after a few months , the aircon will get clog...

always got the sticky things in the aircon.


How to prevent and stop it ?

Thanks

Need more frequent servicing ... every 3 months.

This post has been edited by mini orchard: Sep 10 2025, 07:12 PM

your room got more dust, so clog faster

Installed near kitchen is it?

First is the pipe clear? Easy to flow?
Secondly check the aircond got tilted? Make sure water can flow easily

Lastly use a water pump instead of the natural flow

Just clean yourself

Aircond must be tilt abit towards drainage so water can flow

Various reasons. I learnt a lot watching this aircon guy videos

i had the same problem previously, due to previously only use those diy cleaning method, the Jelly can build up in weird places. In the end get aircond service guy help to dismantle and deep clean the whole thing. Once the jelly is all gone now 6month also not clogging.

Agree, one .more thing to add is you must get the sifu to do deep cleaning.

Not just any ah beng general worker from the hardware store will do otherwise 1-2months time will clog & aircon will leak water again. Happen to.my parents aircon. Had to finally get the sifu to do deep cleaning then only problem solved.

Try asking your neighbours/colleagues if they know any good aircon technician

Do u have anything that block/redirect airflow of the aircon?

Happened to me with the jelly stuff. DIY cleaning also no use. End up get aircond cleaner to do cleaning. Very cold after that.

The cleaner used water jet to spray the aircond fins probably helped with the cleaning more so than using the pressure spray bottle.

call aircon service and do chemical wash, deep clean the blower unit and compressor unit.

i suspect this AC was not install right. ie not perfect level but tilt to the wrong side.
And there is standing water in the drainline and the bacteria grow hence the gel like substance

open you AC cover and inspect the drain line .
it should not collect water.

Do deep clean and check the drain tilt. Should solve the issue.

This is the real reason. Deep cleaning only help for 6 months then the drainage outlet would clog with gel and drainline will overflow. Just find this outlet n blow the gel off n leaking would stop for few months, repeat.


I suspect the installation was purposely wrongly tilted. So b4 installation make sure to tell installer to show u the tilting with a meter.

This post has been edited by MGM: Sep 11 2025, 08:33 AM

My aircon previously has the same issues as well. What i do for is to buy some drain unclogging tablets from daiso and put 1 piece in the drainage like once a month. It helps to clear the gel from the pipes.

use this
https://www.lazada.com.my/products/daikin-a...lQaAuKiEALw_wcB

Can take a snapshot of the product packing.

Happened to 1 of my tenant as well. Every 6 month to 1 year sure need call aircond tech to clean and service. While other 2 tenant woth aircond use for years not even once need to service.

filter or the fins ?

Clean the filter every month . Trust me makes a lot of difference vs the work done .

mine also just done service ....

before when on aircond got some air flow sound & sometimes the fin there water dripping... check drainage pipe got abit sticky gel stuff ..

so the aircond guy come dismantle , clean the drain pipe and re-fix , now no more such issues .

cannot imagine how to install this on split unit aircon

Install aircond condensation pump lor...

Usually back to back wont have this problem since water just flow out nicely. Those that this problem usually want aircond in a nice place, but far from wall, thus require long drainage pipe but water stagnant in pipe create algae/slime.

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This post has been edited by alexei: Sep 11 2025, 08:52 PM

I clean filter never deep clean before

+1

PM contact sifu

Call aircond guy do a full cleaning service every 6 month and clean the fishnet filter once in every 2 weeks

The gel is called aircond jelly, it is made of bacteria, mold, dirt and dust. There is no easy way to get rid of it, you will have to deep clean the entire unit. Once a year should be sufficient, more if your place is particularly dusty ie lots of stuff in the room. Trophies? Toys? Books? Collectibles? Anything that increase the 'surface area' that could be covered in dust and can't be cleaned regularly contributes to the dust build up.

Sorry, I currently don't know any good.aircond technician as old one sudah retire for quite a while for bukit antarabangsa area.

For the last few times I had to use hardware store service but lucky they sent a more experienced guy instead of noob & I just needed refill gas regular servicing.

Even then can't exactly recommend them for more serious issue as when brought new aircondfrom the store. Within a month new aircond leaking & call them to fix. Each time would start leaking afterabout a month plus & they couldn't fix it. In the end had to exchange with a new one.

Mind you, the reason got a.new aircond was the old one keep on leaking every 3 months plus & don't got sifu anymore & had to rely on hardware shop technician.

This post has been edited by arkasi: Sep 12 2025, 05:15 AM

Yurp full cleaning service once a year or once in every 8 to 9 month, plus turn on air purifier also will be good for us and the aircond itself