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Wednesday, July 11, 2012

Client asks if we make a screen mesh material protective cover for outdoor air conditioner condensers... No and here is why...

Never restrict airflow on air intake units like window / through the wall or whole house central air conditioning outdoor condensers. Adding a screen mesh sufficient to block cottonwood, grass clippings etc. would severely reduce the manufacturers’ equipment air intake requirements.

Applying a screen mesh over the outdoor air conditioner condenser air intake cooling coils and top warm air exhaust fan could over heat the outdoor condensing unit and burn out older units and or with newer units cause a high heat disconnect and turn off your unit prior to burn out which would require a heating and cooling service company to correct.

At a minimum, any restriction to the manufacturers design requirements for proper air flow across the outdoor condenser cooling coils and top warm air exhaust fan causes the unit to run harder and longer in an attempt to properly cool the refrigerant within the condenser cooling coils.
Over the years folks have made the mistake of adding a screen mesh material over their outdoor air conditioner condenser and in some cases have lost their manufacturers and or service company warranties. For more information on proper outdoor air conditioner covers visit, www.capcover.com






 

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