How to clean evaporator of air conditioner
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There are aerosol products on the market for the purpose. I think BG also GM sells one. Basically you spray into the cavity under the cabin air filter and the foam expands and sits for a while then drains out, hopefully you cleaned the drain first.
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One other easy tip to help keep it from getting/staying funky is to make sure you are pulling outside air and not re-circulating under most conditions. Re-circ does work better in high heat, but switch it back or you'll be smelling musty stuff. Fresh air really helps.
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It switches back EVERY time you re start the car. GM does not want you to use recirc as a normal operation. If you push the recirc button the A/C will come on, but the A/C light does not. When you shut the motor down it goes back to fresh by default.
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Not sure if what I have always done is the best preventative but I have never had a fowl oder from the AC in any car I have owned. That's a lot of car/trucks.
I admit in this climate, AC is only used off and on for approx. 4 months of the summer and once in a while in the winter to reduce interior moisturer.
Each time I use AC, I finish up the day with the AC off and air dry the humidity and moisture out of the system.
Works for me and it only takes a minute with the fan on high.
SF
I admit in this climate, AC is only used off and on for approx. 4 months of the summer and once in a while in the winter to reduce interior moisturer.
Each time I use AC, I finish up the day with the AC off and air dry the humidity and moisture out of the system.
Works for me and it only takes a minute with the fan on high.
SF
& always use Fresh air mode as well.. .
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