Stinky AC

[Rebel SS]

Now that it's just about Summer, I know that a lot of vehicles get that "stinky sock" smell after running the AC and starting it up the next day. This is caused by the moisture left behind in the condenser coil/evap unit. You can buy some aerosol spray that you hook up to your line and it basically disinfects/deodorizes the housing, or you can spray Lysol on the exterior AC intake vents with system running on high.. I find a far easier way is to just dry it out.....before you park, or that least mile before you get home, shut the AC off, and turn fan on High. I also hit the "outside air button" (so system isn't recirculating cabin air) then throw the heat switch to High. About a minute of this, and the AC unit will have dried out any moisture. No moisture, no breeding ground for bacteria.  Works for me. 

[glenn57]

are you sure its not the nei................. ah never mind!!!!!!!!!!!!

guess i never noticed that smell!!!!!!!!! nice info there buddy!!!!!!!!!!

[mike89]

nice save fella!!

[Rebel SS]

I knew that was coming. Shoulda just typed it in myself.   

[mike89]

I did too, the scary part was I almost jumped it!!!  but I can't step on Glenn's turf!!!!

[Rebel SS]

No, don't wanna do dat! He'll have union thuggies steal yer scootie!! 

[glenn57]

yea well ya leave it so easy.................and open........................

[mike89]

he wouldn't do that, when I working it was union and I was active in it for quite awhile.  not that I condone him using thugs!!!!

[glenn57]

he wouldn't do that, when I working it was union and I was active in it for quite awhile.  not that I condone him using thugs!!!!

THERE take that reb and smoke it in your crack pipe!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Rebel SS]

Why you two....you two.........UNION POT-STIRRERS!!!!! Here;  THIS crack!!  mooning-448.gif Ya sure got this thread way  ! Good thing I'm such a super nice guy!! 

[mike89]

Why you two....you two.........UNION POT-STIRRERS!!!!! Here;  THIS crack!!  mooning-448.gif Ya sure got this thread way  ! Good thing I'm such a super nice guy!! 

  I never said I was over unionized Reb, but still that's funny!!!  I have been on both sides.  owned a business for 13 years.  job security was big for me!!!  and it saved us when the wife busted up her back!!  I would have been broke if I had still owned that company!!!   

funny how things work out some times....

[glenn57]

Oh I forgot , your Walmart crack pipe!!

[Rebel SS]

  

[LPS]

Yes Mike fate works in strange ways at times. 

[Rebel SS]

How's the AC work in those campers, Barry? pretty good? Are they kinda tough to keep cool?

[glenn57]

How's the AC work in those campers, Barry? pretty good? Are they kinda tough to keep cool?

when we had our camper it wasn't tough at all. When we first turned it on we had a couple windows/ cents open to push the hot air out. After that was pretty easy to keep cool.

[mike89]

when we had the 5th wheel camper the ac worked very well.

[LPS]

I know this is an old thread but I just saw it.  Man the AC in all of the campers, motor homes etc. that I have owned have worked awesome.  They will freeze you out. 

[glenn57]

I know this is an old thread but I just saw it.  Man the AC in all of the campers, motor homes etc. that I have owned have worked awesome.  They will freeze you out.

musta had the turbo cool model!!

[Rebel SS]

I never did mention that the info was specific to cars/trucks. Campers don't have that AC prob, because the unit is mounted on top in the air, and drains straight down. A car or truck AC unit is in the middle of a hot engine compartment, and it's the warmth that makes the mold grow and causes the stink. Won't happen on an exterior mounted unit.