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From: Richard Fangnail on 12 Aug 2010 11:11 I have a wall LG1230 A/C in my apartment. Sometimes when I use it, the air smells terrible, almost like urine. I asked the maintenance guy and he said there's nothing we can do, except turn the temp cooler. I suppose something is moldy inside. It can't be animal pee since I'm on the second floor. Sometimes it smells bad and other times it doesn't. It also smells bad on fan-only mode. Do you think there's anything I can do?
From: GregS on 12 Aug 2010 11:39 In article <744b05c0-5c12-459d-8fd7-fe524fafe82b(a)h40g2000pro.googlegroups.com>, Richard Fangnail <richardfangnail(a)excite.com> wrote: >I have a wall LG1230 A/C in my apartment. Sometimes when I use it, >the air smells terrible, almost like urine. I asked the maintenance >guy and he said there's nothing we can do, except turn the temp >cooler. I suppose something is moldy inside. It can't be animal pee >since I'm on the second floor. > >Sometimes it smells bad and other times it doesn't. It also smells >bad on fan-only mode. Do you think there's anything I can do? I was looking for a fogger I just saw on a car TV show. Supposed to cure mold problems. Can't find it right now. That unit also requires plugging into car 12 volt socket. They do sell various spray can cleaners for cars. It should work in the apartment, except it will not recirculate, and you should vacate for a length of time. While spraying into intake, you should hold your breath or get window fans going. Actually once you get a good spray into unit, Turn it off for as long as you can. Wait till its cooling before you spray. I would probably first just try lysol.
From: GregS on 12 Aug 2010 11:52 In article <i414g0$ftn$1(a)usenet01.srv.cis.pitt.edu>, zekfrivo(a)zekfrivolous.com (GregS) wrote: >In article <744b05c0-5c12-459d-8fd7-fe524fafe82b(a)h40g2000pro.googlegroups.com>, > Richard Fangnail <richardfangnail(a)excite.com> wrote: >>I have a wall LG1230 A/C in my apartment. Sometimes when I use it, >>the air smells terrible, almost like urine. I asked the maintenance >>guy and he said there's nothing we can do, except turn the temp >>cooler. I suppose something is moldy inside. It can't be animal pee >>since I'm on the second floor. >> >>Sometimes it smells bad and other times it doesn't. It also smells >>bad on fan-only mode. Do you think there's anything I can do? > >I was looking for a fogger I just saw on a car TV show. Supposed to cure mold >problems. Can't find it right now. That unit also requires plugging into car 12 > volt socket. > >They do sell various spray can cleaners for cars. It >should work in the apartment, except it will not recirculate, and >you should vacate for a length of time. While spraying into >intake, you should hold your breath or get window fans going. >Actually once you get a good spray into unit, Turn it off >for as long as you can. Wait till its cooling before you spray. > >I would probably first just try lysol. Here is something you can watch. This is a different product to use with fan off I guess. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LBkFwV2jmhY
From: Bert Hyman on 12 Aug 2010 11:54 In news:744b05c0-5c12-459d-8fd7-fe524fafe82b(a)h40g2000pro.googlegroups.com Richard Fangnail <richardfangnail(a)excite.com> wrote: > Sometimes it smells bad and other times it doesn't. It also smells > bad on fan-only mode. Do you think there's anything I can do? Your A/C also dehumidifies and the water has to go somewhere; make sure the drain isn't plugged. If the A/C case isn't level, some water might be puddling inside the case and not even making it to the drain. If the innards are dirty, moisture can collect in the dusty parts and start to stink after a while, so look into that too. Since you're in an apartment on the 2nd floor, some of this might require your building's maintenance crew. -- Bert Hyman St. Paul, MN bert(a)iphouse.com
From: Richard Fangnail on 12 Aug 2010 12:01
On Aug 12, 8:54 am, Bert Hyman <b...(a)iphouse.com> wrote: > Innews:744b05c0-5c12-459d-8fd7-fe524fafe82b(a)h40g2000pro.googlegroups.com > > Richard Fangnail <richardfangn...(a)excite.com> wrote: > > Sometimes it smells bad and other times it doesn't. It also smells > > bad on fan-only mode. Do you think there's anything I can do? > > Your A/C also dehumidifies and the water has to go somewhere; make sure > the drain isn't plugged. If the A/C case isn't level, some water might > be puddling inside the case and not even making it to the drain. > > If the innards are dirty, moisture can collect in the dusty parts and > start to stink after a while, so look into that too. > > Since you're in an apartment on the 2nd floor, some of this might > require your building's maintenance crew. > Bert Hyman St. Paul, MN b...(a)iphouse.com I don't have access to the outside of the AC - I think I can't open it from the inside. If I spray with Lysol, should I spray the intake or just the blow out area? |