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Mon, Jul 30, 12 at 13:13
| I have an old SubZero side-by-side with the condenser on top. I clean the condenser monthly with a soft brush and a vacuum. Recently when I was having problems keeping the unit at cold enough temps, I had a service person come out. He cleaned the condenser with water and mentioned that sometimes a brush and vacuum don't get it clean enough.
My question is...should I try to clean the unit with water every other month or so? If I do, will the unit rust as there's no way to get it completely dry? Thanks in advance for your help. |
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- Posted by maire_cate (My Page) on Mon, Jul 30, 12 at 18:53
| Honestly I'd call Sub Zero and ask them. Their customer service is fantastic. I have a 501 R and 501 F that are nearly 28 years old and I've only used an appliance brush and vacuum. None of the service techs have ever mentioned using water. |
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| According to "what seemed to me" a "Knowledgeable former poster here, He claimed that some of the "Copper Problems" that SZ had with "Evaporators, not Condensers, as I recall, was due to the use of 2 metals, copper tubing with aluminum fins and yes moisture, particularly the kind near the sea shore, exacerbated the oxidation of the copper coils, but as I mentioned, as far as I had read, that was the evaporator coils not the condenser coils--- BUT-- as the other poster here said, "Check with SZ", better safe than sorry! Good luck with it! Gary |
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| Thanks for your replies. I will call SubZero before I start cleaning with water. |
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