Bent fins on aio

gazdadude · December 30, 2023

I have a bent fin on my aio will it cause issues

Middcore · December 30, 2023

No.

Needfuldoer · December 30, 2023

Nah, it's fine. Those are just metal, the liquid flows through the tubes running vertically in your photo.

Bend them back with needle-nose pliers if it bothers you, but leaving a couple fins like that isn't going to hurt anything.

flibberdipper · December 30, 2023

Strictly bent fins are fine. The only time they're a problem is if they somehow get bent so badly that they crack/tear the tubes the fluid actually flows through.

Well, or if it looks like a little kid encountered an air conditioner condenser for the first time. That would also be a problem. IYKYK

Needfuldoer · January 3

On 12/30/2023 at 2:17 PM, flibberdipper said:

Well, or if it looks like a little kid encountered an air conditioner condenser for the first time. That would also be a problem. IYKYK

More than a few times, I've had to explain that condensers and pressure washers don't mix.

flibberdipper · January 3

18 minutes ago, Needfuldoer said:

More than a few times, I've had to explain that condensers and pressure washers don't mix.

Nor do little kids. When I was younger I flattened out the entire condenser a few days before my uncle showed up... during a heat wave... and he was heat-sensitive... Oops.