The invention belongs to the technical field of air conditioners, aims to solve the problem that the self-cleaning control method of an existing air conditioner generally has a low frosting speed, consequently, the whole self-cleaning time is long, and the normal experience of a user is affected, and, to this end, provides a self-cleaning control method for an air conditioner. The air conditionerincludes a refrigerant circulation system and a solution circulation system composed of an indoor solution film, an outdoor solution film, a liquid pump, and a liquid storage tank, the self-cleaning control method includes the steps that under a heating condition, the frequency of a compressor is increased, the opening degree of an electronic expansion valve is decreased, the rotation speed of theliquid pump is increased, and thus an outdoor heat exchanger frosts; after frosting of the outdoor heat exchanger, the electronic expansion valve is closed, and then a solenoid valve on the low-pressure side of the compressor is closed after a preset time; and the outdoor heat exchanger is heated to defrost and clean the outdoor heat exchanger. According to the self-cleaning control method for anair conditioner, the self-cleaning efficiency of the outdoor heat exchanger can be improved, and the user experience is improved.