Ok, I am getting ready to service the AC units in our new to us, 15 year old home. They all run cold, so I don't think I need any freon added unless, well, it stops blowing cold air.... Correct me if i'm wrong.
I have just completed servicing the AC in our previous 5 year old home. The AC in our previous home smelled moldy when it first turned on. I **think** I narrowed the smell down to coming from mold on the blower fan.
What I did in the old home:
1. Pulled out the blower fan and carefully wiped down each individual fan blade with bleach water as the fins looked like they had light brown mold on them. I couldn't get the fan off the motor, so I just carefully worked around the motor without introducing water into it.
2. Bought a can of coil cleaner from Home Depot and sprayed that all over the evaporator coil. Then I rinsed it with water.
3. Condenser coil was not dirty. No tress. No action necessary there.
What I want to do in the new home on the 3 15 year old Lennox units:
1. Clean the 3 outside Condenser coils. I was going to pull the fuses/turn off switches first, pull the motor, vacuum out all the leaves out from the inside carefully without disturbing the fins, and then rinse the fins inside and out with a garden hose/nozzle. Do I need any type of coil cleaner for this?
2. Clean the blower wheels from each unit.
3. Clean the evaporator coils.
4. Replace the UV lamps
5. Install float switches in the pans on the two units that are in the upstairs section of the house.
Is there an AC supply house that I can buy coil cleaner from? I see that there is a 'Johnston Supply' company near me. I just don't want to buy that Home Depot crap when I can mix my own. What should I buy in the way of a coil cleaner for inside/outside? Can I buy the UV replacement lamps from an AC supply house? Do they sell float switches, where should I buy those? Any recommendations on AC supply houses?
I am in Jacksonville FL.
I appreciate the advice.
I have just completed servicing the AC in our previous 5 year old home. The AC in our previous home smelled moldy when it first turned on. I **think** I narrowed the smell down to coming from mold on the blower fan.
What I did in the old home:
1. Pulled out the blower fan and carefully wiped down each individual fan blade with bleach water as the fins looked like they had light brown mold on them. I couldn't get the fan off the motor, so I just carefully worked around the motor without introducing water into it.
2. Bought a can of coil cleaner from Home Depot and sprayed that all over the evaporator coil. Then I rinsed it with water.
3. Condenser coil was not dirty. No tress. No action necessary there.
What I want to do in the new home on the 3 15 year old Lennox units:
1. Clean the 3 outside Condenser coils. I was going to pull the fuses/turn off switches first, pull the motor, vacuum out all the leaves out from the inside carefully without disturbing the fins, and then rinse the fins inside and out with a garden hose/nozzle. Do I need any type of coil cleaner for this?
2. Clean the blower wheels from each unit.
3. Clean the evaporator coils.
4. Replace the UV lamps
5. Install float switches in the pans on the two units that are in the upstairs section of the house.
Is there an AC supply house that I can buy coil cleaner from? I see that there is a 'Johnston Supply' company near me. I just don't want to buy that Home Depot crap when I can mix my own. What should I buy in the way of a coil cleaner for inside/outside? Can I buy the UV replacement lamps from an AC supply house? Do they sell float switches, where should I buy those? Any recommendations on AC supply houses?
I am in Jacksonville FL.
I appreciate the advice.