I didn’t realize how much pressure was inside of the small pressure washer, until I accidentally hit the air conditioner with the spray.
It only took a second, and the fins on the air conditioner were completely destroyed.
You can easily see the line from the pressure washer wand, because all of the fins are bent in the same direction. I was doing my best to be careful when I was pressure washing around the air conditioner. I wanted to get all of the dirt, leaves, and yard debris. We had a major storm over the weekend, and a lot of yard grass and dirt was blown into the patio area where the air conditioner is affixed. I was cleaning under the air handler, when my foot slipped in the water. The wand went up for just a second, and I destroyed half of the air conditioner fins on the left side. I thought about trying to bend them back into place, but I doubt that’s a very good idea. Our next tune-up is scheduled in May, and then I’ll have the heating and cooling technician look at the problem. That’s still a month away, but I think we’ll be okay until then. I really hope it’s not a major issue, but it definitely looks awfully bad. I know the fins allow a lot of airflow to the interior components, and most of them are still intact. Even with the damage to the left side, I assume that our air conditioner will still work completely fine. I guess we’ll find out in May.