Jeremy ShanksFree winter guide
VideosHeating & cooling

Heating & coolingJul 9, 202610 min

Don't Call a Pro! Clean Your AC Coils Yourself

Clean your outside AC unit the simple way by clearing dirt and debris from the condenser fins so the unit can breathe again, without turning it into a whole production.

Watch on YouTube

The cover of the air filter guide

Free heating & cooling guide

Choosing the Right Air Filter

Find the highest MERV your system can take, buy the right size every time, and change it before it causes trouble.

  • The 2-minute decision path: four questions to the highest MERV your system can take.
  • At the store: MPR and FPR to MERV, and what each MERV catches.
  • Change it right: six steps, and how to find your own interval.

Get the air filter guideFree · 11 printable pages · Sent by email

In this video

  1. 00:00Intro
  2. 00:24Step 1: Shut the power off
  3. 01:19Step 2: Open the unit
  4. 03:05Step 3: Clear the debris
  5. 04:02Step 4: Apply the coil cleaner
  6. 05:12Step 5: Rinse the coils
  7. 08:43Step 6: Reassemble and test it