First Question:
Will Our Vapor Steam
Cleaners Clean AC &
Refrigeration Coils?
Yes! They do a
great job of cleaning AC
coils and heater fins.
These units are perfect
for blasting away dust,
allergens
and other efficiency
robbing derbies from
heat exchanges,
refrigeration and Air
Conditioner coils. When
done correctly they can
clean the entire depth
of an average house hold
window AC or common
hotel room heater/ air
conditioner unit. This
dry vapor steam cleaning
system cleans and
sanitizes as it goes.
You can do the front AC
coils as shown in the
video or go outside and
do the rear heat
exchanger as well. The
jetted nozzle allows for
the entire fin to be
cleaned. All you need is
a towel to catch the
dust and dirt being
blown off the fins.
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Second Question:
Will they work on ALL AC
coils and exchangers?
No, not all. We want
satisfied customers so
we go out of our way to
make sure you get
accurate information
before you buy. Helping
our customers achieve
their cleaning goals is
important to us. As
you watch the video
above you will get a
very good idea of the
abilities of these
units. Though our steam
cleaners are great for
use with the
overwhelming majority of
air conditioning systems
in the US some of
today's heavy industrial
heating and cooling
exchangers often found
in building basements or
roof tops have very deep
coils. Coils deeper then
about three inches are
not effectively cleaned.
For coils that deep you
will need a pressure
washer or specialized
equipment. However, that
being said the vast
majority of Air
Conditioner units in the
United States are ideal
for our powerful dry
vapor steam cleaning
systems.
Again, they will not
clean large deep
industrial exchangers
effectively.
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Third Question:
Will our Vapor Steam
Systems clean base board
heater fins?
Absolutely!
Our
systems not only clean
AC Coils but do an
amazing job of cleaning
base board heaters
around homes and
offices. They
blast out years off
years of dust, grime and
allergens in seconds
flat. Look at the
picture here. You
will see the heater fin
on the left in its dirty
state. In the middle
small pictures you will
see the steam nozzle
(top) blasting out the
coils. Under that you
see a technician pushing
a small towel under the
heater fin. This is to
catch all the dirt and
grime coming off the
heat exchanger. The
photo on the right shows
the finished product.
Often looking like brand
new and 100% clean. The
small section of base
board heater shown here
took about 5 or 7
seconds to clean.
Cleaning your heat
exchangers can save as
much as 10% on your
heating bill.
Fourth Question:
Do I need to buy any
special attachments?
No, everything is
included!
For AC Coil and Heater
Fin cleaning you only
really need the jetted
nozzle. This nozzle is
included! If you ever
have the desire to comb
the fins you can attach
one of the several
included
detail brushes. I have
not found this necessary
but they are there if
you need them. The full
accessory kit also makes
your vapor steam cleaner
useful for thousands of
other jobs from auto
detailing a car to tile
and grout cleaning.
Hotels, janitorial
cleaning companies and
even pest control
companies are using
powerful, effective dry
vapor steam. If you like
you can take a look at
our
replacement accessories
page here.
Everything is available
online or by phone!
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Fifth Question:
What is the procedure
for cleaning
Refrigeration / AC Coils
and Heater fins?
The process is very
simple.
Please watch the
video above after you
read this. First, remove
the cover from the AC
unit or Base board
heater you want to
clean. Once you have
exposed the coils or
fins to be cleaned
attach your jetted
detail nozzle to your
steam gun and have your
steamer ready to go. You
may want to place a
towel below the AC unit
or under the heater
coil. This will
effectively catch the
dirt your blasting off.
If you use a white
towel, you can more
dramatically show your
customer how much dirt
you removed. Note,
our special dry vapor
steam cleaners use VERY
little water. About 1
gallon every full hour
of use. This means you
will see very little to
no water. Perfect for
indoor use.
Now
that you are ready to
take your steam gun and
point the nozzle
downward. Don't point
the nozzle directly into
the unit, at least not
at first. You want to
blast off that heavy
dust and dirt and have
most of it fall onto
your towel. Simply work
in patterns slowly going
up and down till you get
the sections clean.
Always work from the top
down as not to shoot
dirt onto your already
cleaned sections. that
is the process in a nut
shell. You can also
blast off the control
panel. Just unplug the
unit before you steam
any electronics.
Greasy
Coils: This is very rare
but if your AC or Heater
is covered in grease,
sticky and resistant to
steam only try one of
our chemical injection
steamers like the
VC5000-Ci or if the
steamer has hot water
injection like the
VC4000-S switch that
on. Often super hot
rinsing water does a
great job. If your
steamer does not have
these features or you're
still having trouble do
the following. First
steam clean the coils so
they are as dust free as
possible. Spray they
coils with a strong
degreaser and let sit
for a few minutes.
Agitate with a light
brush to work chemical
into the tough grease.
Now use your steam
cleaner to blast away
the grime. Repeat as
necessary. For the
record, the good news is
that I have never come
across an AC coil or
Heater fin that was any
harder to clean then you
see in the video.
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Sixth Question:
Which Vapor Steam
Cleaner Should I Buy?
This will depend upon
your needs.
Lets see if we can help
you with your choice.
Starting with a less
expensive unit, the
VC4000-S it is hard to
go wrong. This is a
great ultra portable
unit with a huge 4 liter
boiler and good wattage
and power. It comes
fully loaded with a
large accompaniment of
accessories and is all
stainless steel
construction. It will
produce about 1 and a
half hours of NON STOP
STEAMING. That's a lot
of cleaning time per
fill. It will do a great
job cleaning coils. If
you really feel you will
end up with a lot of
greasy situations you
may want a chemical unit
like the 5000-Ci. I
would probably not
recommend the 3000
Series as they are lower
wattage and as a result
produce less steam
volume. That being said,
the 3000 will still do a
nice job cleaning the
fins, but it will do it
slower. Our top two
picks for this work
would be the
4000-S or the
4000-C.
You can click on the
links to learn more
about the units and
their differences or if
you have questions,
please give us a call,
we are happy to help.
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More About Steam
Cleaner Types
CONTINUOUS
FILL: (4000-C
Commercial Steam Cleaner,
5000-Ci,
Super
Vapor 6) A continuous
fill
steamer (Dual Tank System) allows you to add water on the fly. In other
words, when the steamer is low on water you can add water WITHOUT
shutting it down. You can then immediately pick back up where you left
off working with virtually no down time. With continuous fill you will
NOT have to wait for the boiler to heat back up. How it works: A
continuous fill steamer has two tanks, a boiler and a refill tank. When
you add water you are simply filling the refill tank. The boiler is
trickle fed from the refill tank thus insuring that the boiler is always
kept full and ready for service. When the refill tank runs low you will
hear a loud beeping sound and the unit will stop steaming until you add
water. Adding water can be done right away.
SINGLE TANK STEAMER:
(VC3000
Series VC4000-S
Heavy Commercial Steam Cleaner) A (ST) single tank technology steamer, such as the
VC-4000-S or
VC-3000 are much like they sound. They have a large single
sealed boiler. This technology
is powerful and tends to be extremely dependable as its internal
components are few in number. Its simplicity of design makes it rugged
and dependable. The down side to a single tank unit, if any, is that when it runs out
of water you will have to release the steam pressure, open the pressure
cap, fill it and wait for it to warm back up. This process will take
about 20 to 30 minutes. The good news is that the
4000-S can run in dry
steam mode about 90 min non-stop steaming. That's a long
continuous work time!
With hot water injection
on this time is greatly
reduced. If you plan on
using the hot water
injection often, be
aware, you will run out
of water much faster. If
you do plan on using the
hot water injection
often consider the
continuous fill systems like the
4000-C
or
5000-Ci.
All that being said, the
4000-S is a great system. It all depends on what your main use is.
The
VC 3000 has a much lower
wattage and does not have hot water injection. Though it is a good
detailer tool, the lower wattage and smaller water tank makes it less
powerful. See the individual product
pages for more information. |