pan style="font-size: medium;">Leaves, sticks, and any other small plant debrpan class="highlight">ispan> will have no immediate harmful effect on your system. They will usually fall pan class="highlight">topan> the botpan class="highlight">topan>m of the condenser. The condenser of a AC system pan class="highlight">ispan> designed for outdoor use, and so pan class="highlight">therepan>'s no components of the system exposed that would pan class="highlight">bepan> effected by such outdoor conditions.pan>

pan style="font-size: medium;">Though it pan class="highlight">ispan> recommended that the condenser pan class="highlight">bepan> routpan class="highlight">inpan>ely cleaned out. Dependpan class="highlight">inpan>g on your area and the environment, plant debrpan class="highlight">ispan> could possibly shorten the life of your system. Leaves bunched up agapan class="highlight">inpan>st the coils could degrade them over time, or hold pan class="highlight">waterpan> as they decay and cause rustpan class="highlight">inpan>g pan class="highlight">topan> the unit. These problems happen over an extended period of time, and are avoided with routpan class="highlight">inpan>e mapan class="highlight">inpan>tenance and cleanpan class="highlight">inpan>g.pan>

pan style="font-size: medium;">Try contactpan class="highlight">inpan>g a recommended local AC company and askpan class="highlight">inpan>g about any service agreements they offer. Many companies will offer annual preventative mapan class="highlight">inpan>tenance and cleanpan class="highlight">inpan>g; call around and research the local contracpan class="highlight">topan>rs pan class="highlight">inpan> your area pan class="highlight">topan> fpan class="highlight">inpan>d one you trust.pan>

pan style="font-size: medium;">You can clean the condenser yourself, although dpan class="highlight">ispan>assemblpan class="highlight">inpan>g any of the system pan class="highlight">ispan> not recommended if you are not experienced with servicpan class="highlight">inpan>g AC units. pan class="highlight">Therepan> pan class="highlight">ispan> danger of electrical shock or pan class="highlight">inpan>jury from the components; the equipment can also pan class="highlight">bepan> damaged from improperly handlpan class="highlight">inpan>g or dpan class="highlight">ispan>assemblpan class="highlight">inpan>g. It pan class="highlight">ispan> recommended that an experienced service tech do any pan class="highlight">inpan>terior cleanpan class="highlight">inpan>g of your equipment. See the FAQ about Cleanpan class="highlight">inpan>g Coils for more pan class="highlight">inpan>fo.pan>

pan style="font-size: medium;">Many products are offered that will prevent most debrpan class="highlight">ispan> or leaves from fallpan class="highlight">inpan>g pan class="highlight">inpan>pan class="highlight">topan> your system. pan class="highlight">Therepan> are several different types; such as a cap that lifts when the system pan class="highlight">ispan> pan class="highlight">inpan> use but covers the pan class="highlight">topan>p of the system when it pan class="highlight">ispan>n't runnpan class="highlight">inpan>g, or screens that prevent leaves or sticks from fallpan class="highlight">inpan>g pan class="highlight">inpan>pan class="highlight">topan> the condenser. Do some research and ask a local AC contracpan class="highlight">topan>r their oppan class="highlight">inpan>ion, many of the products are offered for purchase onlpan class="highlight">inpan>e and are easily pan class="highlight">inpan>stalled.pan>