Gearing Up for Winter
Category: Restore & Repair
Winter. Cold. Water. Snow. Ice.
Protect. Protect. Seal. Protect. Protect.
Get cover for external air conditioner unit so it doesn't get full of water and snow.
Wrestle it on.
Update: After lots of consistent feedback (thanks readers!) we've decided against the AC cover. Our HVAC installer also confirmed it--they can cause more harm than they prevent by holding in moisture that can damage the equipment. The better alternative? A plywood board across the top to simply protect from falling ice.
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Comments
Don't wrap that A/C unit to tightly. They need air circulation in winter also. I just cover the top of mine...POPS"30"
Posted by: POPS | October 17, 2004 12:35 PM
I used to cover our air conditioners, but it's always when there's a windchill of -50 that the covers manage to blow off (no matter to what extremes we go to insure they will stay on).
Posted by: erin | October 18, 2004 8:24 AM
So, I'm thinking I need to take a few bricks from storage and lay them on top? :) Keeping it on but letting the sides flap a little for air?
It is so good to learn this stuff up front.
Posted by: jm | October 18, 2004 9:55 AM
I figure putting a "waterproof" cover on mine will actually keep it more moist (thus promoting rust) by not allowing it dry out, so I just put a piece of plywood on top to stop potential impact damage (ice-laden tree branches) -- weighted down with a cinder block. (Bricks blew off in previous years.)
The manufacturer of my unit says it shouldn't be wrapped in the winter but to clean out fall leaf debris before using it the following summer.
Posted by: Margaret | October 18, 2004 10:46 AM
Margaret has got it right....POPS"30"
Posted by: POPS | October 18, 2004 11:14 AM