Guide to Clean Your Heat Pump Getting the Most From Your Heat Pump

Cleaning your heat pump regularly ensures optimum operation efficiency and reduces unnecessary power consumption. We recommend cleaning your heat pump as often as every seasonal change in order to utilise its full performance. To ensure your heat pump works as efficiently as possible, use this easy-to-follow guide. For more tips on using your heat pump, visit us online.

About Cleaning Your YOU WILL NEED: Heat Pump 1. Before cleaning your heat pump, switch it off to ensure safety. The main power isolation switch is generally found on the outdoor unit. If you are having trouble locating this switch, please call your local heat pump service company for instructions.

2. Once inside, be careful not to touch the 7. If the special-made brushes become dirty, metal coil/fins with your hands. wash them with water and let them dry completely out of direct sunlight. 3. Use only diluted mild detergents. 8. When cleaning the heat pump, do not 4. Do not use benzene, thinner, polishing stand on an unstable bench or chair. powder, or insecticide. This may cause an injury if you fall 5. Do not expose parts to direct sunlight, down. heat, or fire. 9. Please refer to the operating 6. Some vacuum cleaners are equipped instructions of your heat pump for more with overload protection devices, information. which might activate if the airflow 10. Under no circumstances should you through the vacuum cleaner hose is apply water to any of the inner workings restricted. In that case, use the lowest of a heat pump. power setting available. c) Cleaning the heat exchanger 1. If the heat pump has been cooling, it may be wet from condensation. This will a) Cleaning the b) Cleaning the make it difficult to vacuum. For best results, clean only front panel air filter after the unit has been off for at least five hours. 1. Lift the front panel until a CLEAN EVERY “click” is heard. SEASONAL CHANGE: 2. Do not touch the heat exchanger with your bare 2. Hold the hinges and pull to 1. With the front panel open, hands; injury may result. remove as shown above. remove the air filter to Wear a pair of gloves. » Wipe with a soft dry cloth or expose the heat exchanger rinse it with water. (as shown above). 3. With the air filters removed, clean the heat » Do not soak it in water for 2. Remove air cleaning filters. more than two hours. exchanger vertically, 3. Remove dirt from air filters moving the large brush » Do not use water over 50°C with the small brush, or up and down the fins of » Dry with a soft dry cloth. rinse with water (no hotter the heat exchanger. The 3. When finished cleaning, re- than 50°C). heat exchanger may be fit the front panel into hinges. damaged if it is cleaned 4. Use a soft dry cloth or horizontally. » A click will be heard when place in shade to dry. pushing the front panel back 4. Use the small brush down into place. connection to clean the hard-to-reach, narrow spaces such as the top and bottom of the heat exchanger. d) Cleaning the air e) Cleaning the fan cleaning filter The following instructions 3. Clean the fan horizontally, relate to Mitsubishi Electric by moving a brush along EVERY 3 MONTHS: models fitted with a Quick the blades of the fan. 1. Remove dirt with a Clean Body, which allows 4. Put the vertical vanes back vacuum cleaner. the fan to be easily accessed to their original positions (e.g. the MSZ-LN series). For 2. When dirt cannot be correctly one by one, into specific instructions on how removed by vacuuming, their respective guides, to clean your heat pump’s fan, soak the filter and its until they click into place. please consult your instruction frame in lukewarm water manual. 5. Install the horizontal vane before gently washing and by following the removal rinsing it. NOTE: Do not apply excessive procedure in reverse. force to the fan or fan guard. 3. After washing, dry the air » (If the horizontal vane is not cleaning filter well with a soft 1. Turn the horizontal vanes installed correctly, all LED dry cloth or in the shade. downward. To remove, lamps blink when power is unlock by sliding both tabs 4. Click the air cleaning filter turned on). to the right. back into place. 2. Swing out the two vertical EVERY YEAR: vanes one by one, as Replace the air cleaning filter shown. Clean the air outlet for best performance. Refer with a soft dry cloth. to your product manual for further information.

To purchase additional parts such as filters for your Mitsubishi Electric Heat Pump please visit our online store: www.mitsubishi-electric.co.nz/shop

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