Trane XE 90 cleaning questions


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Old 07-24-13, 04:48 PM
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Trane XE 90 cleaning questions

We have a 17 year old trane xe 90 furnace which has never been cleaned. I have removed the control board and blower fan (yuk), and am wonder how to clean the secondary heat exchanger without bending the fins or getting a face full of dust. I was thinking of blowing compressed air from the top side. Any other suggestions? Thanks
 
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shop vac with a soft bristle head attached.
 
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Thanks, I used a shop vac with brush and was able to get most of the dust off without bending any of the fins. Do pros use any kind of chemicals to get the more gunky stuff off (probably from cigarette smoke), or is it not that critical?
 
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no chemical is used on secondary heat exchangers...........
 
 

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