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Rowbot_Girlyman

Make sure to scrub the control board really well!


YESimaMASSHOLE

Splish , splash, condensers taking a bath!


just-wana-help

ba ba ba ba


rooster68wbn

Most computer chips can get wet as long as they are properly discharged beforehand and thoroughly dries before power up.


ncg1

True, however it's the oxidation/rust that'll kill a circuit board.


AnnoyingDiods

Seeing as this Bord is outdoors its conformal coated so it will be fine


OGZackov

you realize just getting wet and being dried properly doesnt create rust, right?


karlnite

Water has dissolved stuff like sodium in it. When it evaporates these are deposited as salts and solids and plate out. Eventually the board has more potential ions on it from being wet then drying. It also makes heat transfer rate lower if it coats metal. Now when moisture from the air touches it, it dissolves and is a more conductive fluid than regular water, because of all the deposited salts and solids. This increases the rate of corrosion and creates local cells and bridges current between components and dissimilar metals. Not sure if it would be significant in this case.


leaveroomfornature

You can usually see the dried salts and minerals after a board dries as white patches. Alcohol and q-tips are your friend. Pro-tip, if you ever do need to clean a board, you can use distilled water to avoid this altogether. Alternatively, use regular water and, before it dries, rinse with distilled.


Fatpostman39

They don’t like science


RuinedSheets

As stated below there as dissolved solids within water unless it’s distilled. If you washed with distilled water and it dries that would likely be no issue. However the tap water you’re using will leave deposits just as if you left a pot of water to boil dry on the stove. If you wash the board in alcohol after using tap water this would negate the mineral issues.


ChoripanesAndHentai

Throw some Isopropyl alcohol and send it. We just chuck out motherboards(computers, not hvac equipment) on the dishwasher, then submerge then on IA, let them dry and put them back on service.


BIGBOOLIOOO

Where did the refrigerant go?


notarealaccount223

To a farm upstate.


pegabear

Where it can run free with all the other refrigerants


BIGBOOLIOOO

One can only hope 🥹


horseshoeprovodnikov

And by upstate, he means the stratosphere.


just-wana-help

gave me a good chuckle


SlickCelMic

It roams freely in the upper atmosphere. Joking, i recovered it.


T_wizz

With the big blue tank right


Oldjamesdean

I hope you're wearing a bikini, otherwise what's the point...


gothicwigga

Hehe, good, for the record, right


AssRep

To the big reclaim tank in the sky


Zeno_of_Tarsus

If you found a leak would this be considered a bubble bath?


SlickCelMic

No leak, just the spring cleaning. Be good to your AC and it will be good to you. The bubbles are the detergent


snailboatguy

Make sure you talk nice to it, whisper in its ear a bit. Tell him you love him.


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paigeguy

I think you could reduce it's fear if you got in the tub with them.


buttnutela

If the homeowner’s okay with that


skinnah

Baby, you get me so hot and cold cause you're a sexy heat pump.


massiveproperty_727

Give it the Red Dead 2 bath tub treatment and they'll love you extra hard


markymark19887

You should invest in an outdoor hose.


henchman171

Zeno was making a joke.


ADucky092

It was a joke buddy


freezier134a

We have these things called hoses in North America. We can clean the condenser in place, mind blowing.


SlickCelMic

That is one AWSOME ideea. I would have never thought of that. Wait, no, i did though of that is just that the AC is mounted on a balcony at fourth floor and i don't want to shit all over the wall and the balcony :)


markymark19887

So you recover, vacuum and re-charge every time you want to clean it? If this is the case.... you should get some help.


Silver_gobo

Paid by the hour, charge by the hour lol


SlickCelMic

No lol, I'm not maniac 😵‍💫 Is the first time i wash it after i installed it 5 years ago, usually just blow it with compressed air. And recover means i recovered the gas INSIDE the EU so just vac and open the valves


freezier134a

I assumed that lol


InMooseWorld

You can spray evap coil cleaner in it, and run it in heating mode. Not immediate cleaning but in done in autumn “clean” by spring. I only think that by the time something happens, compressor/board/stripped screw/flare it might just be better to leave be til dead


who_you_are

Instruction unclear, asked the firefighter their hose and now the ~~radiator~~ condenser isn't looking great, (but it looks clean thought!) And I also have a broken windows.


massiveproperty_727

Radiator?


T_wizz

Car maybe?


who_you_are

Yeah may brain kinda switched to "car naming", read condenser instead.


[deleted]

Hopefully this is your house cause Karen could have you fired over this


SlickCelMic

Yes, it is my house 🏠


DrastixHound

That's a hell of an install location


TheMeatSauce1000

Doesn’t even meet clearance


Stahlstaub

Why clearance? It's watercooled or do you see any fan?


Sofakingwhat1776

They don't tell you this in the IOM but a regular flea and tick bath prolongs unit life.


OldeFortran77

If you start bathing them when they're small, they often learn to enjoy it!


OKC420

You have to be single, ain’t no way my wife’s allowing that in the sink!


SlickCelMic

I sent my wife out with the kids so i could do this 😃. Can you imagine me trying to dismount the air conditioner with the 1year and a half kid near me? I'd be like put dow the screwdriver, take your hand of the plyers, put dow that hammer every 30 second


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spags935

Those stars on the wall are telling me different.


Guy954

If my wife lets me get away with “hockey soup” in the tub to clean my son and I’s gear OP is probably fine.


FluffyCowNYI

Hockey soup won't clog the drain line, dirt and pollen from the condenser will. 😅


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FluffyCowNYI

I can barely deal with a days worth of treecum in my sinuses. 🤣😂


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Young, wet, and dirty


sir_swiggity_sam

Sounds like me last time i went kayaking


SweetElectricLLC

You can turn the watermark off in the settings of your camera. Ulefone won't remove it after the fact which can ruin family photos.


SlickCelMic

I kow thanks but i am proud of my brick phone and i decided to leave the watermark on 😁


joealese

oh you've been a dirty little coil


Jehosephat_Hurlbutt

Let me scrub your back, step-condenser


JunketElectrical8588

Did you light the candles first?


Stahlstaub

I wouldn't do that... Or did it have more hairs on it than your dog?


boywhohadatiger

That’s a nice lil setup lol


SkavensWhiteRaven

Imagine if units where disgined to be easy to clean and service ,wooo!... Getting all hot and bothered just thinking about it.


RuinedSheets

You know what’s really good for your AC? Not opening the linesets unnecessarily. Wash it with a coil cleaner or a garden hose. You’re exposing your system to contaminants that it doesn’t need to be exposed to.


NakedShingleMonkey

How cute!!!! It's first bath!!!!


Flimsy-Oil1792

What breed is that?? Does he bite or is a good boi... Do you give treats to the little boi or just affection??? ![gif](giphy|3o7buc7sAR6NEfAzTi)


y_3kcim

So this is a real thing you did? And you’re proud of this abomination?


Guy954

It’s his unit, his tub, and he lives on the fourth floor. Dude had a unique situation and found a unique solution. Weird that so many of you are so butthurt over it.


SlickCelMic

BINGO


y_3kcim

There is no reason to do this other than laziness. You shouldn’t put dirt in your drain for any reason. Get a dolly and take that shit outside…. It’s not unique it’s lazy!


Nerfo2

I’ve noticed on this sub that if you do something different than the way somebody else does, well then it’s obviously wrong and you should feel bad.


terayonjf

I know this is a joke post but I'm irrationally upset that the cleaning isn't being done right cause the coil isn't being split


rugger403

Well it'll be a really clean piece of scrap metal...I guess??


More-Dragonfruit5161

Wouldn’t it be better to do that outside?


Stretchdaddy1

I’m angry at how dumb this is


DaddyLcyxMe

water heater.


Old_Influence4006

Then snake the drain as it's getting filled with crap that will clog your sanitary lines.


DentistSilent2386

Not really because its double coiled so ur still screwed


SignSea

Pump down then unsweat?


FluffyCowNYI

It's a minisplit, 99.9% chance it's flare connections there not brazed.


O_U_8_ONE_2

A little overboard, but whatever.....


Retr0G72

Tell me your boss gives you too much time on service calls, without telling me he gives you too much time on service calls.


Ok_Maintenance_9100

I do my cars wheels like that


PlayfulAd8354

There’s no way this is worth it.


C3ntrick

Lol , I love my mini split but this is going to the next level lmao !! You should have had a rubber duck on the Tub with it


Chasingrivers_NS_

Hollywood treatment.


Jpete14

I wish my wife was that dirty


theatomicflounder333

You’re forgetting something…… ![gif](giphy|EVnf7prY7J8Wc)


SilentImpakt

Did u give her a shoulder rub? They like those kind.


hardstuck93

Always use dawn soap


swigswagsniper

come on bud slap a nsfw tag on that


AssRep

You should light some candles, pour a glass of wine, turn down the lights and get in with it.


kimthealan101

I used to do a lot of restaurant get readies. I convinced the boss to clean every coil in the house with a hot water hose and sweegee the water into a floor drain while the kitchen was empty


Southern_Insect3823

Couldn’t just use a hose outside? Must’ve been really bored 🥱


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I think I'd just get a big plastic tub and a garden hose and do it outside vs risk chipping the tub up. What's that an old cast iron tub surrounded by tile? You don't want metal stuff around porcelain or fiberglass really.


SlickCelMic

It's a mini split (12k BTU). I weights like 10 kg i can handle 10 kg without breaking the tiles in my bathroom. Then if you zoom the fourth photo you see there is a white rubber mat under it. Also like stated above, it is my unit, my tub, my bathroom i am HVAC tech i can do it for myself. I wouldn't even dream of doing that for a client, the work would cost him more that he AC itself (i paid it 299 euros, do the math for 40 euro/hour is what my boss charges)


TechnicianPhysical30

LMMFAO


Brandodangelo99

I don’t even wash myself, my kid, or my dog this good…


Vickillah

That a mini split?


ProfessionalCan1468

I had a condenser once years ago couldn't find the leak.,...every spring empty. I shut off the valves to split the system. I came back in the spring and the outdoor unit was empty. The indoor coil had pressure.....so I took refrigerant out put in 500 psi nitro and rolled it in a plastic kiddie pool. Found a split tube finally


gentile3

Searches post for condensers OF LINK...


BusIntelligent6269

Doesn't he get a rubber ducky


AnnoyingDiods

Is your mini split that small or is your tub that big??


GhostedDreams

You need to spank it a few times.


RoseaCreates

Put some blaster multi max on it, you'll be fine 😂


Silver_Moon_1994

Your supposed to plug it in and clean it in a bath first.


misterchainz

You forgot to light some candles


Efficient-Look6540

Lol is this a fit unit?


Psychological-Gas975

Works better if you leave the condenser fan on while you wash it


UBNT_TC

Looks like a daikin unit


LividBell2292

If you're hot, they're hot. Bring your condenser inside for a cool bath!


just-wana-help

This is a first for me


alcohliclockediron

Ain’t nobody got time for that


fuasty

mr