Guest guest Posted August 13, 2008 Report Share Posted August 13, 2008 Do central air conditioning systems grow mold if they are working properly and have a MERV 10 filter on them. I just got new a few weeks ago and dang if I don't think I smell something mildewy now coming from my air ducts, only this system doesn't have a panel I can get into without alot of work. My old system, the panel to coils was easily accessable. I was going to clean out my old system and put new coils in but it was just in too bad a shape in areas I could not reach so it had to go. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 13, 2008 Report Share Posted August 13, 2008 Dr. Straus at Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center recently did a study on air handling units growing mold. He would be the one to ask on this. Talk to him. .Straus@... 806-743-2523 When they grow mold its on dust that accumulates in them if they are not regularly cleaned. A filter on the intake helps but IMO, its also important to be able to clean them out, well, frequently. On Wed, Aug 13, 2008 at 2:30 PM, barb1283 <barb1283@...> wrote: > Do central air conditioning systems grow mold if they are working > properly and have a MERV 10 filter on them. I just got new a few weeks > ago and dang if I don't think I smell something mildewy now coming from > my air ducts, only this system doesn't have a panel I can get into > without alot of work. My old system, the panel to coils was easily > accessable. > I was going to clean out my old system and put new coils in but it was > just in too bad a shape in areas I could not reach so it had to go. > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 14, 2008 Report Share Posted August 14, 2008 > > Do central air conditioning systems grow mold if they are working > > properly and have a MERV 10 filter on them. I just got new a few weeks > > ago and dang if I don't think I smell something mildewy now coming from > > my air ducts, only this system doesn't have a panel I can get into > > without alot of work. My old system, the panel to coils was easily > > accessable. > > I was going to clean out my old system and put new coils in but it was > > just in too bad a shape in areas I could not reach so it had to go. > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 14, 2008 Report Share Posted August 14, 2008 Does anyone know if running the 'fan' continually on my central a/c, will help keep pan under it dry if only a small amount of condensation is there. I notice pan that comes with it is very shallow so I guess it isn't meant to hold much in the way of water but when running it without the fan, when it came on, it had a 'humid' smell or mildewy smell and is only a couple weeks old. I now put 'fan' as always on. I don't know if I am evaporating the water in pan this way, or just diluting any smell by larger quantity of air. Access panel is difficult to access, so can't check easily. If I turn off system and use a special screw driver for ductwork type screws, I could get in but I'd have to break a seal they put around it. Thanks Live for the info on Straus. Will he take a call from someone who is not an indoor air professional, do you know? --- In , LiveSimply <quackadillian@...> wrote: > > Dr. Straus at Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center > recently did a study on air handling units growing mold. He would be > the one to ask on this. > > Talk to him. > > .Straus@... > 806-743-2523 > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 14, 2008 Report Share Posted August 14, 2008 Yes, he will. Call him. He knows a lot about this particular subject (mold growing in ACs) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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