Should I Use Bleach or Vinegar To Clean My AC Unit? English Air Inc.
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- Опубліковано 6 бер 2022
- Keeping Your AC Clean: Should You Use Bleach or Vinegar? 🤔
Today's topic is all about cleaning your AC unit, specifically whether you should use bleach or vinegar. In this video, Anton, one of our experts at English Air Inc., will explain the best method for cleaning your AC unit and when to use bleach.
👉 The Importance of Cleaning Your AC Unit 💨
Before we dive into the details, let's talk about the importance of cleaning your AC unit. Over time, your AC unit can accumulate dirt, debris, and other particles that can clog your drain lines and affect your unit's performance. That's why it's essential to keep your AC unit clean and well-maintained to ensure that it's working efficiently.
👉 Using Bleach to Clean Your AC Unit 💡
When it comes to cleaning your AC unit, many homeowners wonder whether they should use bleach or vinegar. According to Anton, using bleach is the most effective way to clean your AC unit. However, it's important to use it correctly to avoid damaging your unit. Anton will explain when and how to use bleach to clean your AC unit safely and effectively.
👉 Talk to the Professionals at English Air Inc. 💡
If you're unsure about cleaning your AC unit yourself, don't hesitate to contact the professionals at English Air Inc. Our team of experts can help you maintain your AC unit and ensure that it's working correctly. We offer a wide range of AC services, including maintenance, repairs, and installations, to keep your unit in top condition.
In conclusion, cleaning your AC unit is crucial to keep it running smoothly and efficiently. While there are different methods for cleaning your AC unit, using bleach is the most effective way. Remember to use it correctly and follow the instructions provided by Anton in this video. And if you need any help with maintaining your AC unit, contact the professionals at English Air Inc. for expert assistance.
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I had a house around 2k sq ft and the unit lasted nearly 20 years. It was a carrier installed around 2004. I put a cup of bleach in the drain line every month.
Purchased: August 2022 - still works GREAT! ua-cam.com/users/postUgkxxsUnXhGsSJLim_XnMHyQK0u3XVaW-CGn I live in a studio and during the summer it gets scorching hot - really old building with no ac units. I can’t express how EASY it was to install.This unit has been a life savior during the summer and some days during other seasons where it can still be a bit warm at night. In this small place is my friend, a husky, poodle mix and myself. We need AC - lolI don’t use the dehumidifier option - I’m not sure if it will leak in my house, since I did not install the small draining hose that came with it. May look into it late but I don’t worry about much humidity in the apartment.I don’t understand why the negative reviews since all things mentioned, I personally did not find issues with. Definitely worth it!
Showing talent for showbiz. Cheers mate!
I'm also an engineer and we often have problems with people that use closed loop water cooling for laser systems which can get algae or lime deposits if left for long times without flushing and changing the water filter. In these cases, it is better to use vinegar because it is acidic and cleans the pipes faster, but I agree that bleach also kills the organics as well. Since we need pure de-ionized water to cool the laser, we flush out the vinegar (or bleach) afterwards with clean water and then fill with pure water afterwards. AC units are different since the collected water (de-humidified) flows from the drain it is not as critical to flush after cleaning. Furthermore, to stop the algae in the first place, I suggest you install a UV light near the coil which will prevent most of the bacteria and algae from growing in the first place.
@cliffweissman4903 thank you for sharing your wisdom.
Great video!
Thank you for your great sense of humor especially since I still love fish and chips which I first had in Ely England in the mid 1960’s .
I cleared my HVAC drain line and the slime that came out of the pipe I collected and placed in a solution of water and bleach and another in water and vinegar, I left it in my garage for 3 months, the results it was exactly how I put in the bucket it did absolutely nothing.
Cool video
They both work just fine
Except bleach kills mold BUT feeds fungus.
I have a condensate pump do I need to use either? I thought the pump clears everything out.
Yes, use with the pump the little water that sits in the bottom of the pump can go stagnant.
I forgot to pour the bleach end of summer.
Right now it is December. I use heater. Should I pour bleach now or wait until beginning of summer? If I can use bleach now, is it safe to run heater or stop heater at least few hours? Please answer me. Thanks.
Sorry for not replying so late yes.
How very entertaining you are to watch. Love the accent. So I have a dumb blonde question. I need to pour some bleach in my drain line, but not sure where that is. I've just poured it down the PVC pipe that is inside with the handler , the one that has the float switch. Is that the right one? My husband is useless, never home, when he is, he mucks up everything he touches. I just noticed my My Thermostat is at 75. Not supposed to be , I keep it at 72 year round, maybe a little cooler in July, August, and it's crept up 3 degrees this afternoon. I usually will go outside and see it dripping by the AC, take the shop vac and suction it out, and then suction the water backed up where flow switch is. But this time I've got no water in flow switch pipe and nothing dripping outside and very little water , snotty water, coming out with shop vac. I can't have this thing shut down on me. I'll go raging menopausal on someone, likely my husband. Can I pour bleach In the pipe thingy that the flow switch thingy sits on? Ok, I'll wait patiently for your reply.
Tik Tok til tok.... Yes, I can. Great , thanks so much for the clarification.
I'm going now to pour bleach in the thingy.
Hope this is right.
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If you can get a hose or pressure it but not too too much or rough. Just to push it all out
I hope you got it working.
Do you pour them separately or can you pour them together
Mix together with warm water.
uhh mix first (water and bleach). And hopefully you aren't talking about vinegar and bleach, because that can kill you.
It’s odd how your chemist customer knew nothing of the effect bleach has on the glues that hold PVC pipe together.
Diluted vinegar is just fine, and overall safer for you, the environment, animals, AND your HVAC.
Huh? You do realize how many chemicals are flushed in homes with plumbing PVC, that's DWV. I've never had or seen an issue in 25 year's of being in the Buisness.
Bleach will not harm PVC or cured PVC glue…but, bleach fumes will dissolve the thin protective coating on the delicate coil…so, if your want a corroded coil in 3-5 years, use bleach.
I'm a lot more concerned how it turns steel to crumbly rust in record time. I don't want any of that in my air handler.
Experts told me bleach will corrode your coils and they recommend diluted bleach.
Ratio?
Also heard just the opposite.
Funny, my AC person says just the opposite.
Bleach is caustic, vinegar is acidic.
As long as they are going down through PVC drain lines and NOT flowing back into the AC unit, either should be fine.
Maybe his job security. Use bleach. But not to much.
Don't put it on the coils. Only coil cleaner should be used on the aluminum fins.
WTF Likes frogs at all? LOl
Boffum
Thank you sir
smoked out a fat frog
frying him up now!
Heads up, dude... bleach is hydrochloric acid. Surprise.
Nope. Bleach is sodium hypochlorite. Vinegar is acetic acid.
This is incorrect. Bleach is a mixture of multiple compounds and is an alkaline solution.