Summer is coming! Help your home AC condenser/compressor run more efficiently by cleaning the outside unit with some simple tools. Yes, you CAN do it yourself and save hundreds of dollars!
No problem, I watched a few different videos in preparation to do this myself and yours was the most helpful, figured I'd let ya know :) Haven't cleaned it yet but preparing do give it a shot tomorrow
@@fixeverything4u I did it this afternoon and everything was exactly as shown in your video. The amount of dirt and cobwebs that I cleaned out was wild! AC is running much cooler now and the unit doesn’t sound like it’s working as hard. I can’t thank you enough!
@@chezchundy8892 Bam! 2 Snaps Up! My very great pleasure! Yes, I was appalled at the amount of dirt inside my unit in fact it was like a blanket I peeled off the coils. Don't know what I was thinking letting it go so long! It was down a pound of freon also. Luckily, I found a guy that still deals in R22. After 24 years that's pretty good. Next season I will replace the AC coil on the furnace and post another video because that thing is an old rust bucket but it still works great... nice and frosty!
Wow, lucky me, I waited till this week to do my unit. It's the same as yours, but mine had 3 inches of dirt and leaves in the bottom . I wasn't sure why my exterior wasn't loosening and that I missed some screws. Now i can get back to it! I saw so many videos without removing the shell, and I knew that was wrong. Thanks!
So glad this helped! Remember, if it was put together, it has to come apart! I was a little kid who took all my toys apart to see what made them work. I broke everything! But, that's how you learn! 😊
Where did you get the contacter and capacitor? And i do have the same unit. Did you need a serial number or something to find those parts? I don't see any. Just a sticker on the box that has the contactor in it. Thanks. Almost done!
There is a value printed on the capacitor and a model number sticker on the contactor. Write them down and go to Amazon. There are many brands to choose from for both. If you're not sure or the printing and sticker are missing from them, call Rheem and give them your AC unit model number, they will give you the part numbers to look for. About $31 total for both. If you're unit only needs a cleaning and it's not buzzing or malfunctioning in any way, I would leave it alone. I only replaced mine because one of them was malfunctioning (humming), in the dead of winter with the thermostat set to heat with no call for AC, and since I was already in there for the cleaning, I replaced both for smooth, future operation...
