Danby AC in 2018 Tab 320S -- clean the filter?

northwestinatab
northwestinatab Member Posts: 22
in Air Conditioning & Refrigeration
Hello Forum!

I haven't posted in a while, but am traveling in the TAB again and would like to clean the filter.  The Danby is designed to slide the filter out to the right to clean it, but it is installed so close to the wall that I can't do that I don't think.  Wondering if need to remove screws that hold front piece on and then slide it out?  The screw on side next to the wall is also a little difficult to access, so before really getting into it, I thought I'd ask if there is an easier way?  Any thoughts?
THANKS SO MUCH!
Northwestinatab
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  • MuttonChops
    MuttonChops Member Posts: 1,939
    A/C Filter Screen Bends.
    Can be removed / installed without removal of screws.

    '18 320 S,  pitched axle, 3020HE; PNW based
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  • CrabTab
    CrabTab Member Posts: 457
    edited June 2020
    Your thought is the only way we've found to clean the filter. Definitely inconvenient, but worth the effort of you use AC regularly.

    2019 320 Boondock Edge     - Sold Jan 2022
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  • Sharon_is_SAM
    Sharon_is_SAM Member Posts: 10,061
    The screens flex just enough to slide in and out.
    Sharon / 2017 T@B CSS / 2015 Toyota Sienna Minivan / Westlake, Ohio
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  • Lil_Lucy
    Lil_Lucy Member Posts: 82
    Here’s a picture of just how flexible the AC filter is in our unit (2016 T@B-S with a Kenmore AC)

    2016 T@b 320 Max-S (Silver/Red Trim) / TV: 2019 Ford Flex
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  • CrabTab
    CrabTab Member Posts: 457
    edited June 2020
    Taking out the AC unit also gave us a chance to clean the cabinet inside, screen to the outside and blow off the coils in the back of the unit. 

    I bow to all of you that were brave enough to test the plastic screen's ductility...

    2019 320 Boondock Edge     - Sold Jan 2022
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  • Bayliss
    Bayliss Member Posts: 1,496
    I found that lightly pushing with my left hand against the white plastic inside grid/framing around the screen material as I pull the screen out with my right hand makes it very easy to remove.
    2019 T@B 320 S Boondock Lite; 2025 Toyota Tundra CrewMax 4x4
    (Alde: 3020; Refrig: Isotherm Cruise 65 Eleg; Battery: BB 100Ah LiFePO4; Solar: Renogy 220W Portable Suitcase w/ Victron SmartSolar MPPT 75/15 Controller; Victron BMV-712 Battery Monitor w/ Shunt; Pwr Cntr: PD-4135KW2B; EMS: PI-HW30C)
    Greg & Marlene (Tucson, AZ)


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  • northwestinatab
    northwestinatab Member Posts: 22
    Hi everyone,

    Thanks so much for these helpful comments!  Sorry it took a while -- I'm job hunting if you can believe it and so other things took priority for a while...  Okay -- so I think I'll pull it out to clean it (using the left hand to brace technique), and then on a day when I have more time I'll pull the whole thing out and clean thoroughly, etc.  YAY!  Thanks to all of you!

    Northwestintab
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  • deuce
    deuce Member Posts: 47
    Hooda Thought.
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