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How to Clean Your Aircon

Carrier cares about your comfort. Although we cannot immediately respond to your cleaning requirements because of the constraints of the enhanced community quarantine, we have prepared an article that will guide you through the steps to clean your AC filters and help ensure your AC continues to efficiently cool you until the time when one of our professional service technicians can get to you.
 

April 23, 2025

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A DIY guide to on how to clean window type aircon and how to clean aircon filter

What are the things you need to prepare?

A medium sized basin and soft cloth and vacuum that will be used to clean an aircon

1. Medium-sized basin

2. Soft Cloth

3. Vacuum

 

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Always make sure that everything is safe. Turn off your Window Room Aircon using the remote or the knob and remove the plug from the power outlet.

 

Removing the plug from the power outlet

Step 1: Press the metal casing

 

Press the metal casing of the aircon

Step 2: Gently remove the front grille. If you have a top vent window unit, unscrew the front grille before removing it.

 

Gently remove the front grille

Step 3: For remote-control models, press the connector to disconnect the wiring.

 

Pressing the connector to disconnect the wiring

Step 4: Pull the air filter out.

 

Pulling the air filter out

Step 5: Remove the special air filters, shake off the dust then set aside. This step is applicable for A/C units with special filters.

 

Removing the special air filters and shaking off the dust in an outdoor space

Step 6: Soak the main filter in the basin of water for five to ten minutes.

 

Fully soaking the main filter in the basin of water

Step 7: Shake the main filter lightly to remove the excess water.

 

Lightly shaking the filter to remove excess water

Step 8: Place the main air filter on top of a dry cloth and allow it to dry.

 

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Step 9: While waiting for the main air filter to dry, clean the A/C unit’s fin with a vacuum cleaner. Ensure that the tip of the vacuum won’t touch the fins to prevent any damage. If you don’t have a vacuum at home, you may skip this step.

 

Cleaning the aircon fin with a vacuum cleaner where the vacuum tip is a few inches away from the fin

Step 10: Clean the aircon front grille using a soft dry cloth.

 

Cleaning the front grille using a soft dry cloth

Step 11: Once the main air filter is dry, put the special filters back in the slots.

 

Placing the special filters back in the slots of the dry main air filter

Step 12: Insert the filter back into the front grille.

 

 

Inserting the filter back into the front grille

Step 13: Plug the plastic connector gently. *For remote-control units only.

 

Plugging the plastic connector gently

Step 14: Attach the front grille back on to the unit. If your aircon unit is top vent, please screw the front grille back carefully.

 

 

Gently attaching the front grille back on to the unit

Step 15: Plug the unit back on to the power outlet and you’re all set!

 

 

Plugging the unit back on to the power outlet

You can watch the full DIY Widow aircon video tutorial at https://youtu.be/2cBnQHEjuD8

 

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