AC Hygene

[Exranger]

When I worked for Wurth, we sold tons of ac system cleaner and friggy-fresh oderizer.

Techs sprayed it into the ac drain and put it on recirculate.

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[Grego25Mav]

Getting our first 90 degree days in the Midwest, and while bringing a friend back from lunch I got into a pretty good tussle about turning the AC off, and the fans on high a few minutes before parking the vehicle for more than 3-4 hours. Maybe once a month during the summer I mist some lysol through the intakes too to kill any bacteria. I don't like breathing bacteria and musty air, and I can sure survive a few minutes without AC.

This fella seemed absolutely incredulous about drying out the system a bit before parking, but I was also amazed that someone was so terrified about going a whole 90 SECONDS without air conditioning before stepping outside, to go right back into a climate controlled building. My god, what can you even say. Am I the grumpy old man now, and am I doing it wrong venting out the AC?

I've heard this, but never did it. I live in Texas, high heat and humidity 6 months out of the year, and never had any issue with not doing it. I do NOT like the heat so every moment I'm in my truck throughout those 6 months, the AC WILL be on. If it starts to stink, I'll worry about that when it happens. So far, it hasn't.

 

[dochawk]

I'm just amazed that enough people are driving their mavericks in the laundry room and shower for humidity to be a concern!

 

[Tiger Dude]

Getting our first 90 degree days in the Midwest, and while bringing a friend back from lunch I got into a pretty good tussle about turning the AC off, and the fans on high a few minutes before parking the vehicle for more than 3-4 hours. Maybe once a month during the summer I mist some lysol through the intakes too to kill any bacteria. I don't like breathing bacteria and musty air, and I can sure survive a few minutes without AC.

This fella seemed absolutely incredulous about drying out the system a bit before parking, but I was also amazed that someone was so terrified about going a whole 90 SECONDS without air conditioning before stepping outside, to go right back into a climate controlled building. My god, what can you even say. Am I the grumpy old man now, and am I doing it wrong venting out the AC?

Don't know if you're grumpy, but you're definitely Howard-Hughesian in your fear of A/C germs. No one except you does this, we're all fine. Do you do it in your house?

 

[Cherokee]

If you smoke cigarettes in your Maverick I guarandamteeya it will stink.
And,
I don’t know what that Marrywana is but if you bring it over here I’ll drink it !
Yeah that will stink up your Maverick also.

In the central Florida heat and humidity I never had a stinky A/C Ever !
All I ever did was change the filter once a year or when I noticed the air flow was dropping.

 

[Dslaughterbeck]

Dude would hate me, I never use AC I live in Michigan and while it can get 100°. I grew up in a time where there was air no conditioning, I have always preferred windows down.

 

[zen_]

Don't know if you're grumpy, but you're definitely Howard-Hughesian in your fear of A/C germs. No one except you does this, we're all fine. Do you do it in your house?

Wouldn't say fear, but I do have a mold sensitivity for sure. I use a high end furnace filter, and I think that home ACs naturally dry out more than cars that are more closed system with smaller ducts and more components tucked away in very hard to get to places?

 

[BearyArizona]

Here in AZ any condensation is cooked away pretty quickly haha

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