In article .com,
"finding z0" writes:
| Yesterday I spent most of 3 hours hosing and picking out cottonwood
| fuzz and other debris from the cooling fins of my 2 outdoor AC units. I
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| usually do this once a year after the cottonwood stops. I missed last
| year. I was thinking of using screen door like mesh to wrap around the
| outside of the units to make them easier to clean. I thought about
| cheap furnace filters. Any intersting solutions out there? I googled AC
|
| & cottonwood and came up with an inventor in my home state trying to
| interest investers in his product. Cheers

With a number of cottonwoods in the area, the last thing I wanted to do
was to spend hours cleaning my new Carrier A/C. I got some fiberglass
screen cut to length from a hardware store and magnetic strip. Cut the
strip to length, drilled holes for the screw heads and put the screen
under the strips. So far so good after one summer and two winters.

I got the magnetic strip from
http://www.usmarkerboard.com/markerb...ls/page20.html
In my case, P-1201, as the thicker the more holding strength. Not cheap,
and shipping seems to be steep, judging from the final cost. But it was
worth it as I couldn't think of an easier and more esthetic method at
the time.

Robert