How to clean AC filters yourself

Air Conditioning Cleaning UAE technical team · 4 min read

Safe UAE split and FCU filter cleaning. What not to wash, how often, when to stop and call us.

Tip: send a photo of the indoor and outdoor unit on WhatsApp before we quote extras.

Wall split

Open the front. Slide out the mesh. Vacuum or rinse with water. Dry fully before it goes back. Monthly in dusty months is not overkill.

FCU

If there is a hatch and a mesh, same idea. If the hatch is painted shut, stop. That is a technician access job.

Do not

Do not wash the yellow coil with a dishwasher tablet. Do not run the unit with filters out as a lifestyle. Do not stand on a rolling chair under a cassette.

Warning: do not poke live terminals or recover refrigerant yourself. Isolation first, then WhatsApp.

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FAQs

Carbon filters?

Some are disposable. If it falls apart when wet, replace it.