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Prepare the Protective Top Cover

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Winterize Your Air Conditioning Unit

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What happens here

Begin by taking a piece of scrap wood that is slightly larger than the top surface of your outdoor AC unit, ensuring it will provide an overhang on all sides. Lay a sheet of plastic (such as a tarp, painter's plastic, or a heavy-duty plastic bag) flat, then place the scrap wood in the center of the plastic. Wrap the plastic tightly around the board, pulling it taut. Use a staple gun to securely fasten the plastic to the bottom side of the board. The goal is to create a fully waterproof and weather-resistant top cover that will prevent snow and ice from accumulating directly on the AC unit's fan opening.

Goal: Secure a plastic sheet to a piece of scrap wood to create a waterproof top cover for the AC unit, ensuring the plastic completely encloses the board and is held firmly in place.

Tools and materials

  • Plastic Sheet
  • Scrap Wood
  • Staple Gun
  • Staples

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lay down our plastic so this way I'll keep the sides Open start doing a little folding basically we're winterizing this board we're weatherproofing the board use some Staples secure it in place this is going to be the bottom side so we're not worried the reason why you want some overhang is when the snow comes it'll land away from it and not go even inside slipper around

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