Delonghi portable upright air conditioner Disassembly

Scritto Da: Greg Beeblebrox
  • Commenti: 12
Delonghi portable upright air conditioner Disassembly

Difficoltà

Easy

Passi

6

Tempo Necessario

30 minuti

Introduzione

The PAC115EC Delonghi air conditioner. This guide probably works for many of them that are very similar with the same design flaws. There is a second cooling system with no filtering AT ALL on the bottom that needs to be cleaned out. This looks to be by design- without cleaning this cooling system it will eventually stop cooling properly and be next to useless as an air conditioner.

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    • These are easy to open and properly clean.

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    • There are about 9-10 screws that can be accessed with a regualr phillips screw driver on the back of the unit. Some of the screws are deep in the recessed plastic and you will need a longer screwdriver. once all of them are out the rear plastic cover slides off straight back. Make sure the power is unplugged.

    I only see 4. Where are the screws?

    Malachi X -

    2 on the center, 2 on the mille each side and 2 more each side on the bottom. Look carefully they are easy to see

    Louis -

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    • Once the rear cover is off there are 3 or 4 screws on a top insert that will need to be removed to take the front off. It is clipped in on the sides and there will be a ribbon cable to the top control panel. Be careful not to rip it apart- and disconnect the control interface. I did not take pictures for this step-sorry.

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    • Now that both of the plastic covers are off you can see just how much accumulated dust this thing has sucked in unfiltered. *once again make sure this is unplugged!*

    • The lower cooling system is going to be packed with stuff drawn into the cooling fins. Carefully wipe downwards with a wire brush- the fins are very fragile and any sideways movement could damage the fins. The fins are difficult to access around the condenser pump and hoses.

    The lower cooling fins need to be cleaned completely on both the front and the back. I did not try to go into the other side with the fan system, but cleaned the heck out of everything I could with the vacuum and brush.

    Greg Beeblebrox -

    • Be careful not to damage anything. A wooden bamboo stick is helpful to get the bits the brush cannot reach. A vaccum HEPA is also really helpful to suck this gunk up. Be sure to clean any gunk up around the entire unit and use the wire brush on the top fins as well.

    • once the unit is reasonably cleaned up you can carefully replace the front- attach the control wire. Reclup the front and then maneuver the rear cover into place- it should align right up but you may need to nudge it a bit to get it right. put the screws back in and give it a try. Provided you did everything correctly it should power on.

    I'm still amazed that they can sell this unit with no filtering in the lower system. The only way to fix this is to open it up to clean it. Might be a built in obsolescence to keep people buying these when they stop working too well- who knows? All I can say for sure is this is a terrible design and it will clog up if not cleaned every so often.

    Greg Beeblebrox -

    I can't recall a time when I've ever seen a filter on the condenser-side of the cooling system for any appliance that has a compressor whether it be on a car, in a fridge, a dehumidifier, a heat-pump clothes dryer or any air conditioner of any kind, portable or central on a building, can you? Therefore, I'm not sure it's a "built-in obsolescence" thing. More realistically, it might be a airflow requirement thing. Putting filters will undoubtedly increase said unit's complexity and size.

    J Williams -

    How do you remove the lower blower motor and squirrel cage to replace the squirrel cage?

    reeseg -

Conclusione

To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.

Autore

Greg Beeblebrox

Membro da: 11/06/14

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6 commenti

I've been looking everywhere for a guide on disassembling the PAC EL290HLWKC-1A (DeLonghi Pinguino Deluxe Portable Air Conditioner) that looks very similar, but not exactly like this one. I can see the accumulation of dust through the slats. I've even cobbled together a flexible tube as a hand-held vacuum cleaner attachment to try and get to it, with minimal success.

The one time I attempted to get the case off, I met with some resistance that indicated I had clearly missed a screw. I never did find it and now I'm still too terrified I'll break it to try again.

I would be most grateful if someone could post a diagram or image showing where all the screws are. I can't be alone in seeking this info as the model sold very well at Costco a few years back.

Shannon Murphy -

I have just disassembled this device which is identical to the photo in this post. I could show a lot of pictures.

How can I do it?

Louis -

I would love to see some pictures, I'm trying to replace the power cord and don't have the schematic where it plugs in

Brandon Babbitt -

I have a different PAC model with all shallow screws. While this guide is not the same as mine, it gave me encouragement to disassemble mine. Fortunately, it not as dirty but it does need a clean up .

anthony Ng -

The issue of mine is it can’t evaporate water, I have to drain water by myself . I bought anew one. I sell the old one and tell to the customer what he need to do

Louis -

I have stored my el275hgrkc-3al Delonghi in a shed and after I vacuumed the filter, washed it, cleaned out the debris from the vents it has a FUNKY smell. I tried running it for a little bit hoping it would cycle what ever smell is stored, no luck. Any suggestions to what it could be?

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