Few owners risk repairing the air conditioner with their own hands. We give brave men some useful tips on dismantling and repairing the air conditioner with their own hands.
How to remove the air conditioner from the wall during repair
How to remove the air conditioner with your own hands during a move or for repair? It should be stocked with a manometer:
- The air conditioner starts in the "cold" mode;
- A pressure gauge is attached to it;
- The thinnest freon conduit tube overlaps;
- As soon as the pressure gauge shows "0", you should block the second tube (thicker) and turn off the air conditioner;
- The tubes are cut (not with a hacksaw!) And clamped with pliers to prevent clogging;
- Now you can remove the indoor unit from the wall by disconnecting the wiring and pulling out the drainage hose;
- The last to remove the outdoor unit.
If in doubt about how to remove the air conditioner with your own hands, it is better to call the masters.
DIY air conditioner repair
Unfortunately, repairing an air conditioning compressor with your own hands is impossible. But minor repairs to other parts are quite on the shoulder of a home craftsman. The following are the most common breakdowns and methods for self-repairing them:
- It does not turn on. It should be checked: whether power is supplied to the case, whether the batteries of the remote control are operational. Turn the appliance off and on again;
- "Crying." Condensation drips from the indoor unit. This means that the drainage system is clogged with debris, mold or ice. Clean drainage. And if an ice plug formed in the winter, you will have to expect warm weather;
- The filters on the indoor unit are clogged. The air conditioner works, but the effect is not noticeable. This may indicate a clogged filter. Filters become clogged with dust, pet hair, and even particles of poor-quality flooring. Filters must be cleaned immediately. The cover of the front panel of the indoor unit gently rises, the filters are pulled out and washed under running water. After drying, they are inserted back.
More complex failures will have to be fixed with the help of specialists. Often the cause of poor performance is not the mechanical part, but the electronic part. To diagnose such a malfunction is realistic only with the help of special equipment. It is completely impossible to repair the air conditioning compressor with your own hands. Indeed, in most cases, a faulty compressor will have to be replaced with a new one.
