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Cleaning the Air Conditioning

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ID: 2607 Intermediate
If you live in a hot country during the height of summer, you know how important an aircon unit is to your life. In this episode, we learn how to explain to a technician that your AC is broken (and smelly), and how best to clean it.
Tue Dec 30 2014 | Jenny Zhu, Ryan
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SIMPLIFIED PINYIN ENGLISH  
制热 zhì rè heating function
效果 xiàoguǒ result
股 gǔ classifier for smells
怪 guài strange
师傅，这个空调现在制热效果不太好，而且一开就有股怪味。
shīfu ，zhè ge kōngtiáo xiànzài zhì rè xiàoguǒ bùtài hǎo ，érqiě yī kāi jiù yǒu gǔ guài wèi 。
Sir, this aircon's heating function isn't working well. Furthermore, as soon as you switch it on, there is a strange odor.
你的空调需要清洗一下。
nǐ de kōngtiáo xūyào qīngxǐ yīxià 。
Your AC needs cleaning.
我在换季的时候自己清洁过滤网的。
wǒ zài huànjì de shíhou zìjǐ qīngjié guò lǜwǎng de 。
When the season changed, I cleaned the filter mesh myself.
单单清洁滤网是不够的，很多灰尘积在散热片上，所以散热片也要清洗和消毒。
dāndān qīngjié lǜwǎng shì bùgòu de ，hěn duō huīchén jī zài sànrèpiàn shàng ，suǒyǐ sànrèpiàn yě yào qīngxǐ hé xiāodú 。
Merely cleaning the filter mesh isn't enough. A lot of dust can accumulate on the heat sink so the heat sink also needs to be cleaned and disinfected.
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