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Win the fight against musty air conditioning smells!

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Win the fight against musty air conditioning smells!

Everyone knows him, that stinking musty smellthat the air conditioning system spreads in the car sooner or later after being switched on. You can get this unpleasant smell just prevent yourselfby using the air conditioner regularly cleans and disinfects. You can find out how easy it is in this article. It is high time to clean the air conditioning when an unpleasant smell is already spreading in the car. Because this damp, musty smell is a clear sign of mold that has spread in the facility. In the worst case, symptoms such as sneezing, a runny nose, coughing or watery eyes can be added.

Win the fight!

Air conditioning cleaning using a disinfectant spray: The disinfection of the air conditioning is not rocket science and can be done easily and at the same time inexpensively do it yourself. Cans with disinfectant are already available for about ten euros and they dispel the unpleasant odor within a few minutes. Some Vorbereitungen should still be taken before you start spraying. First of all, both front seats should be folded down and the front passenger seat pushed forward as far as possible.

Win the fight against musty air conditioning smells!

Then an old rag or towel is placed on the floor behind the passenger seat, where the disinfectant spray is now placed. This ensures a large distance to the interior. Now the engine is started and the air conditioning system set to circulating air. The fan should be on full strength run, the air flows upwards and the air vents are open.

Only now is the disinfectant sprayed. For this, the spray head is pressed and directly all doors of the car closed. The professionals expressly warn against staying in the car while the disinfectant is being sprayed. As soon as the spraying process is finished, the motor can be switched off again. Now the towel and can can be taken out of the car and any remains of the disinfectant removed. Afterwards, the interior must be thoroughly be ventilated. The air conditioning is now disinfected and unpleasant smells should be a thing of the past.

Air conditioning cleaning using disinfectant foam

Disinfecting the air conditioning system with the aid of a is more effective than disinfecting with the spray Disinfectant foam. The
The price is similar, depending on the provider, a bottle of cleaning foam only costs between 10 and 15 Euro. However, the application of the foam is a little more laborious.

Win the fight against musty air conditioning smells!

The foam is poured directly into the evaporator in the engine compartment. For this purpose, each bottle is usually supplied with a small tube. One half a hour the foam has to work roughly now. Then the engine is started and the highest level of air conditioning chosen. You should make sure that all ventilation nozzles are open. The engine and air conditioning should run for a while to allow the foam to spread out well. However, there are even more options for the two methods mentioned. The following video from VOLLLAST - Everything about automobiles shows you all common methods for cleaning the air conditioning system.

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