Heat Pump Exterior Cleaning

[mcba2020]

I noticed while tinkering around my equipment pad that the fins on my heat pump were quite dirty.





Reading up on the manual and it mentioned cleaning with a soft brush and water, but I was worried about bending the fins so I opted to use a garden hose on low pressure.



Looks like new and hopefully a little more efficient heating the pool.

 

[proavia]

Great!
Just like on an outdoor air conditioning unit, the fins need to be hosed off a few times a season.
The better the airflow the higher the efficiency.

 

[1poolman1]

I noticed while tinkering around my equipment pad that the fins on my heat pump were quite dirty.

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Reading up on the manual and it mentioned cleaning with a soft brush and water, but I was worried about bending the fins so I opted to use a garden hose on low pressure.

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Looks like new and hopefully a little more efficient heating the pool.

Something like this should be a regular part of any heat-pump (and home A/C) maintenance, you can't just walk away from these very expensive pieces of equipment:

 

[mcba2020]

Something like this should be a regular part of any heat-pump (and home A/C) maintenance, you can't just walk away from these very expensive pieces of equipment:

This is something I'm definitely going to add to my "Pool Toolbox'. Thanks for the info.