Thanks in advance from a new member. We have multiple Carrier Infinity units that are two years old. We live along a brackish waterway in Florida.
The HVAC tech was here yesterday for annual maintenance. He tells me:
"You have expensive equipment sitting out there and it is already showing signs of corrosion after 2 years. If you want to protect this equipment, follow this protocol every six months.
1) Buy a pump sprayer from Ace.
2) Use water and dish soap and spray into all of the grates around the unit.
3) Get a sprayable car wax and spray through all grates around each outdoor unit
He says it should take 10 minutes and will extend the life of the equipment.
I found this 2006-era thread entitled "Wax On, Wax Off" from this forum (New members can not post links...) and a few other threads on other forums that mention wax for outdoor heat pump.
The 2006-era thread is recommending Trim Shine, which according to the manufacturer's website is for "unpainted rubber or plastic."
Any thoughts here from the pros? Should I be getting corrosion after two years? Is this "spray and pray" treatment going to help? I've previously used a spray wax from Meguiar's. Any thoughts on something that might be more effective? Spraying through the grates towards the coil frankly seems dubious. Is there a better method? Thanks.
The HVAC tech was here yesterday for annual maintenance. He tells me:
"You have expensive equipment sitting out there and it is already showing signs of corrosion after 2 years. If you want to protect this equipment, follow this protocol every six months.
1) Buy a pump sprayer from Ace.
2) Use water and dish soap and spray into all of the grates around the unit.
3) Get a sprayable car wax and spray through all grates around each outdoor unit
He says it should take 10 minutes and will extend the life of the equipment.
I found this 2006-era thread entitled "Wax On, Wax Off" from this forum (New members can not post links...) and a few other threads on other forums that mention wax for outdoor heat pump.
The 2006-era thread is recommending Trim Shine, which according to the manufacturer's website is for "unpainted rubber or plastic."
Any thoughts here from the pros? Should I be getting corrosion after two years? Is this "spray and pray" treatment going to help? I've previously used a spray wax from Meguiar's. Any thoughts on something that might be more effective? Spraying through the grates towards the coil frankly seems dubious. Is there a better method? Thanks.
source https://hvac-talk.com/vbb/threads/2244180-Car-Wax-on-Carrier-Infinity-24-Heat-Pump?goto=newpost
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