How to clean DUCTLESS MINI SPLIT air conditioner (Mitsubishi)

Great video. I am 65 and live in a condo. So I will not attempt this myself but i understand now why it costs so much to clean one of these,: it's quite a job. Thank you.

Thanks a lot.
Very helpful.

Thank you for this! I successfully cleaned my unit this morning using this guide.

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Only thing i would point out you cant wet antimicrobial & anti-allergy filter, which is the small blue filter in middle of filter replace new one every 12 months

I am having the hardest time locating that set screw, are there units that do not have that type of connection? I can get the evaporator free and the fan blade can move but cannot be removed.

Outstanding instructional! Thank you!! Just cleaned our mitsubishi and it looks and smells so much better!!

What an awesome video!! You are the man!! Never did I think I could clean my mini splits myself but after watching your super thorough to the point instruction I decided to give it a go and WOW - you have saved me a tremendous amount of money not having to hire an “AC pro “ Thank you so much!!!!

How different is this process for a Daikin? Great video by the way.

I followed you step by step and did it all myself! A 55 yr old woman. Thank you for being so simple and informative

Our A/C guys want to charge almost $400 to do this job! Definitely sharing this video with my husband so we can do it ourselves. Thank you so much!!!

Nicely done. Great block of instruction and demonstration. Thank you.

Great video. Very helpful!

Hello iam a owner of a Mitsubishi MSZ-HR50 VF-E2. What type is yours aircondition. Can i clean mine with your video instructions ?

How is the blower cleaned on a Carrier brand ?

Can't thank you enough audio was Abita low but peace.

Company just cleaned mine and didn’t pull it apart -they Just spray it w water and still smells musky!!! I paid $155.00

We decided to clean our apartment air filter that is the same model I believe and it was horrifyingly dirty. The building was constructed in 2017 and pretty sure the AC has not been cleaned once. Spent an hour deep cleaning everything and I was just shocked I was breathing this toxic air. Please clean your AC folks

Excellent video very well explained. The other method without removing the blower wheel. It's not near as good as the method described in this video.

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My condensation line runs down the outside wall of my house, then into the crawl space where it connects to the drain line going out to the sewer system, so I cannot get to the outside end of it. How can I clear the drain line from inside the house? Instead of a vacuum, I guess I need some sort of blower to push the gunk through the line and out into the drain.

Excellent help, thank you!!

I have a friend who has a Mitsubishi mini split and is having some issues with the evaporator unit inside. I watched your video with great enthusiasm and have high praise for your quality of maintenance skills and your video skills. This type of service I can do especially now since I’ve watched your excellent video. Thank you for your efforts!

What a pain , thank you for this video. This has helped me not make the mistake of buying a mini split. Im not buying a mini split that for sure. Not worth the hassle and or mold. Traditional hvac seems still the way to go for me.

Great video, very detailed and yes like everyone else has said, I appreciate the calmness and organization !

Excellent well done step by step on how to do. Took mine apart cleaned without an issue.

Thank you so much for posting this! I started to take it apart myself, I never knew that a split level has to be cleaned ( gulp), the inside is a carpet of black nasty stuff. It needs a serious cleaning.

You do that once a month? Is that for heating and cooling also?

Jim, you made it look easy step by step procedure on how to clean your mini split wall indoor evaporator unit very well and easy to understand. Thank you for sharing and for service to our country!

Special thanks to Jim for posting this video, it was SUPER HELPFUL. I just finished cleaning my 2009 LG mini-split, and the video gave me the confidence to dive in. It was really helpful for disassembling the unit to pull the fan blade and gain access to the inside of the heat exchanger coil. I would not have figured out the location of the hidden set screw inside the fan blade without this video. Took a few hours (working slowly), as I had a lot of black mold removal, and was my 1st time disassembling and cleaning. I also used a foaming type heat exchanger cleaner, but still needed a fair amount of rinsing of the coil, fan blade and internals. I followed up with a bleach rinse, then warm water. The A/C nit runs great now regarding cooling temp, air flow, and odor (none). Prior to this, the fan was so packed with dust/ mold, cooling efficiency was low, the fan wasn't rotating that well (slower and off balance), and smelled like a bad hotel room. The mold was causing some sinus issues as well. I will repeat this as needed, hopefully only every 2-3 years since it took me ~ 10 years to notice the issue. Seems it should take ~ 1.5 hours start to finish in the future since I know the sequence. Thanks again and good luck to all other DIYers.

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Thanks Mike I will be cleaning after 8 years, your video is very helpful

This is great, thanks!

Thank you A Ton Jim!!!

Thank you. This is the way to do it. Very helpful details in your video that are missing from some others. I cleaned my Mitsubishi today. My coil was OK.

Hopefully it helps. Mine has been blowing humid air, not unbearable but definitely they performed better last year

Oh boy when you said yours is pretty bad, and I disassembled mine I almost feel of the chair I was standing on 🤢😵 I'm renting the apartment and pretty much everything was dirty but the AC took the cake 😂

What if I can’t get the blower out even if I followed all your steps. That right side just doesn’t wanna come out.

Is there any way to clean my outside hose without knowing where it is or being able to connect a shop vac? My apartment I don't know where the outside hose is and it's DEFINITELY clogged / moldy.

Thank you very much. My apartment building people are idiots and they won't clean these. I don't feel confident to do it myself. It smells moldy and dumps water all over my bed. ugh.

Thanks so much for this info. I'm disabled and I've hired Hvac people several times to service and clean my mini splits and they never did a decent job.

I couldn't get the whole cover off but I cleaned it as best I could using your suggestions. It's a much better job than any of the guys that charged me $200!

I have 6 of these in my house so it's a fortune if I pay to have it done and really sad when they rip me off. I'm so glad i won't be calling them again.

Thanks!

what would you suggest if you use a water pump for drainage for cleaning not to clog up the pump itself?

Hey Jim are you using a 2 galloon Smith pump sprayer in the video? Or what size and brand? In the market for a new pump sprayer…thanks.

thx

Where did u get the cover? We have Gree mini split systems and but I cannot find a cover that fits ours! It’s annoying!!

Nice work! Thanks so much.

Every question I had answered. Well done and thanks.