Central Air Conditioner Cover for Outside Units 36 x 36 - Top Universal Outdoor AC Cover Defender (Mesh, 36 x 36)

Who ever came up with this high five to him or her. It’s a great idea to catch all the leaves from falling in to the unit.

Thick mesh and bungee cords are sturdy

Happy with the purchase

Nice cover, quality piece, size was perfect.

These install so easy and keep the crud out of your AC. Highly recomend.

East to install

I just replaced my AC unit and my neighbors tree sheds little tiny leaves and sticks all over my yard. Even though this is a mesh screen it DOES RESTRICT the airflow a lot. I can tell a very noticeable difference. A good friend of mine who has been in the HVAC business for 30+ years and is now a HVAC inspector for my county here in Florida advised me to never use anything that restricts airflow as it can cause the condenser unit to burn out. I only intend on using this in the late fall/winter when my unit is off and the neighbors tree is shedding leaves. Other than that, I just intend to just remove the fan (4 screws) and take a shop vac to suck the leaves and garbage out before using the cover.

Just installed this 36 x 36 mesh cover on my day-old Trane XR 16 (37 x 37) condenser unit and the 1-inch difference did not seem to matter as the fan opening is fully covered. My A/C Technician highly suggested I only use a mesh, top only cover as he said it keeps out the leaves and debris, and does not provide the haven for rodents that a full cover would. He also said the mesh would not damage the unit like a solid cover would if accidentally turned on in the Spring without removing. As you can see by the photo this was a Winter install and the frozen-to-the ground leaves are proof a cover is needed for us. Only downside, which did not factor into my ratings at all, was that two of the rubber caps on the bungee cord hooks popped off during the simple install and fell into the frozen leaf abyss below. Ill have to figure a way to replace them .. someday when my fingers thaw. And yes, those leaves will all be cleaned and gone before the Technician comes back to fire it up for the first time and complete all of the testing in the Spring (dont really worry too much about what you readers think, but my wife might be seeing this!)

This cover was easy to install and is well worth the price. It prevents leaves and squirrels from being a concern.

The suction created when unit is running does still suck in some leaves underneath it. No perfect