A quick tune-up could save your summer—and your energy bill. Cleaning your outdoor air conditioner unit may seem like a job for professionals, but it’s a task you can perform yourself—with ...

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. If you're wondering why AC repairs and replacements are so expensive, you're not alone. Just having the coils cleaned on the outdoor air ...

When cleaning the coils, be sure to clean the gunk out of the bottom of your condenser unit. After a service call to replace a blown capacitor in my air conditioning unit a few weeks ago, an HVAC ...

The Condenser Needle converts any garden hose into a powerful air conditioning condensing unit cleaning tool. According to the manufacturer, the unique 3-plus gallons per minute (100-psi) spray nozzle ...

A good window AC unit is the difference between a fun summer and a miserable one. Just like a refrigerator or dishwasher, the appliance needs to be properly maintained in order to keep you cool and ...

The quality of the cooling water intake and the amount of debris in that water affects the operation and performance of the condenser and therefore the thermal performance of the typical steam plant.

A versatile new cleaning tool simplifies air conditioning system maintenance and diagnosis. This wand-shaped tool, Lisle No. 88800, eases the potentially awkward job of cleaning a vital heat exchanger ...

David Yuill received funding from the American Society of Heating, Refrigerating, and Air-conditioning Engineers to conduct this study, under Research Project 1705. He is affiliated with ASHRAE. I ...

Let's take a moment to raise an ice-filled glass to our air conditioners. They've kept us sane and relatively comfortable inside, working nonstop day and night during Florida's relentless and ...