Is it True High corrosion on Aircon in Creeks?

**anthon05** · September 14th, 2014 07:31 PM

hi fellow tsikot member..

I'm having this issue for the past 10 yrs i think i have bought 5 units window aircon on my house.. repaired also

five of them.. i live around 200 meters from a creek, its a small creek around 5 to 6 meters wide, i think its connected to the pasig river.

the aircon tech told me that corrosion on the copper tubing and rust are common for houses near creeks or rivers.

is this true? anybody have experience? the usual problem with my aircon are leak on the copper tubing.

i'm considering buying the Condura Extreme. advertised as more durable to withstand rust and corrosion.

thanks

**oj88** · September 14th, 2014 09:28 PM

The salt (airborne salinity) or chemicals in the air and elevated moisture that's reeking off nearby bodies of water is one of the common cause of corrosion in A/C units.

**anthon05** · September 15th, 2014 09:38 PM

Originally Posted by oj88

The salt (airborne salinity) or chemicals in the air and elevated moisture that's reeking off nearby bodies of water is one of the common cause of corrosion in A/C units.

Yes that might be the reason. i should make a survey for people or living near creeks or body of water how they solve this issue.

**yebo** · September 16th, 2014 12:10 AM

Swamp gas (hydrogen sulfide or h2s), even in minute amounts, can cause a lot of corrosion even in the best stainless steels. Sisiw lang ang copper tubing dyan. Pag naaamoy mo yung creek sa bahay mo then umaabot sa inyo yung gases na sumisingaw dun sa creek. Remember ang creek sa metro manila = open sewer, naku dami h2s nyan.

**laurent08** · September 16th, 2014 01:37 AM

Condura xtreme has durakote to prevent the corrosion... Totoo po un na kapag malapit sa creek or aalm ko dagat, madali masira at kalawangin ang ac...

**jmpet626** · September 16th, 2014 04:21 AM

Likod ng bahay namin creek. Mga 10 meters lang away sa pinaka malapit na Window Type Aircon pero wala naman kami corrosion problem sa 4 aircon sa bahay.

**NightRock** · September 16th, 2014 05:11 AM

Check mo yung air quality kung pasig river connected yan alam mo naman gano ka dami toxic waste ang nakaka lusot sa mga walang pakialam na pabrika dyan. Kung salt lang di naman masyado since yung mga unit na gamit ko dati sa sea shore mas mataas ang salt content ng hangin don tumatagal naman ang ac

**_Cathy_** · September 16th, 2014 09:25 AM

Originally Posted by jmpet626

Likod ng bahay namin creek. Mga 10 meters lang away sa pinaka malapit na Window Type Aircon pero wala naman kami corrosion problem sa 4 aircon sa bahay.

Same here. Our house is less than 300 m away from a creek and we never had problems with our AC.

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**yebo** · September 16th, 2014 09:36 AM

Well as i said if you can smell it then yes you have a problem. If there is no smell like rotten eggs then the creek emits no corrosive gases.

**jick.cejoco** · September 16th, 2014 09:37 AM

I stay on a small island and you can get to the beaches in less than fifteen minutes. My units lasts an average of seven years even though they are exposed to the elements. Ground your equipment properly. In country, a lot of these so called electricians are either lazy pwede na yan electricians or they don't know the importance of grounding. To extend my ac units life I protect the ferrous components with petroleum jelly brushed on to the vulnerable areas

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