Importance of Cleaning the Filter on Your Heat Pump

At Bay of Plenty Heat Pumps, we know that as soon as you have chosen the best heat pump or air conditioning unit for your Tauranga home, you will start reaping the benefits of temperature control. Lots of families across Tauranga find that a heat pump installation is a real game changer for health, well-being, and quality of life. Your heat pumps and air conditioning units need to be serviced regularly to perform to an optimum standard like anything you invest in.

The Air Stays Clear

Heat pumps and air conditioning units can be a great way to improve the quality of air circulating in your home, but to maintain these improvements, you need to make sure the unit is regularly cleaned. The team at Bay of Plenty Heat Pumps Tauranga is happy to book you in for a regular service when we install your unit; this will ensure that the dirt, pollen and other contaminants that get trapped in the filter as the heat pump pulls in air from the outdoors don’t then end up circulating through your home.

DIY

If you feel like you are able, you could try to clean the filter yourself - at BOP Heat Pumps, we recommend you do this every 4 - 12 weeks, depending on how much use the heat pump or conditioner is getting. There are a few steps to this process, so let’s run through a brief explanation for cleaning the filter on your Mitsubishi Electric AP80 EcoCore Series Heat Pump - this is a Hi Wall Heat Pump. The first thing you need to do is move any furniture or rugs under the unit. You will likely need a step ladder, a vacuum cleaner, a soft brush (you could use a new paintbrush) and a damp cloth.

Softly, Softly

Once you can safely reach your BOP Heat Pump, gently lift the cover up and off at the front of the unit, exposing the filters. Each filter has a tab in the centre that you can gently pull to remove it, lay them out on your table, vacuum both sides of the filter, then use the brush to loosen any dirt that may remain, and vacuum again. Use the damp cloth on the filter's edges and get up under the hood that protects the filters.

Quality Is Key

The components inside the heat pump are finely calibrated and delicate so be sure to take your time and work softly so as not to damage the unit. Once you are done, clip the filters carefully back into the correct spot and slip the cover back down. If you do this regularly, your Mitsubishi Electric AP80 EcoCore Series Heat Pump will perform more efficiently and improve your air quality.

It’s a great idea to get the team at BOP Heat Pumps in Tauranga to check your unit thoroughly as the season changes; your power bill will thank you for it.

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