how to wash electro-static air cleaner

[AJackson]

I have a electro-static air cleaner.
This electrical system init is inside the air-condition/heater air duct.
This system has a removable electro-static charged plates in the air flow.

In time, these plates are coated with dirt.
I can wipe it off using a Q-tip.
But these fins are too narrow gaps to wash.
I tried Windex and did not do much.
Is there a good way to wash off these dust & dirt?

 

[Charles]

I have a electro-static air cleaner.
This electrical system init is inside the air-condition/heater air duct.
This system has a removable electro-static charged plates in the air flow.

In time, these plates are coated with dirt.
I can wipe it off using a Q-tip.
But these fins are too narrow gaps to wash.
I tried Windex and did not do much.
Is there a good way to wash off these dust & dirt?

Pressure washer and plain water. If your garden hose has good pressure,
that might do it.

 

[Jim Yanik]

I have a electro-static air cleaner.
This electrical system init is inside the air-condition/heater air
duct. This system has a removable electro-static charged plates in the
air flow.

In time, these plates are coated with dirt.
I can wipe it off using a Q-tip.
But these fins are too narrow gaps to wash.
I tried Windex and did not do much.
Is there a good way to wash off these dust & dirt?

will it fit in your auto dishwasher? that will degrease it nicely.

 

[CJT]

I have a electro-static air cleaner.
This electrical system init is inside the air-condition/heater air duct.
This system has a removable electro-static charged plates in the air flow.

In time, these plates are coated with dirt.
I can wipe it off using a Q-tip.
But these fins are too narrow gaps to wash.
I tried Windex and did not do much.
Is there a good way to wash off these dust & dirt?

dishwasher

 

[Ken Weitzel]

will it fit in your auto dishwasher? that will degrease it nicely.

Hi...

That's what the manufacturer suggested for mine; but I found the
idea to be at best a bit unappetizing...

Far better, for me at least, was to hose it down vigorously in
the driveway.

Take care.

Ken

 

[D from BC]

I have a electro-static air cleaner.
This electrical system init is inside the air-condition/heater air duct.
This system has a removable electro-static charged plates in the air flow.

In time, these plates are coated with dirt.
I can wipe it off using a Q-tip.
But these fins are too narrow gaps to wash.
I tried Windex and did not do much.
Is there a good way to wash off these dust & dirt?

Pressure washer
D from BC

 

[CJT]

Hi...

That's what the manufacturer suggested for mine; but I found the
idea to be at best a bit unappetizing...

Your choice, but you breathe whatever crud is on it.

 

[James Sweet]

I have a electro-static air cleaner.
This electrical system init is inside the air-condition/heater air duct.
This system has a removable electro-static charged plates in the air flow.

In time, these plates are coated with dirt.
I can wipe it off using a Q-tip.
But these fins are too narrow gaps to wash.
I tried Windex and did not do much.
Is there a good way to wash off these dust & dirt?

I run them through the dishwasher, no need to use detergent but just a tiny
bit helps.

 

[Bob F]

I run them through the dishwasher, no need to use detergent but just
a tiny bit helps.

You would want to use a detergent that is "safe" with aluminum.

Or you can just hose it off, or soak it in dish soap and then hose it
off. Watch out for the pressure washer - you could easily bend the
precipitor plates.

Bob

 

[Chris Jones]

Your choice, but you breathe whatever crud is on it.

Probably the dust contains quite a bit of polonium etc. like the dust that
sticks to TV screens. If you wipe down a recently used TV and try it with a
geiger counter, it's quite interesting. I think it comes from the decay
products of radon. If the dust is left for a few days then it is no longer
noticeably radioactive.
http://www.blackcatsystems.com/science/radiation.html

Chris

 

[AJackson]

Your choice, but you breathe whatever crud is on it.

The brand:
White Rogers, Electro-Air Super Slim Twin, Electo-Air Cleaner.
Model: SST. Model # 20C26S-01002.

We tried: Dishwasher, windex, 409, hosing it down, garden hose, -- not
effective.

It still has lots of continous spark when the air-conditioner is running.

 

[CJT]

The brand:
White Rogers, Electro-Air Super Slim Twin, Electo-Air Cleaner.
Model: SST. Model # 20C26S-01002.

We tried: Dishwasher, windex, 409, hosing it down, garden hose, -- not
effective.

It still has lots of continous spark when the air-conditioner is running.

Either the dirt is not on the plates, but elsewhere in the device, or
else you've bent one or more of the plates.

 

[GregS]

Your choice, but you breathe whatever crud is on it.

When it sticks to it, it does not come off to breath.

Especially smoke particles are best taken off by spraying with a harsh
cleaner like Castrol Superclean or Greased Lightning. Spray it on, let soak, and
wash it off. repeat if necessary. Large dust particles should first be driven off with
an outside air gun or water hose.

greg

 

[GregS]

Probably the dust contains quite a bit of polonium etc. like the dust that
sticks to TV screens. If you wipe down a recently used TV and try it with a
geiger counter, it's quite interesting. I think it comes from the decay
products of radon. If the dust is left for a few days then it is no longer
noticeably radioactive.
http://www.blackcatsystems.com/science/radiation.html

I have tried to measure with hand counters and can no get anything to register.
You really need a long term monitor to measure very small traces. While I have not
actually tried the TV, I have tried carbon filters.

There might be a film or discoloring or corrosion on the plates which will only slighty
affect performance.

greg

 

[[email protected]]

That's what the manufacturer suggested for mine; but I found the
idea to be at best a bit unappetizing...

A good dishwasher (makes and) uses 180F water, a strong chlorine-
bleach/phosphorous-based detergent and considerable heat to dry. It
also will accept and clean (properly) unrinsed plates complete with
pasta-sauce and small bits of food, fine china and so forth. I am not
so sure which is less appetizing: congealed food, grease and gravy or
dust and oils taken out of the air that... coincidentally.... we also
breath. Either way, the actual quantities involved inside that filter
are in the milligrams vs. the many grams on a single dinner plate.

The dishwasher (if a good one) is the way to go. You just might be
shocked and amazed at what has gone through our unit, with uniformly
good results.

Peter Wieck
Wyncote, PA

 

[GregS]

A good dishwasher (makes and) uses 180F water, a strong chlorine-
bleach/phosphorous-based detergent and considerable heat to dry. It
also will accept and clean (properly) unrinsed plates complete with
pasta-sauce and small bits of food, fine china and so forth. I am not
so sure which is less appetizing: congealed food, grease and gravy or
dust and oils taken out of the air that... coincidentally.... we also
breath. Either way, the actual quantities involved inside that filter
are in the milligrams vs. the many grams on a single dinner plate.

The dishwasher (if a good one) is the way to go. You just might be
shocked and amazed at what has gone through our unit, with uniformly
good results.

If the assembly is plastic, I would be carefull with heat.

You can also cook fish in the dishwasher.

greg

 

[[email protected]]

If the assembly is plastic, I would be carefull with heat.

You can also cook fish in the dishwasher.

Top rack.

One "steams" fish in a dishwasher. Cooking it is hardly the correct
term. Bluefish does very nicely that way but I still prefer a
traditional steamer....

Peter Wieck
Wyncote, PA

 

[Jim Yanik]

[email protected] (GregS) wrote in

Your choice, but you breathe whatever crud is on it.

When it sticks to it, it does not come off to breath.

Especially smoke particles are best taken off by spraying with a harsh
cleaner like Castrol Superclean or Greased Lightning. Spray it on, let
soak, and wash it off. repeat if necessary. Large dust particles
should first be driven off with an outside air gun or water hose.

greg
[/QUOTE]

Auto dishwasher detergent is superb at removing grease.
Perhaps the detergent the OP used left a anti-spotting film and that's why
the filter arcs.

 

[Jim Yanik]

[email protected] (GregS) wrote in

If the assembly is plastic, I would be carefull with heat.

You can also cook fish in the dishwasher.

greg

I never use the dryer built into the dishwasher.
for electronics,I use a temp-controlled drying oven.

 

[[email protected]]

I never use the dryer built into the dishwasher.
for electronics,I use a temp-controlled drying oven.

We have a unit that does not have an exposed drying element but uses
hot air blown across an internal coil. So it is far more gentle on
plastics than otherwise.I have put motors, circuit boards and all
sorts of stuff through with no harm or residue. The most impressive
'clean' is when we put the grease-catching filters from the exhaust
hood through, although the hot-tub filters are a close second.

I would not use an exposed-element DW to dry anything electronic as
you suggest.

Peter Wieck
Wyncote, PA