Timeline for Best way to seal off the rear of an air conditoner to prevent dirt and bugs from entering?
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| Aug 28, 2016 at 2:22 | vote | accept | Narcotixs | ||
| Aug 8, 2016 at 22:50 | comment | added | Ed Beal | I am not sure if the newer compressors are the problem because the pressures are higher. The Mill lost 6 or 7 last year that were less than a year old (very warm location) I tried to recharge 3 and none of them worked well compared to R22 they do fine with a simple recharge. | |
| Aug 8, 2016 at 19:29 | comment | added | Narcotixs | Interesting. Why do you think that even if it overheats it won't work well after? | |
| Aug 8, 2016 at 18:47 | comment | added | Ed Beal | The slits on the side is where the air is drawn in for the condensing coil. If the air flow to these is reduced the unit will over heat. I have not had very good luck with newer R134 units that have overheated. Once these overheat even with a complete removal of the Freon and recharge they don't work well. If that happens on the small units like yours we replace them. | |
| Aug 8, 2016 at 18:12 | comment | added | Narcotixs | So the heatsink in the back still has small slits of space and is still exposed completely outside. How would sealing off the sides of the vents/louvers affect heat exchange? | |
| Aug 8, 2016 at 13:04 | history | answered | Ed Beal | CC BY-SA 3.0 |