RickG16 Posted October 18, 2017 Share Posted October 18, 2017 (edited) I have A/C which is slightly different to the standard 'white unit on a wall' which you often see in Thailand. It is essentially a big vent / grate in the ceiling of my room, which I operate from a digital panel on the wall. It works great and I have found it better than the white units for circulation.... However, I've noticed under the grate it seems to have have gathered a lot of dust, and I have an eye infection recently which may, or may not, have had something to do with the amount of dust in my room. I'm keen to clean it - anyone know how best to go about cleaning these kind of A/C grates? Can I lift it off? Or should I just clean away the dust I can reach with a wet cloth? Cheers Edited October 18, 2017 by RickG16 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rimmer Posted October 18, 2017 Share Posted October 18, 2017 Moved to DIY forum Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crossy Posted October 18, 2017 Share Posted October 18, 2017 Can you post a photo? It sounds like a "cassette" aircon which you can clean in the same way as a wall mount unit. Does it look like this:- IIRC the filter is behind the centre grille which should just unclip. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naam Posted October 19, 2017 Share Posted October 19, 2017 press one side of the center grill and it swings open (filter is attached to this part). remove filter, wash and rinse thoroughly and put it back. et voilà! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KittenKong Posted October 19, 2017 Share Posted October 19, 2017 Presumably the fan and radiator fins also need cleaning from time to time with a pressure spray, in the same way as wall mounted units do? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naam Posted October 19, 2017 Share Posted October 19, 2017 3 hours ago, KittenKong said: Presumably the fan and radiator fins also need cleaning from time to time with a pressure spray, in the same way as wall mounted units do? of course; but that's not a job for a layman. it's much more difficult than cleaning a wall mounted unit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luudee Posted October 20, 2017 Share Posted October 20, 2017 As others already suggested, get professional help to clean the unit. Try to find out the manufacturer, and then search the web for their service contract. Request the original manufacturer to send a service team. This is what I did for my Diaken inverter and Diaken Casste A/C. It will be cheaper in the long term. All Thais will claim, that they are "Engineers" and can fix everything. I wasted 3 months and lots of money on the drive by guys. Now I only use manufacturer certified techs ... rudi Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cheeryble Posted October 20, 2017 Share Posted October 20, 2017 Perhaps Naam can get his overalls out? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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