someone told me that during winter and early spring when it is raining
outside it is a good idea to cover your air conditioning unit kept
outside in the backyard (i think it is evaporator coils) and compressor
with plastic cover. is this a good idea?

This sounds like a split system heat pump.
If it both heats and cools, it should not be covered.
Window units are sometimes covered to prevent wind from blowing through
the unit and into the room.
TB

this is not a heat pump, I have a furnace inside the hom..this is a
gray box and top of that says "Carrier" (I guess may be evaporating
coil)

c_shah wrote:
this is not a heat pump, I have a furnace inside the hom..this is a
gray box and top of that says "Carrier" (I guess may be evaporating
coil)

Some people seem to like to cover them. I don't. I suspect the
manufacturers of the covers will all agree that you should cover them.

--
Joseph Meehan

Dia duit

I know they sell enclosures, but that may just be a way for them to get
your money.

I've read that having an enclosure will hold moisture inside and cause
more rapid corrosion. It also makes a nice winter home for some animals.

Mine is right under our bird feeder, so I just put a garbage can lid on
it to keep the detritus from the feeder from falling inside.

c_shah wrote:

someone told me that during winter and early spring when it is raining
outside it is a good idea to cover your air conditioning unit kept
outside in the backyard (i think it is evaporator coils) and compressor
with plastic cover. is this a good idea?

"Not@home" wrote in message
news:AnS0g.341$PL2.47@dukeread03...
I know they sell enclosures, but that may just be a way for them to get
your money.

I've read that having an enclosure will hold moisture inside and cause
more rapid corrosion. It also makes a nice winter home for some animals.

Mine is right under our bird feeder, so I just put a garbage can lid on it
to keep the detritus from the feeder from falling inside.

That's the main reason my heating guy told me to cover it - but just the
top, not the sides. Allows air circulation, but keeps stuff like pine
needles and maple seeds from getting in there. I had it cleaned when I moved
into the current house. It looked like a compost heap inside, and THAT holds
moisture.