Air Refreshner bad for aircon ?

[Shouyi]

Dear all,

 

I heard that air refreshner is bad for the aircon system in the car. Is it true ?

[Ultramega]

i don't care even if it's true.

 

with air freshner, aircon system suffers (assuming what u heard is right).

without air freshner, you suffer.

 

which one u choose?

[Sickscientist]

If possible, use gel type or the hanging type.... Refrain from fluid type as the vapours might contaminate the system and let out odours later on...

[Natureg]

Plug in an ionizer is better dont hv to change for @ least a year

Edited August 19, 2007 by Natureg

[Apollo]

dun buy alibaba brand, they tend to leave a rancid smell in the nite then over time become fowl smell stinko.

[Vicz]

even not alibaba also suffer. over years of driving, i realised that air freshener only masks the smell in the car but after the smell gets backflow into the system, suffer like hell... they try to sell, any brands, its pretty much the same. i no longer uses freshener, i find it so much better....if not any smell will end up like stinky sour.

[Apollo]

dun always drive with window close.. u need to purge the air in ur ride, get a bit of outisde and dust mixed into the car..

 

after a while u feel the difference.

[Vicz]

i use to open every thing under hot sun, use the hottest mode of the temperature and highest fan to let it run for abt 10 mins or so....

[Sony]

it taint your air con filter.. (if your car have one in the 1st place)

[Sony]

and help to accelerate the aging of your interior

[Bigtoothpick]

Most air fresheners are designed to make the air more pleasant-smelling. Some claim to have beneficial health effects - i take it with a pinch of salt. I prefer not to use any, but just change my aircon filter regularly + have an odor absorber mat on the dashboard. No smell is the best smell

[Dexlee]

i use those fabric spray and spray on the carpet, it smells really good! one big bottle only few bucks sold in NTUC..

[Russ]

I don't use fresheners.

[Curahee]

Ioniser will solve the problem.

[Gantan88]

even not alibaba also suffer. over years of driving, i realised that air freshener only masks the smell in the car but after the smell gets backflow into the system, suffer like hell... they try to sell, any brands, its pretty much the same. i no longer uses freshener, i find it so much better....if not any smell will end up like stinky sour.

 

care to explain how does the smell get 'backflow' into the system? With the aircon on, the air is blowing out of the vent... how does the smell gets in?

[Santa]

Dear all,

 

I heard that air refreshner is bad for the aircon system in the car. Is it true ?

 

if u intend to keep your car for long, don't ever use it.

but if u are someone who change car every 1-2 year, by all means enjoy such comfort.

 

it is very true it will screw up your air-con system - have experienced in my previous conti car and current new korean car. so much to tell you...(only when things go wrong, then u can be judge for yourself).

 

but if u are a die hard fan for air freshner, perhaps following routine will help to curb the side effect. always wind down the window for few mins in the morning when u start to move out your car. off your aircon a few minutes before u shut your engine.

as i am not so discipline to maintain such routine i rather such comfort derive from air freshner.

[Santa]

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even not alibaba also suffer. over years of driving, i realised that air freshener only masks the smell in the car but after the smell gets backflow into the system, suffer like hell... they try to sell, any brands, its pretty much the same. i no longer uses freshener, i find it so much better....if not any smell will end up like stinky sour.

 

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care to explain how does the smell get 'backflow' into the system? With the aircon on, the air is blowing out of the vent... how does the smell gets in?

 

 

i do not know if i am technically correct, liquid air freshner will evaporate if u park under hot sun hence the moment u start the aircon - the system will need to draw in the hot air (polluted with the evaporated freshner) from interior of the car and this will trap inside the system.

[Vicz]

ha ha ha...sorry sorry, might have used the wrong term, technically, it shouldn't "backflow" ... What i mean is that the smell of the freshener will tend to stay due to the confine space. with the warm and humid surrounding in the car, bacteria will starts to form with the microbes thereby creating an odour. Therefore, no matter what brand u use, its the same. u will need chemical treatment to remove the smell...