How to Clean Car Air Conditioner Odor?
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Methods for dealing with car air conditioner odor are as follows: 1. Clean the air conditioner vents. Choose an open, sunny environment, open the car doors, turn on the natural air, set the external circulation to maximum (without turning on the air conditioning), or better yet, turn on the heater for 5-6 minutes to blow out the dust. 2. Clean the air conditioner filter. The air conditioner filter should generally be replaced once a year, but this depends on the situation. If the air conditioner is used frequently or the external environment is extremely poor, it may need to be replaced every three months. 3. Clean the mold on the evaporator. Disassemble and clean the inner walls of the evaporator and the surface of the evaporator inside the evaporator box. Cleaning the surface of the evaporator box can help eliminate the odor from the car air conditioner.
Opening the windows and exposing the car to direct sunlight for half an hour is the most cost-effective method. When the interior becomes scorching hot, most mold will be killed. Then, start the car, turn the air conditioning to maximum fan speed for five minutes, and remember to turn off the recirculation mode. For deep cleaning, you need to remove the cabin air filter, which is located behind the glove box on the passenger side—just unclip the fasteners to pull it out. A new filter costs around a hundred yuan, while the old one can still be used after vacuuming off leaves and dust, and spraying some disinfectant. The blower ducts are the real trouble spots. Buy a 30-yuan air conditioner cleaner online, insert the soft tube into the AC drain outlet and spray half the bottle, then pour the remaining half into the fresh air intake. After cleaning, run the heater for twenty minutes, and the musty smell should mostly dissipate.
