Guest guest Posted July 30, 2006 Report Share Posted July 30, 2006 I spray the intake valves with lysol and let the car run with the windows open for ten minutes or so before I get in. I have gotten a bad mold hit from not doing that. Janet Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 30, 2006 Report Share Posted July 30, 2006 if you smell or suspect mold in your car ac, wouldn't you just have it cleaned or " Flushed? " barb1283 <barb1283@...> wrote: I think this was conversation a while ago but missed it. Where should I check for mold in car a/c?? Can I ask a mechanic to do it?? --------------------------------- Talk is cheap. Use Messenger to make PC-to-Phone calls. Great rates starting at 1¢/min. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 31, 2006 Report Share Posted July 31, 2006 I don't smell anything but thought I should investigate after I heard topic brought up here. I think it was here. Also on the Today Show they had a segment on 'what's in your car a/c', kind of like that episode on 'what's in your pillow'. Do I just take it to service station and ask them to clean my a/c out?? I've never asked about that before. --- Leigh McCall-Alton <mccallalton@...> wrote: > if you smell or suspect mold in your car ac, > wouldn't you just have it cleaned or " Flushed? " > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 31, 2006 Report Share Posted July 31, 2006 Where are the intake valves??? --- Gingersnap1964@... wrote: > I spray the intake valves with lysol and let > the car run with the windows > open for ten minutes or so before I get in. I > have gotten a bad mold hit from not > doing that. > Janet > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 31, 2006 Report Share Posted July 31, 2006 Dear Leigh, Yes, sometimes I do. I have no time for *ANYTHING* except for mold and fungus - fixing up my house, and me, both have mold/fungus and it's been going on for over two years now, and it is hard to find help for either one of us. I love to swim and joined the Y a month ago but haven't gotten there yet and probably won't so probably will cancelit. After I joined I started to feel bad at home again and realized I was having indoor air problems again. I made some changes and feel a lot better than I did a month ago but I haven't fixed all the problems I discovered and I'm not sure I will be able to but looking into it, time, money. While I am at it thought I should probably pay attention to my car. It is parked inside but garage is below ground, sectioned off from basement, and is very humid. Basement is air conditioned and heated all year round but there is door between basement and garage and garage is not air conditioned or heated. I guess it has to be that way, since when you start cars fumes could get into house otherwise. Anyway, garage gets very humid. I decided the other day to just park it outside for rest of summer to avoid the humidity. Not only is it possible to grow mold but of course RUST! So car will be hot to get into and hot sun is not good for finish but it's either that or rust and mold so I will go for the heat over the humidity. How about you? --- Leigh McCall-Alton <mccallalton@...> wrote: > my friend with mold had her system flushed at > her car dealer. I dont know what they do when > it is flushed.////do you ever feel hopeless??? > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 31, 2006 Report Share Posted July 31, 2006 I park my cars in the drive a far distance from my house so as to keep them less contaminated. bbw <barb1283@...> wrote: Dear Leigh, Yes, sometimes I do. I have no time for *ANYTHING* except for mold and fungus - fixing up my house, and me, both have mold/fungus and it's been going on for over two years now, and it is hard to find help for either one of us. I love to swim and joined the Y a month ago but haven't gotten there yet and probably won't so probably will cancelit. After I joined I started to feel bad at home again and realized I was having indoor air problems again. I made some changes and feel a lot better than I did a month ago but I haven't fixed all the problems I discovered and I'm not sure I will be able to but looking into it, time, money. While I am at it thought I should probably pay attention to my car. It is parked inside but garage is below ground, sectioned off from basement, and is very humid. Basement is air conditioned and heated all year round but there is door between basement and garage and garage is not air conditioned or heated. I guess it has to be that way, since when you start cars fumes could get into house otherwise. Anyway, garage gets very humid. I decided the other day to just park it outside for rest of summer to avoid the humidity. Not only is it possible to grow mold but of course RUST! So car will be hot to get into and hot sun is not good for finish but it's either that or rust and mold so I will go for the heat over the humidity. How about you? --- Leigh McCall-Alton <mccallalton@...> wrote: > my friend with mold had her system flushed at > her car dealer. I dont know what they do when > it is flushed.////do you ever feel hopeless??? > --------------------------------- Music Unlimited - Access over 1 million songs.Try it free. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 31, 2006 Report Share Posted July 31, 2006 mine is under the holes across the top hood of my car near the window. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 31, 2006 Report Share Posted July 31, 2006 On Sun, 30 Jul 2006 17:57:59 -0700 (PDT), you wrote: > I decided the other day to just >park it outside for rest of summer to avoid the >humidity. Not only is it possible to grow mold >but of course RUST! So car will be hot to get >into and hot sun is not good for finish but it's >either that or rust and mold so I will go for the >heat over the humidity. Here in fl the inside of my car gets well over a hundred degrees. I figure that has got to make any mold inside very uncomfortable. Your evaporator for the ac is usually under the hood so it does not get baked like the inside of a car does with the windows up. Still I have never reacted to my car ac anything like I do to my window unit, or my roof unit for that matter. This is hard to understand too because you would think whatever is in my trailer surely would be in my car too. But maybe the hot fl sun cooks the life out of it. So in short I don't think it's such a bad thing the interior of your car getting hot. In my opinion it's a small price to pay if it means you get to breath less mold. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 31, 2006 Report Share Posted July 31, 2006 I think there should be a set inside of the cowling (the grilled area in front of the windshield) and also a set inside near the floor somewhere. If you want to do this the best way would probably be to find the ones that are inside the car and set the ac to " recirculate " and spray. Allthough I have never done this so this is pure speculation on my part. On Mon, 31 Jul 2006 08:45:53 -0400 (EDT), you wrote: >mine is under the holes across the top hood of my car near the window. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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