Fin Comb - What kind do you use?

[tonyshelton]

What type of fin comb to you prefer to use? We do a lot. 587 condensers this next week with bent fins on at least half of them. We use the plastic colored ones with one size on each end. I've tried everything else and for us these seem to be the fastest, but we go through one for every 3-6 units.

[fcs]

Thats what I use Had mine of over a year and use alot. Still works fine

Are you useing the YJ ones?

[skwsproul]

Have not used them in a while. I have several different types but the plastic one with sizes at each end seem to work the best. Try using a little wd40 on the coil and they work a little better. I have had to spend hours straightening coils back in the day. Of course after you use the wd be sure to use coil cleaner and clean the coil after or it will collect dirt fast and plug up pretty bad.

[skwsproul]

What type of fin comb to you prefer to use? We do a lot. 587 condensers this next week with bent fins on at least half of them. We use the plastic colored ones with one size on each end. I've tried everything else and for us these seem to be the fastest, but we go through one for every 3-6 units.Use wd40 and a little rocking side to side motion. Dont force it through, side to side Danielson. They will last longer and the coil will look and work a lot better.

[mike robinson]

Only luck I have dad is a pocket knife blade when I tried to use finn comb it seem to make it worse bought a whole set of the plastic ones could not find the right one to fit the fins.

[allstar08]

Every time I have tried to use a fin tool it ends up looking worse. When I use a pocket screwdriver it tends to be more precise and look more professional. Now the question is what do you use to fix spine fin coils?

[bdivell]

pocket screwdriver , I have had little or no luck with fin combs

[4x4freak]

I usually have decent luck with the double-ended combs, but if I have one that is really smashed up I usually have to use a screwdriver or utility knife.

[tonyshelton]

Thats what I use Had mine of over a year and use alot. Still works fine

Are you useing the YJ ones?

I'm using the "supercomb" brand ones. I've never been able to do well with the adjustable ones.

I use a leatherman skinny screwdriver for the completely mashed down fins then the comb afterwards. The combs just tear up fast.

Seems like I use the red, green and yellow the most.

[tonyshelton]

Every time I have tried to use a fin tool it ends up looking worse. When I use a pocket screwdriver it tends to be more precise and look more professional. Now the question is what do you use to fix spine fin coils?

I've used a skinny wire brush with only two rows of wire bristles on it to pull them out. Not fun.

[beachtech]

extremely time consuming and frustrating!

but the best thing that i have found that works for me is the simple ole t-stat screwdriver :o

[fcs]

I'm using the "supercomb" brand ones. I've never been able to do well with the adjustable ones.

I use a leatherman skinny screwdriver for the completely mashed down fins then the comb afterwards. The combs just tear up fast.

Seems like I use the red, green and yellow the most.

Never used them only the YJ
the YJ is about $ 12 and they last

[madhat]

Best fin comb I ever used was "little Jeff." Drop him by a job with rooftops all smashed, from hail, some fin combs, pump up bottle with dish soap in it. Pick him up later. I'd buy him a cold drink and a snack. Bad thing is he shot himself one weekend, it was no accident. Always made me leary of fin combing :(

[hvac-learning]

use the LARGE wier brush looks like a shoe brush size but it has very stiff brissels, about 2-2.5 long, start at the bommom and pull up. works well once you get the brissels started.

[skoonen]

I have the plastic 'razor' style with the changeable heads. It works pretty good so long as you dont try to straighten all the bent fins at once. Seems to work best if you only try to straighten half good and half bent fins when raking it.

How well do those metal one size combs work? Seems like if you are one size too small on the plastic ones you'll flatten as you straighten, so I dont see how the metal ones could work on flimsy 20 fin/inch condensers without destroying them.

[Joe Harper]

I use a sawzall blade.