Cleaning a Lennox Air Conditioner Condenser

I have the Lennox XC 14 and I really like the smart hinge louver design. It makes it so easy to take off the panels and clean the condenser coil. I like to prop up the fan and vacuum the leaves on the bottom inside first. I only take off two panels at a time, so not to accidentally bump into the coil fins with the hose and damaged them. I start like you do, working on the outside from top to bottom, then I go from the inside out. I use one can of the foaming condenser coil cleaner on it and let it sit 5 to 10 minutes, and then Hose off. I cover the wiring with glad cling wrap so it doesn’t get wet. I use my wet dry vac to suck up any standing water in or around the unit when I’m done. Then I put two coats of Maguires gold class carnauba wax on top to help with paint fading. I clean mine every two years. My Lennox HVAC system still runs great after 13 years. 👍

Thank you. This gives me the courage to do this and now I know how to do so safely.

Used to supplement the up stairs when it gets hot outside this works very well and Fastly.Cool Also works good when the upstairs gets too hot in the Winter from the heater.

Looks like new when you finished cleaning. Gonna do this to my condenser later today.

Nice. Straight to the point, not a hard job to do properly. We are new central A/C owners and it's winter shut down time. Thanks.

Nicely done sir. Thanks!

Can you do another video showing how to clean it from the inside using the coil cleanser foam?

I have the Dave Lennox edition, do these units have a second layer of coils inside the outer ones you can see when pulling off the external fins? Meaning you have to take the whole top off to clean the inner coils. How do you take the entire top off to do this if so?

Thanks for the video.

is there a way to remove the fan housing on top, so that dry leaves and sucked in debri can be removed. most videos on this type of unit are around side panel removal and clean up.

Great video. Is it recommended to let the coils dry before replacing the panels and powering up?

My Lennox is 3 years old- there are several gouges/dings where it looks like 1-3” is mashed in- just about 3-4 areas per unit- like someone gauged it with corner of cover? Is that okay?

when was the last time you clean your condenser ? you recommend every year ?

I can't believe I have to remove sixteen bolts just to properly hose down the fins on my EL16XC1.

Do I NEED to kill the power considering it's an outdoor unit and handles the ice and the snow regularly?

Most condensers don’t have removable side panels. If you find taking apart the unit involves removing the top and uniting the fan, call a professional. Every air conditioning brand is different and may have different cleaning techniques. Most new Lennox units are WATER ONLY no cleaner recommended due to harsh chemicals damaging coils.

I read somewhere you should clean from inside out (not the way you are doing it).

Good information

After putting the bar back, the AC does not turn on. What should I do??

What about the inside of the pump? I have leaves and fir needles covering the bottom. Yeah, I live in the bush.