside. I think that's the case with most renters in apartments. Considering the massive amount renters in this country you'd think more people would create content that was relevant to us. I truly appreciate that you filled this niche that was badly needed. Your video is everything and more that us wall ac units users needed. I guarantee you helped way more people than you think you did. You were so thorough and descriptive making it easy for everyone & anyone to understand. I'm now confident to start cleaning this very dirty AC thanks to your information and guidance.
I live in an apartment with a wal unit. Take it out and rinse it out with buckets of water. There is massive amounts of mold and dirt build up inside and where the fan unit it. Most of the harmful mold and dirt are on the outside fins, and inside where the fan unit it. This video is almost useless. I also do not have a hose, but you can still clean it and remove it. People are lazy.
What's great about the way you explained this is that you didn't just go "oh, just do this" and cut the camera to make it look easy. It's not hard to do, just labor intensive, but I like the fact you went slowly and spoke clearly. I have an LG LW6017R 6000 BTU unit and fater 5 years of neglect the unit was starting to short cycle. Figured it was something to do with the evaporator coils so I took the front cover off and it was grimy like yours. It's amazing how simple these units are, yet they're fairly straightforward to disassemble yet people just dispose of these things like a one night stand. I'm not going to go outside and clean the thing like some videos show it, but something as simple as a yearly coil cleaning can keep the unit running for another good year or two. Thank you sir.
Thanks for making this so simple, clear and easy to follow. I was going to buy a new air conditioner because of the moldy smell coming from my window AC. I live in New York City without access to a backyard, hose etc. I am definitely going to do this. This just made my day! You have a new subscriber! Thank you so much again!
This video helped me out a lot. My window unit was not running well and I almost bought a new one. But then I watched this. Cleaned my AC and now it's humming like a kitty cat. Thank you!
Thank you for showing me how to do this without taking the unit out. My husband passed away recently and I'm surprised that he never cleaned out our window a/c units, a 10,000 BTU, an 8,000 BTU, and two old 5,000 BTU units. I can't take them out myself nor can I reach the biggest one. This will help me do some cleaning. I am reacting to the mold and need to get this done. The hot weather is here in the upper Midwest.
Perhaps he did and it's just been a while. I clean mine every other year or so but sometimes I let things go longer if they aren't causing problems and other life chores get in the way. I'm sorry for your loss.
Thank you so much for this. I live in an apartment and it has been difficult for me to clean my AC. I did not know we could open it up to clean it. I was worried about damaging the unit and was looking at prices for a new one. Mine still works well and I am glad I don't need to buy a new one. I am anxious to clean it up. Thank you so very much. 😊
thank you for this. we were ready to bring it to someone because neither of us is handy, better with software rather than hardware or mechanical stuff. This saved us a lot of stress!
Ernie Romero I just wanted to let you know that you explained the entire cleaning process step by step. To the point that I understood exactly how to to carefully cleaning my air conditioner.
Great video. Think I'm gonna try this. Also wanted to say how impressed I am with how you answered and responded to most, if not all, questions and comments. Keep up the great work.
We would always clean the window ac before we put it in the widow, glad to know it can be cleaned in the window, I got my foam cleaner from 99cent for $4.99 😂 nothing is 99 cent anymore. But a good vacuum hose and non bleach disinfectant wipes along with the foam cleaner did the job. Thanks for the video
Thank you for considering us in apartments! As i watched your video, i felt like u heard me and was talking directly to me! Wow. I'm thankful for your advice, my ac units work sooo much better now. Thanks again!! Be blessed.
Very helpful, thanks. I have an unusual vertical window a/c unit that is bolted and sealed in place, and after 2 seasons it's started to smell pretty badly of mold/mildew. I'm partially disabled and I can do this; it doesn't look very hard. I just needed to know how and this is perfect. 👍🏼
Thank you thank you for this video! It has been a great help. I do have a question. If the air conditioner can’t come out of the window, can I use water where the fan is, to clean.
Thank you soo much. I was having this problem with my son ac for a month now. I thought it needed ac gas or something. I opened it last night and ohh what wet, gross, built up mess. I did the same wipe down method with a wet rag, soap and a tooth brush before even seeing this video. Feels alot cooler now
Thank you so much!!! I've never had a window air conditioner until last year when l had to get one.I had no clue how to clean it.I have terrible allergies and found this so helpful 🤧.
This is the type of video I was hoping to find ! Alot of the others vlogs here on TH-cam show you how to take apart an air conditioner to clean like they're going to do surgery! Thats fine if you have a backyard with hoses.. I cannot take my heavy air conditioner out and clean it that way. Glad I found this vlog and going to give it a try. Thanks
Same here with all the comments above. I am the same I cannot take my AC out I am disabled. But this video was excellent. Thank you so much for being here on TH-cam to share all these things with everyone. Appreciate you very much. Thank you. Excellent reviews from people helped as well. Thank you everyone for your reviews 😁💯🌸
Thank you so much for this video. It's so helpful. My ac is a wall unit. I'm wondering how to drain the water that got in from my spraying. I don't see a drain hole.
Absolutely positively glad I found this video. I watched a video that totally dismantled the unit, too timely and I just do not have the patience for that. This I can handle. TFS!
thank you for this. At first I was going to switch to another video, but I'm SO glad I stayed! This saved me the huge cost of buying another one! Thank you!
I noticed that you didn't rinse the inside after spraying with the cleaning foam. A previous video i watched used a spray bottle of water to rinse. Does it matter? Thank you for this excellent, step-by-step, detailed video! Also for the links, which i WILL use!! 👍👍👍
I'm renting a place and the radiator is just clogged with tons of nicotine so it's really clogged. I was wondering if i could spray a degreaser to get in deep in there and then spray it real good and then use my shop vac to blow all of the garbage from inside to outside
Thank you for the video! Mine is about a year old and I was away for about 10 days and when I came back yesterday, it now has this smell that resembles cat pee. I'm on a 5th floor apartment so no cats are peeing on it so the smell must be coming from mold. I will give this a try and see how it goes and report back! Very helpful! Thanks again!
Oh my goodness! Thank you for this video. My AC has bad mold in it and it's messing with my breathing. My husband has asthma and he has left our room to sleep in the spare room. This is the first video I clicked on and I do not need to watch another one. Amazon here I come! Thank you.
If my window ac was able to be able taken out of window or wall here to clean thoroughly, I would. Unfortunately I have to leave them in. But I still clean them. I appreciate his video. I have a haier window ac in my bedroom. It was already installed. It's not owner easy to remove the unit so everything has to be be cleaned while still mounted. I just need to clean all of it and put back together.
I use that spray AC cleaner by Frost King. On my big 20K BTU units, I keep a pan of hot water to rinse the brush in, which immediately releases all the dirt collected by the cap, so the cap can now pickup more dirt.
Thank you so much, I will definitely try this cause my unit isn't cooling like it used too😔 and i really don't want to buy another one.. Blessings to you💛
Thank you for the video. I have a Frigidaire LRA257ST2 model in my living room provided by my landlord. It's mounted outside my trailer & not removable (at least by me.) For the past little bit, it has smelled mildewy & weird. I have regularly cleaned the filter & what I could see when I removed the little front part. After watching your video & educating myself, I followed your instructions & oh boy. It was disgusting to say the least. Thank you again - now I won't be breathing in filth.
oh love seeing this video and most that washing it without removing it from the window because mine is a 18btu unit and its super heavy so I am gona do this to see if it works for me ..thank you
Thank you for this. I’ve been wondering how my disabled butt was going to drag this behemoth down to the yard then disassemble it with no hose to use. I can’t get to the back due to being on the third floor. Will it be ok if I just do the front? Also will the spray you used for the styrofoam part work on mold? There’s def mold in there and I’m afraid to use the bleach and have it drip below. Thanks 🙏 xx
Thank you SO much for this video. You answered my concerns. One question: When the unit is still wet inside from the rinsing, etc, is it ok to plug back in and use? Thank you for the links too. Much appreciated.
@@MrJustDIY If I use the hose or a sprayer to spray mold and mildew spray and then water in the top and back and sides on the outside, do I have to let it dry? I would think not because as you said, the motor is sealed but I don't want to mess up. Thanks.
I want to thank you for this video it helped out so much! Even bought the product. My AC unit looked like it had never been cleaned. So it all worked out great and then I turned it on. After a few minutes little bits of water is spitting out. Is that normal?
It took me about 2 hours to clean my LG dual inverter 14,000BTU. I went ahead and took it out of the housing piece to clean out the inner back coils that are just behind the fan. It was really dirty after a year of buying it. Anyway, It was so worth it! My ac is cooling like new again!
Nice! I'm sure this will be very helpful for thousands of people! If you happen to have a dish-washer, can you put the plastic front cover in the dish-washer?
Thanks for sharing this video😁 this is exactly what I was looking for because I can't really take my unit out of the window in my room I am so glad I found this video I think I will send for that spray foam but for the moment I'll just use a spray bottle like you said with a little soap.I didn't know it would be so easy to take the front part off which only has two screws one on each side. 🙄🙂 Thanks again and may God bless you.
So you don't have to wet it if you use that foam spray ? 🤔 wow I hope I can get mine apart to do this when the weather gets cooler coz I've never cleaned mine and I have allergies and asthma. Thank you so much for this video you make it look very easy !
Most of the mold and dirt are in the middle of the unit behind the fan and in the outside fins. This video shows cleaning almost none of the stuff out that is actually making people sick. You need to use something to blow through the fins to clean or remove it. Even in an apartment you can remove the unit and wash it with a bucket, in your tub, etc. The mold and dirt is mostly on the other side.
Love this video. Thank you so much for helping those of us unable too clean our ac outside. Also thanks for showing us which parts are removable and how too safely clean our unit’s. And the products that are safe for cleaning. 3+ yes ago I moved into an apt that has a wall opening and panel. We’re not allowed to put an ac in any windowsill. Bought a window ac and had it placed into the wall opening. Within a week the brand new unit began smelling like a pile of dead fish ! And wasn’t operating as well. This is despite the unit having been tilted as far as possible towards the outside. A neighbor said the disgusting oder was because my unit wasn’t draining properly. Well.. if you only knew everything I tried to improve the drainage and get rid of the oder 🤦♀️ Yet nothing seemed to work. I do have access to a hose but am unable too remove the unit from the wall. Nevertheless I sprayed cleaners into the areas I could reach outside. And other times I made a mixture of cleaner and water in a milk jug. Poured the solution into the exterior of the ac unit, waited few mins. Then rinsed with the hose or jugs of water. Even made extra drain holes but unless you make large holes then they’ll get plugged up quickly with bugs and debris. Doing the cleaning exterior would help reduce the stink but not fully and it would come right back ! That ac wouldn’t work at all this yr ! The blower motor fan wouldn’t run. So bought my second unit. First use was wonderful. By the 3rd use it stunk too high heaven 🤮 and wasn’t cooling right. By now I wanted to scream ! I started searching for videos that might help. I came across this video about drainage help. Let me tell everyone, This really works and is incredibly easy. You take a piece of gauge and carefully tuck one end of it all the way down into the drainage pan. Right at the back exterior end of your unit that sticks outside. The other end of the gauge you drape over the exterior pan frame. Letting it hang an in or more over/ under the unit. The gauge soaks up the water in from the drainage pan and drips down the gauge portion that’s hanging outside of the pan frame. Immediate proper drainage ! They recommend in the video too change the gauge once a month. Replace it with fresh gauge. As I type this lengthy comment my ac is running and draining properly thanks too the gauge. I highly recommend trying this if you’re having drainage problems with your ac. Lastly I viewed a video explaining everything about wall ac unit’s. How they work. What each part function does and how to take them apart. Cleaning videos to. But I’m still searching the cleaning videos and came across yours. I’m unable too lift my unit and using a hose while it’s installed only soaks the inside of your home. No matter how careful you are. So I thank you for providing those of us a step by step instructions for cleaning the ac while still installed. Thanks for naming the cleaners and for responding to people who left you comments. If you have any thoughts on the rapid dead fish oder that develops in my unit. I’d appreciate hearing them. How can that rancid oder develop so quickly after only two uses ? What’s the cause ? Mold? Or can dead mosquitoes cause that rancid dead fish oder ? How the heck do I get rid of the oder and prevent it? I’m an elderly lady with copd and cannot breathe in the humidity. I must have a proper functioning ac accessible. That doesn’t reek so badly that the rancid oder ends up inside my apt as well as outside. I’m at a total loss what to do.
How do you clean the back part (where the water lands)? Mine keep getting pink slime, and I have to remove from the window and pressure wash, it's so much work. Can I spray bleach and water in there? Thank you
First let me thank you for your time and I have an suggestions for you there is a mini vackume on the market for cleaning sewing machines that I have used to clean m windy unit. It has an attachment to connect to a shop vac. It works really well when cleaning room air conditioner that will not be removed to clean. Thanks again for your help today.
Just to let everyone know what I done is went to wal mart bought a house ac filter and cut to fit behind the mesh one that comes with the ac it helped out a lot on not having to clean the condenser coil
Mine is a wall unit that I'm sure dates back to the 20th century. That being said it isn't in the wall but in a very large window supported outside with a 2x4 frame from the ground up. It blasts cold air just fine but the thing just started acting up in that it won't stop cooling even when the temps inside and outside are down in the low 60's no matter how I set the thermostat. I cleaned the thermostat as best I can, now I'll watch you video to see how to clean between the fins. I keep the screen filter clean even though there isn't much left of it as it's plastic frame has been brittle for the last ten years and is slowly disintegrating.
@@MrJustDIY Yep! Back to working fine again although as old as it's getting I think I'll retire it at the end of this season. Looks like it's going to be working hard if this week is any indication with temps in the upper 90's. Been thinking of getting one of those Midea brand ac units that you can nearly close the window with. They call them U shaped units. Figured if I got a 12,000 btu unit and installed it in the back window of the kitchen where it can blow through the kitchen and into the living room it would be more efficient than that wall unit in the side window as I have to use a separate blower floor fan to direct some of that cold air to the living room.
I have an older Haier manual window unit. I can't seem to get the front panel off. I don't have a manual for it and can't locate anything online either as it's too old. I've cleaned the GE model in my living room and had no issues getting the panel off. The Haier unit has a screw behind the filter which I've removed. The screws on the bottom sides are located a good 3 inches back from the front and don't look like they hold the front panel. I removed one of those to see if I could feel any release on that side, but there doesn't seem to be. On the few places I could read about any Haier ACs, they say to pull out and up from the bottom of the front panel. But mine doesn't budge. Any thoughts?
If been doing this for my small room ac for 3 year's and its ruinning like new. The more dust in tje coil the more th ac struggles to cool your room and the compressor will burn out. When cleaning, if you see the coil area turning blue, its clean.
I have a Genuine Comfort a/c wall unit. I want to take the front cover off so I can clean the vents and just inside where the fan itself is. I can only see two screws on the front once I remove the filter. I can't find anywhere online what else needs to be removed to take the front cover off.
Oh my God I want to thank you so much for putting that on TH-cam I was about ready to go get buy a new one but now that I can take it apart and clean it my breathing will be so much easier I have COPD so it was really very nasty inside their thank you again for teaching me how to do that
Glad I could help and take care
Same here! So thankful to him for this.
I have the same problem but I can’t figure out how to get the front off mine. I took the screws out like he did but it still won’t budge. 😮
Thank you from all us apartment and house renters that cant take the AC units out of the walls or the windows!!
Thank you so very much for making this video. Obviously, the other people making cleaning videos for wall/window AC units don't live in apartments and haven't lived in apartments. I don't have access to garden hose or power washer, I can't remove it from the wall & I can't open it from the outside. I think that's the case with most renters in apartments. Considering the massive amount renters in this country you'd think more people would create content that was relevant to us. I truly appreciate that you filled this niche that was badly needed. Your video is everything and more that us wall ac units users needed. I guarantee you helped way more people than you think you did. You were so thorough and descriptive making it easy for everyone & anyone to understand. I'm now confident to start cleaning this very dirty AC thanks to your information and guidance.
You're Welcome and thanks you
I live in an apartment with a wal unit. Take it out and rinse it out with buckets of water. There is massive amounts of mold and dirt build up inside and where the fan unit it. Most of the harmful mold and dirt are on the outside fins, and inside where the fan unit it. This video is almost useless. I also do not have a hose, but you can still clean it and remove it. People are lazy.
@@mel3256 No u
Freaking things weigh a ton, I'm not 20 yo anymore
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Just what I was looking for. Thanks. I live on the 3rd floor and my unit is in the wall. Great step by step video.
You're Welcome
What's great about the way you explained this is that you didn't just go "oh, just do this" and cut the camera to make it look easy. It's not hard to do, just labor intensive, but I like the fact you went slowly and spoke clearly. I have an LG LW6017R 6000 BTU unit and fater 5 years of neglect the unit was starting to short cycle. Figured it was something to do with the evaporator coils so I took the front cover off and it was grimy like yours.
It's amazing how simple these units are, yet they're fairly straightforward to disassemble yet people just dispose of these things like a one night stand. I'm not going to go outside and clean the thing like some videos show it, but something as simple as a yearly coil cleaning can keep the unit running for another good year or two. Thank you sir.
Thanks for making this so simple, clear and easy to follow. I was going to buy a new air conditioner because of the moldy smell coming from my window AC. I live in New York City without access to a backyard, hose etc. I am definitely going to do this. This just made my day! You have a new subscriber! Thank you so much again!
This video helped me out a lot. My window unit was not running well and I almost bought a new one. But then I watched this. Cleaned my AC and now it's humming like a kitty cat. Thank you!
Glad it helped!
Thank you for showing me how to do this without taking the unit out. My husband passed away recently and I'm surprised that he never cleaned out our window a/c units, a 10,000 BTU, an 8,000 BTU, and two old 5,000 BTU units. I can't take them out myself nor can I reach the biggest one. This will help me do some cleaning. I am reacting to the mold and need to get this done. The hot weather is here in the upper Midwest.
Perhaps he did and it's just been a while. I clean mine every other year or so but sometimes I let things go longer if they aren't causing problems and other life chores get in the way. I'm sorry for your loss.
Thank you so much for this. I live in an apartment and it has been difficult for me to clean my AC. I did not know we could open it up to clean it. I was worried about damaging the unit and was looking at prices for a new one. Mine still works well and I am glad I don't need to buy a new one. I am anxious to clean it up. Thank you so very much. 😊
Glad I could help!
@MrJustDIY could this foam prevent the frost on the fins too?
thank you for this. we were ready to bring it to someone because neither of us is handy, better with software rather than hardware or mechanical stuff. This saved us a lot of stress!
Ernie Romero
I just wanted to let you know that you explained the entire cleaning process step by step. To the point that I understood exactly how to to carefully cleaning my air conditioner.
Great video. Think I'm gonna try this. Also wanted to say how impressed I am with how you answered and responded to most, if not all, questions and comments. Keep up the great work.
Thank you!
Thank you do very much for showing how to clean an a/c window unit from indoors. I'm in a second floor apartment... You rock!
You are so welcome! You Rock also
Wow my AC was just blowing out like a pair of smokers lungs I just cleaned those grills n got it pumping out way better now thank you very much
Glad I could help
Best video for cleaning. I watched like three before and yours is the best and easiest ! Thank you !
I can’t describe how much I love the sound of evaporator coils being brushed…
🤣😭🤣😭🤣🤣😫🙉
Same here
You have got to be kidding!
However it's all worth it to have a clean machine and..
Clean Air!!!
We would always clean the window ac before we put it in the widow, glad to know it can be cleaned in the window, I got my foam cleaner from 99cent for $4.99 😂 nothing is 99 cent anymore. But a good vacuum hose and non bleach disinfectant wipes along with the foam cleaner did the job. Thanks for the video
You're welcome
The prices of stuff is crazy and it will never get back down like it was since wages increased.
Thank you for considering us in apartments! As i watched your video, i felt like u heard me and was talking directly to me! Wow. I'm thankful for your advice, my ac units work sooo much better now. Thanks again!! Be blessed.
You are so welcome!
Very helpful, thanks. I have an unusual vertical window a/c unit that is bolted and sealed in place, and after 2 seasons it's started to smell pretty badly of mold/mildew. I'm partially disabled and I can do this; it doesn't look very hard. I just needed to know how and this is perfect.
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This is good information - my friend has no central AC and uses these, so I'll pass the information along!
Thank you and I hope it helps them out because I've seen a lot of them thrown away just because they needed cleaned and wasn't cooling well.
You sir are a life saver!!! It was 101° today. I was suffering. Thanks to you I don't have to sleep in this heat. You are awesome!!!
Thank You
Thank you thank you for this video! It has been a great help. I do have a question. If the air conditioner can’t come out of the window, can I use water where the fan is, to clean.
Thank you soo much. I was having this problem with my son ac for a month now. I thought it needed ac gas or something. I opened it last night and ohh what wet, gross, built up mess. I did the same wipe down method with a wet rag, soap and a tooth brush before even seeing this video. Feels alot cooler now
Glad it helped
Thank you so much!!! I've never had a window air conditioner until last year when l had to get one.I had no clue how to clean it.I have terrible allergies and found this so helpful 🤧.
Glad I could help!
I saw your video on cleaning an air conditioner that you made 7 years ago and I’m so glad you’re making new videos too! Thanks 🙏
Awesome! Thank you!
I need to do this to mine. I can see it’s moldy and dog hair has gotten where it doesn’t need to be! Can’t wait to clean mine tomorrow 🙂
Thanks for demonstrating the how too. I have 4 units in my house that need to be cleaned. I thought it was just the filter! Thank you!!!!
You're Welcome Cindy
This is the type of video I was hoping to find ! Alot of the others vlogs here on TH-cam show you how to take apart an air conditioner to clean like they're going to do surgery!
Thats fine if you have a backyard with hoses.. I cannot take my heavy air conditioner out and clean it that way. Glad I found this vlog and going to give it a try. Thanks
Glad you enjoyed it!
“Surgery” 🤣
Same here with all the comments above. I am the same I cannot take my AC out I am disabled. But this video was excellent. Thank you so much for being here on TH-cam to share all these things with everyone. Appreciate you very much. Thank you. Excellent reviews from people helped as well. Thank you everyone for your reviews 😁💯🌸
Thank you so much. Couldn't take my unit out if the window. You are a life saver.
Thank you so much for this video. It's so helpful. My ac is a wall unit. I'm wondering how to drain the water that got in from my spraying. I don't see a drain hole.
You are so very kind to make this video...I'm actually confident now.
Thank You
Is it required to unplug the unit before cleaning it? Thank you for sharing, I never new you can clean it this way.
Just by watching you can see the front coils much more cleaner then before. Great video I'm going to do that to mine.
Glad I could help
Great video, thank you! Can you please do a video with a frigidaire window slider air conditioner?
Absolutely positively glad I found this video. I watched a video that totally dismantled the unit, too timely and I just do not have the patience for that. This I can handle. TFS!
You're welcome!
I to saw one where they took it apart.. I'm female in my late 70's not in good health and this video is just right for me to do. Thank you.
thank you for this. At first I was going to switch to another video, but I'm SO glad I stayed! This saved me the huge cost of buying another one! Thank you!
Glad I could help!
I noticed that you didn't rinse the inside after spraying with the cleaning foam. A previous video i watched used a spray bottle of water to rinse. Does it matter?
Thank you for this excellent, step-by-step, detailed video! Also for the links, which i WILL use!!
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I'm renting a place and the radiator is just clogged with tons of nicotine so it's really clogged. I was wondering if i could spray a degreaser to get in deep in there and then spray it real good and then use my shop vac to blow all of the garbage from inside to outside
Thank you. I had no idea you could clean the coils with the foam stuff and actually turn the a/c back on. I was afraid to get the inside wet.
You're Welcome
The guy is a maniac in the best way. LOVE IT! Thank you 🙂
Best video I have seen on this specific topic. Thank you sir
Thanks and welcome
Thank you for the video! Mine is about a year old and I was away for about 10 days and when I came back yesterday, it now has this smell that resembles cat pee. I'm on a 5th floor apartment so no cats are peeing on it so the smell must be coming from mold. I will give this a try and see how it goes and report back! Very helpful! Thanks again!
Hope it takes care of the issue
Thank you. As a widow I am left with things I never thought I needed to learn.
I just ran across you I been having so much problems thank you cause I can't take mine out side thank you so much 💓
Glad I could help
Any advice on how to clean the fan inside there? Mine is mold covered.
Oh my goodness! Thank you for this video. My AC has bad mold in it and it's messing with my breathing. My husband has asthma and he has left our room to sleep in the spare room.
This is the first video I clicked on and I do not need to watch another one. Amazon here I come! Thank you.
You are so welcome!
If my window ac was able to be able taken out of window or wall here to clean thoroughly, I would. Unfortunately I have to leave them in. But I still clean them. I appreciate his video. I have a haier window ac in my bedroom. It was already installed. It's not owner easy to remove the unit so everything has to be be cleaned while still mounted. I just need to clean all of it and put back together.
Hello Mr Just DIY, Quick question. Was the AC unit on when you cleaned it?? Is that the best way to clean the unit??? thanks for the tutorial
No, it was off. it's the best way I found when you can't remove them
Thank you for the details in this video. I was afraid I might wet something electrical in there and ruin my unit.
You're welcome!
Many thx! Even I can clean mine. FYI: let all parts dry before plugging in. I hope you unplugged too! Thx for the links too.
how long does it take to dry?
I use that spray AC cleaner by Frost King. On my big 20K BTU units, I keep a pan of hot water to rinse the brush in, which immediately releases all the dirt collected by the cap, so the cap can now pickup more dirt.
Thanks for sharing
Thank you so much, I will definitely try this cause my unit isn't cooling like it used too😔 and i really don't want to buy another one..
Blessings to you💛
You’re welcome 😊
Thank you for the video. I have a Frigidaire LRA257ST2 model in my living room provided by my landlord. It's mounted outside my trailer & not removable (at least by me.) For the past little bit, it has smelled mildewy & weird. I have regularly cleaned the filter & what I could see when I removed the little front part. After watching your video & educating myself, I followed your instructions & oh boy. It was disgusting to say the least. Thank you again - now I won't be breathing in filth.
I'm happy my video helped you out some
How can I clean the bottom tray without removing the unit? Can I get those cleaning pill tabs in from the front?
oh love seeing this video and most that washing it without removing it from the window because mine is a 18btu unit and its super heavy so I am gona do this to see if it works for me ..thank you
Thanks for watching!
Awesome! Thank you so much. Wish there was a save button like most videos. Sucks. Subscribed!
Thank you for this. I’ve been wondering how my disabled butt was going to drag this behemoth down to the yard then disassemble it with no hose to use. I can’t get to the back due to being on the third floor. Will it be ok if I just do the front? Also will the spray you used for the styrofoam part work on mold? There’s def mold in there and I’m afraid to use the bleach and have it drip below. Thanks 🙏 xx
It's better and not doing any of it at all and should help some. No it's not for mold but will help with it some.
Do you have to remove that prong/wire thing? Or would it be okay to clean around it? Mine looks like it'd be very difficult to reinsert.
Thank you SO much for this video. You answered my concerns. One question: When the unit is still wet inside from the rinsing, etc, is it ok to plug back in and use? Thank you for the links too. Much appreciated.
It's ok if you're only doing like I did in the video but if you got any of the controls wet or circuit boards I'd let it dry some.
@@MrJustDIY If I use the hose or a sprayer to spray mold and mildew spray and then water in the top and back and sides on the outside, do I have to let it dry? I would think not because as you said, the motor is sealed but I don't want to mess up. Thanks.
@@poetrynook962 as long as you didn't remove the outside cover or get any of the controls or circuit stuff wet in front you should be ok,
Do I need to turn the ac unit off before spraying the foam spray?! Or can I just leave it running?!! Please help
Turn it off and unplug it
I want to thank you for this video it helped out so much! Even bought the product. My AC unit looked like it had never been cleaned. So it all worked out great and then I turned it on. After a few minutes little bits of water is spitting out. Is that normal?
Thanks for posting this video it really helped me out. This video made it really easy to clean my AC
You're welcome!
thanks for the great video. Is this your store or your shop,? My husbands shop looked as organized as what I see. He always knew where everything was!
You're welcome and yes it is my shop just I don't have a big enough area for storage of all my extra parts and tools
Thank you so much for this video MrJustDIY! I am about to go out and pick these cleaners up to clean both of my window units.
You are welcome!
It took me about 2 hours to clean my LG dual inverter 14,000BTU. I went ahead and took it out of the housing piece to clean out the inner back coils that are just behind the fan. It was really dirty after a year of buying it. Anyway, It was so worth it! My ac is cooling like new again!
Would using a steam cleaner machine work
Would Wet and Forget product be good to use
Thank you for your thorough explanation and demonstration of how to DIY. Good job!
You are welcome!
Nice! I'm sure this will be very helpful for thousands of people! If you happen to have a dish-washer, can you put the plastic front cover in the dish-washer?
Thank You, I wouldn't suggest putting it in one, but I never tried it.
Thank you sir and GOD bless you and your family's ❤️🙏
Thank you too
This is exactly what I was looking for
Awesome
Thanks for sharing this video😁 this is exactly what I was looking for because I can't really take my unit out of the window in my room I am so glad I found this video I think I will send for that spray foam but for the moment I'll just use a spray bottle like you said with a little soap.I didn't know it would be so easy to take the front part off which only has two screws one on each side. 🙄🙂
Thanks again and may God bless you.
You're very welcome and thank you
This was very helpful! Third floor walk up without a garden hose- Thanks so much!
You're welcome!
Great video ! Will this also take away the dirty sock type of smell ?
It should definitely help a lot
So you don't have to wet it if you use that foam spray ? 🤔 wow I hope I can get mine apart to do this when the weather gets cooler coz I've never cleaned mine and I have allergies and asthma. Thank you so much for this video you make it look very easy !
That is correct and Thank you
What do you do when the front of the window unit has digital wires attached. I'm scared of messing it up
Most of the mold and dirt are in the middle of the unit behind the fan and in the outside fins. This video shows cleaning almost none of the stuff out that is actually making people sick. You need to use something to blow through the fins to clean or remove it. Even in an apartment you can remove the unit and wash it with a bucket, in your tub, etc. The mold and dirt is mostly on the other side.
But the outer side blows out, away from the house. He is dealing with the inside part.
Must clean mine before putting away for the winter! Thanks!🙂
You bet!
Very good. I will definitely do this. Thank you.
You're welcome
Love this video. Thank you so much for helping those of us unable too clean our ac outside. Also thanks for showing us which parts are removable and how too safely clean our unit’s. And the products that are safe for cleaning.
3+ yes ago I moved into an apt that has a wall opening and panel. We’re not allowed to put an ac in any windowsill.
Bought a window ac and had it placed into the wall opening.
Within a week the brand new unit began smelling like a pile of dead fish ! And wasn’t operating as well.
This is despite the unit having been tilted as far as possible towards the outside.
A neighbor said the disgusting oder was because my unit wasn’t draining properly.
Well.. if you only knew everything I tried to improve the drainage and get rid of the oder 🤦♀️ Yet nothing seemed to work. I do have access to a hose but am unable too remove the unit from the wall.
Nevertheless I sprayed cleaners into the areas I could reach outside. And other times I made a mixture of cleaner and water in a milk jug. Poured the solution into the exterior of the ac unit, waited few mins. Then rinsed with the hose or jugs of water.
Even made extra drain holes but unless you make large holes then they’ll get plugged up quickly with bugs and debris. Doing the cleaning exterior would help reduce the stink but not fully and it would come right back !
That ac wouldn’t work at all this yr ! The blower motor fan wouldn’t run.
So bought my second unit.
First use was wonderful.
By the 3rd use it stunk too high heaven 🤮 and wasn’t cooling right. By now I wanted to scream !
I started searching for videos that might help.
I came across this video about drainage help.
Let me tell everyone, This really works and is incredibly easy.
You take a piece of gauge and carefully tuck one end of it all the way down into the drainage pan. Right at the back exterior end of your unit that sticks outside.
The other end of the gauge you drape over the exterior pan frame. Letting it hang an in or more over/ under the unit. The gauge soaks up the water in from the drainage pan and drips down the gauge portion that’s hanging outside of the pan frame.
Immediate proper drainage !
They recommend in the video too change the gauge once a month. Replace it with fresh gauge.
As I type this lengthy comment my ac is running and draining properly thanks too the gauge.
I highly recommend trying this if you’re having drainage problems with your ac.
Lastly I viewed a video explaining everything about wall ac unit’s.
How they work. What each part function does and how to take them apart. Cleaning videos to.
But I’m still searching the cleaning videos and came across yours.
I’m unable too lift my unit and using a hose while it’s installed only soaks the inside of your home. No matter how careful you are.
So I thank you for providing those of us a step by step instructions for cleaning the ac while still installed.
Thanks for naming the cleaners and for responding to people who left you comments.
If you have any thoughts on the rapid dead fish oder that develops in my unit. I’d appreciate hearing them.
How can that rancid oder develop so quickly after only two uses ?
What’s the cause ?
Mold? Or can dead mosquitoes cause that rancid dead fish oder ?
How the heck do I get rid of the oder and prevent it?
I’m an elderly lady with copd and cannot breathe in the humidity. I must have a proper functioning ac accessible. That doesn’t reek so badly that the rancid oder ends up inside my apt as well as outside.
I’m at a total loss what to do.
I hope my videos on cleaning them will help with your ac problems
Excellent Video
Do not make an essay out of it. Nobody will read it except OP. Short and conscise.
How do you clean the back part (where the water lands)? Mine keep getting pink slime, and I have to remove from the window and pressure wash, it's so much work. Can I spray bleach and water in there? Thank you
I'm so grateful for this video. Thank you from Arizona... The Mohave Desert 🏜️
Glad it was helpful!
First let me thank you for your time and I have an suggestions for you there is a mini vackume on the market for cleaning sewing machines that I have used to clean m windy unit. It has an attachment to connect to a shop vac. It works really well when cleaning room air conditioner that will not be removed to clean. Thanks again for your help today.
Thanks for the tips!
Just to let everyone know what I done is went to wal mart bought a house ac filter and cut to fit behind the mesh one that comes with the ac it helped out a lot on not having to clean the condenser coil
Thank you for that ! Would it be ok to hose it instead of spraying?
Yes, absolutely
I like how every now and then he'll at the camera to make sure everyone can still see. :)
I try lol
Hi! May I ask the name of the foam cleaner and de-greaser you used?
Supper Clean
Did you clean it with the unit on? Just curious as I did see you hair blowing while you were cleaning. So my question would be. ....is that safe?
It was unplugged and I just had a fan on in the building
Mine is a wall unit that I'm sure dates back to the 20th century. That being said it isn't in the wall but in a very large window supported outside with a 2x4 frame from the ground up. It blasts cold air just fine but the thing just started acting up in that it won't stop cooling even when the temps inside and outside are down in the low 60's no matter how I set the thermostat. I cleaned the thermostat as best I can, now I'll watch you video to see how to clean between the fins. I keep the screen filter clean even though there isn't much left of it as it's plastic frame has been brittle for the last ten years and is slowly disintegrating.
Hope you got it working ok
@@MrJustDIY Yep! Back to working fine again although as old as it's getting I think I'll retire it at the end of this season. Looks like it's going to be working hard if this week is any indication with temps in the upper 90's. Been thinking of getting one of those Midea brand ac units that you can nearly close the window with. They call them U shaped units. Figured if I got a 12,000 btu unit and installed it in the back window of the kitchen where it can blow through the kitchen and into the living room it would be more efficient than that wall unit in the side window as I have to use a separate blower floor fan to direct some of that cold air to the living room.
Gracias , thanks !!! I did very good job. It’s working excellent my AC.
Great to hear!
Thank you so very much for sharing this!!!! I really appreciate it! I needed this real bad. 🤗🌹🌷
Glad it was helpful!
You make it easy to understand.
You're my Mr. Cleaning Hero 🤠thank you!
Wow, thanks
This was SO helpful!! Thank you, thank you, thank you
You're so welcome!
I have an older Haier manual window unit. I can't seem to get the front panel off. I don't have a manual for it and can't locate anything online either as it's too old. I've cleaned the GE model in my living room and had no issues getting the panel off. The Haier unit has a screw behind the filter which I've removed. The screws on the bottom sides are located a good 3 inches back from the front and don't look like they hold the front panel. I removed one of those to see if I could feel any release on that side, but there doesn't seem to be. On the few places I could read about any Haier ACs, they say to pull out and up from the bottom of the front panel. But mine doesn't budge. Any thoughts?
You may need to take a flat screwdriver or small prybar. The plastic clips hold really good sometimes.
Thank you very much for making this video. It was very helpful. Your awesome!
You're very welcome!
Awesome!!!!! I'm going to try this!
Hope you like it!
If been doing this for my small room ac for 3 year's and its ruinning like new. The more dust in tje coil the more th ac struggles to cool your room and the compressor will burn out. When cleaning, if you see the coil area turning blue, its clean.
I do all of mine like this yet
how about the wheel inside ? mine is full of dirt snd mold seem like :(
I have a Genuine Comfort a/c wall unit. I want to take the front cover off so I can clean the vents and just inside where the fan itself is. I can only see two screws on the front once I remove the filter. I can't find anywhere online what else needs to be removed to take the front cover off.
You did a amazing job sir.well explained much love from Mexico.
Thank You
How would you clean the fan part?
That usually spins?
Do you do this with the air conditioner off
Yes you need it off