Definitely go for the acid wash. I watched the entire process on mine, and once you see what it does it makes perfect sense. Over time your cooling fins get clogged with really fine dust and clippings from lawnmowing, etc, so there's no place for the air to circulate. You can't just get in there with a brush and a hose, because the fins are so fine that it will crush them (don't even touch them!), flattening them down and again ruining their effectiveness.
The acid wash is a slow chemical process that dissolves the gunk and lets a gentle stream of water gently flush it off. Looks almost new when it's done, and you'll probably notice that your compressor comes on less often because it operates more efficiently. He also elevated our unit using cinder blocks so the ground-level blast of clippings from lawnmowers wouldn't clog the bottom half. That also allowed air flow from under the unit to increase air flow and efficiency. Rob really knows his stuff, and he's honest and reasonably priced. Respectfully, Adam Phillip Churvis President Productivity Enhancement > -----Original Message----- > From: Erika L. Walker [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Tuesday, September 16, 2008 9:54 AM > To: CF-Community > Subject: Re: HVAC - air conditioner servicing > > Adam - just a note to tell you your recommendation was spot on! Thank > you so much!!!! > > Before you chimed in (I'd been making calls like crazy) - I had a > quote from the original contractor the warranty people had sent (they > suck, terrible, terrible attitude. Service guy was very nice, but the > people at the office just stink.), > > and another call from a guy in the area that another friend had > recommended (he was nice, but definitely trying to make a buck) ... > and when I finally spoke to Rob this morning, he filled me in on > several different things that the first two people never even > mentioned. > > I can't stand that. I really can't stand contractors that either leave > stuff out or assume you have no investigative skills whatsoever and > prey upon your naivete to get as much out of you as possible. I know I > know - business and whatever. But still. There needs to be more > honorable people like Rob. > > I haven't met him, might not ever as we do this long distance, but I > like him already, Adam. He told me that he can replace the compressor > and make it compatible with what I already have inside, and acid wash > the existing outside unit and make sure it's all clean since the two > big internal parts (capacitor and electrical contact thingie) have > already been replaced. > > Otherwise, with the new SEER 13 units, the inside coils would of had > to be replaced in order for the new SEER 13 condenser to run > efficiently/properly. A fact neither of the other two companies > decided to disclose. > > Yes, the SEER 13 is more efficient for this section of the country - > but money, right now this instant, is an issue. As the upstairs unit > needs to be cleaned as well. <sigh> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Adobe® ColdFusion® 8 software 8 is the most important and dramatic release to date Get the Free Trial http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;203748912;27390454;j Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Community/message.cfm/messageid:269461 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.5
