How Do I Clean the AC Filter of My Air Conditioner?

During summer, the air quality can be changed to a great extent or get worsen in your home due to dirty air filter in your AC unit. Cleaning it doesn’t take too much effort and time. And you can have allergy-free summer by doing it. In addition, you can also reduce the power consumption on keeping the room cool. To know more about your AC unit, contact Handyman Dubai now! Here’s how you can clean air filter of window AC and have proper AC Maintenance Dubai.

What You Need?

·         Large bathtub or sink

·         Mild bottled bleach spray

·         Small clean paintbrush

How to Clean Filter?

1.      Unscrew the air filter from your window AC unit. On both top and front of unit, you can have reach to non-disposable air filter for air intake. You should use a small lip and make sure the panel can slide out with ease to access it. Mainly when the unit is not clean, remove it out eventually. You can have air conditioner with a lot of dirt buildup which can disperse back and make a mess. So, pull it out eventually and bring it to large tub or sink.

2.      Clean the unit gently. As a beginner, you may not have so much and you should unsoil the AC unit. When you open it, you will face the maze of coils and pipes. Don’t touch coils and pipes. Compressor fluid can leak with just one small bend and the entire AC unit can go useless. Keep the shell uncovered and give grating instead in front of intake. Avoid access dust by using paintbrush to clean gently.

3.      Clean filter with clean water. Rinse dust side of the filter to remove dust buildup from it in the stable stream of water. Loose out the stubborn parts with your fingers.

4.      Use mild bleach solution to clean the filter and eliminate all the possible spores before you reinstall it. Spray the filter from both sides for over two to three times. Thereafter leave the solution for just 5 minutes to get absorbed on the filter.

5.      When bleach solution fixed on the filter unit, rinse it properly for several minutes with clean water and then dry it. Use a steady breeze to fix the filter by open window or set it around the running fan to dry it in the air.

6.      Now you have a dust-free clean filter which is ready to circulate and reinstall properly.

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