I just figured out this same solution this week, so I wish I'd found your video earlier. The fin combs I've bought in the last few years are utter crap, too.
DAAAAAMN!!!..... GREAT job! Thank you for sharing this with us! I bought a solar mini split and carried it out to it's location with the fins resting on my leg as I carried it out. It folded over quite a bit of those fins and I was JUST about to buy one of those tools that combs out the fins. Now I don't HAVE to, I have a brush just like that in my garage somewhere! Gonna go straighten them out TODAY!!! THANK YOU!!!!!
THANK YOU!! My installers just put in a complete system, the two installers were, to say it nicely, IN A HURRY. Watched them man handle the unit going up the ceiling stairs, and scratch the hell out of both sides squeezing it through the opening. Then outside watched them slide off the condenser unit and the guy on the bottom grab it on a leaning fall while the second guy jumped off truck and helped the rest of the way down. Needless to say, so many bent fins it is ridiculous. Their answer, oh that is minimal it will not effect anything. Why do they always hire the crappiest installers, when they demand so much money?
You're a freaking genius lol I need to straighten a bunch of fins from something rubbing against mine and I'm going to do your trick this weekend ! Thank you 🙏
Fantastic solution! I found your video while trying to find a fin comb locally. Instead I grabbed an old dish scrubbing brush and pulled it through some damaged fins and it straightened it out so effortlessly I had to laugh. You saved me from spending $29 at Lowe's for a Malco FST2 😀
Wow, this is a game changer, Steve! Here I was contemplating another useless tool on Amazon. So glad I found your channel. This is a very valuable and useful tool. Now when a brush is too hard for the bathtub scrubbing, just use it on the AC fins. Brilliant!!! Many thanks!
This needs to be shared with the world! I am going to try this today.
I just figured out this same solution this week, so I wish I'd found your video earlier. The fin combs I've bought in the last few years are utter crap, too.
Do the same thing with the unit ON. The coil will warm up slightly softening the aluminum making it easier.
That’s awesome!!
DAAAAAMN!!!..... GREAT job! Thank you for sharing this with us! I bought a solar mini split and carried it out to it's location with the fins resting on my leg as I carried it out. It folded over quite a bit of those fins and I was JUST about to buy one of those tools that combs out the fins. Now I don't HAVE to, I have a brush just like that in my garage somewhere! Gonna go straighten them out TODAY!!! THANK YOU!!!!!
THANK YOU!! My installers just put in a complete system, the two installers were, to say it nicely, IN A HURRY. Watched them man handle the unit going up the ceiling stairs, and scratch the hell out of both sides squeezing it through the opening. Then outside watched them slide off the condenser unit and the guy on the bottom grab it on a leaning fall while the second guy jumped off truck and helped the rest of the way down. Needless to say, so many bent fins it is ridiculous. Their answer, oh that is minimal it will not effect anything. Why do they always hire the crappiest installers, when they demand so much money?
This video is gold!
You're a freaking genius lol I need to straighten a bunch of fins from something rubbing against mine and I'm going to do your trick this weekend ! Thank you 🙏
Made my day! 🤠
Phenomenal!!! Thank you
Fantastic solution! I found your video while trying to find a fin comb locally. Instead I grabbed an old dish scrubbing brush and pulled it through some damaged fins and it straightened it out so effortlessly I had to laugh. You saved me from spending $29 at Lowe's for a Malco FST2 😀
Wow, this is a game changer, Steve! Here I was contemplating another useless tool on Amazon. So glad I found your channel. This is a very valuable and useful tool. Now when a brush is too hard for the bathtub scrubbing, just use it on the AC fins. Brilliant!!! Many thanks!
Now this is the kind of solution I was looking for.
This is the best DIY video I have ever seen!
That’s awesome dude!!! Thanks for taking the time to post this.
Thank you! I need to do this with my AC!!!!! I love the people on UA-cam for this!!!! Extremely helpful.
Bless you for being a landlord that actually cares about equipment and efficiency
Dude!!!! You're amazing with this find!!! Those combs they sell suck! Thank you so much.
Worked like a charm! Used your method on a used window AC my wife found online.
This worked so freaking well for me. Thank you for sharing!