There are two types of coils in an AC/refrigeration system–the evaporator and the condenser. They consist of copper or aluminum tubes with aluminum fins or microchannel tubes with fin strips. If these ...

Traditionally, HVAC contractors, maintenance, and homeowners alike have turned to coil cleaner and water to clean condenser and evaporative HVAC coils, but over the last decade, steam cleaning has ...

No matter how often you clean your fridge, you might be missing an important part—the coils. The condenser coils are responsible for cooling the air inside the fridge. (Pretty crucial, right?) As ...

I asked my neighbor who hoses off his air conditioner condenser every spring why he does it. "Because my dad always told me I had to," he said. Conventional wisdom like what my neighbor's dad imparted ...

By Josh Torgerson, HVAC Service Supervisor at Home Comfort Alliance. With 26 years of experience overseeing HVAC systems in ...