Sealing panel for cooling appliance coil cleaning

Abstract

A planar sealing panel member for cleaning the condenser coils of a cooling appliance. This member has at least one hole in its surface to accommodate a hose supplying compressed air. It also has affixation means on its surface so as to hold the sealing panel against the cooling appliance adjacent the opening(s) holding the condenser coils to form a substantially sealed enclosure along with the appliance structure within which the coils reside when cleaned using compressed air.

1 .- 6 . (canceled) 
     
     
         7 . A method of cleaning the condenser coils of a plug-in cooling appliance comprising: (a) affixing, on one side only of the appliance, a sealing member over the opening or openings that communicate with the interior chamber in which the condenser coils reside in the appliance, the sealing member having at least one hole which holds a hose to supply compressed air to the chamber in which the coils reside; and (b) supplying compressed air through the hose to clean the coils. 
     
     
         8 . A method as claimed in  claim 7  wherein the sealing member is formed of clear plastic. 
     
     
         9 . A method as claimed in  claim 7  wherein the hole in the sealing member is provided with a flexible stretch fabric. 
     
     
         10 . A method as claimed in  claim 7  wherein the sealing member, on its peripheral area, has means to affix it to the cooling appliance. 
     
     
         11 . A method as claimed in  claim 10  wherein the means to affix the sealing member to the cooling appliance comprises a glue. 
     
     
         12 . A method as claimed in  claim 7  wherein the sealing member has a second hole to hold a vacuum hose and vacuum is supplied therethrough. 
     
     
         13 . A method as claimed in  claim 8  wherein the sealing member has a second hole to hold a vacuum hose and vacuum is supplied therethrough. 
     
     
         14 . A method as claimed in  claim 9  wherein the sealing member has a second hole to hold a vacuum hose and vacuum is supplied therethrough. 
     
     
         15 . A method as claimed in  claim 10  wherein the sealing member has a second hole to hold a vacuum hose and vacuum is supplied therethrough. 
     
     
         16 . A method as claimed in  claim 11  wherein the sealing member has a second hole to hold a vacuum hose and vacuum is supplied therethrough.