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PFIrishme
07-09-02, 08:01 PM
I have 2 AC units--one brand new and another 2 years old. The older one was cleaned professionally. Within 1 month of both being installed, they developed a moldy awful smell that gets worse as time goes by. it even seeps into the house when the unit is not on. This happened last year to the older one, too. How can I prevent this? I live near wetlands and there are lots of bugs at night that might compound the problem by getting into the water collectors. I noticed the inside of the unit got very dirty inside, last year.
lynn comstock
07-10-02, 12:14 AM
Remove both units and pressure wash indoor and outdoor coils at a car wash (wand type). Do it on a sunny warm day in the AM. Protect the electrical and motors from water with plastic.
Then just to be safe let them bake in the sun for 3 to 4 hours to be certain that any moisture that may be there unseen or seen will be fully DRY. Renistall them and be fussy about the filters from now on.
Some units and jobsites have more problems than others. The problem is not fuuly understood, but it has a name: DIRTY SOCKS SYNDROME.
Then just to be safe let them bake in the sun for 3 to 4 hours to be certain that any moisture that may be there unseen or seen will be fully DRY. Renistall them and be fussy about the filters from now on.
Some units and jobsites have more problems than others. The problem is not fuuly understood, but it has a name: DIRTY SOCKS SYNDROME.