Quick Tip: Do Not Spray Lysol Into Your Vents! | Excelsior Auto Detailing | Windsor, Ontario
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- Quick Tip: Do Not Spray Lysol Into Your Vents!
Hey everyone,
Today we wanted to go over why you should NOT spray Lysol into your car vents to get rid of any odours. Lysol is a very aggressive cleaner, and can actually stain or damage your cars interior. Any odour you are smelling is also probably not coming from the vent! It is most likely coming from your Cabin Air Filter.
A Cabin Air Filter can be replaced, and this is a new service we are offering.
If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to reach out.
Andrew
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Thank you! I am just bothered by the smell in my car. Thus, I began to search solutions. At best, a low cost solution. Your title caught my attention. I will save money by using the aerosols, whether Lysol or Clorox. The cost of a foam evaporator kit straight from the local Subaru dealer is about USD20, including tax. This price is about the same as those form Amazon or auto parts stores. Based on what I am told, the car dealer's foam cleaner will not damage to the plastic and aluminum parts. I am glad to have this new knowledge.
Most of what I have seen has been geared toward spraying the Lysol in the intake of the HVAC system as to coat the evaporator and disinfectant it. In residential HVAC and Automotive too a lot of the smells are a result of microbial growth forming on the evaporator. This can also be caused by issues with the condensate drain. What a lot of people don’t know is the EPA put restrictions on the coatings that can be used on newer evaporators. Those coatings not only protect the evaporator but they prevented microbial growth that’s what the issue is more common on newer vehicles. Used in this way Lysol could be an effective disinfectant for the evaporator. Lysol is 60-80% ethanol according to the SDS. Ethanol is harmful to plastics over time but should not hurt the evaporator as it will evaporate quickly. The disinfectant properties come from a small amount of quaternary ammonium compounds (Quats) which do linger and prevent microbial growth. There are many vehicles without a cabin air filter that have this same problem so while it can be a cause it isn’t always.
The correct way is to spray Lysol from the exterior of the vehicle through the intake vent, usually near the base of the windshield sometimes under the hood to access it. Turn the air on high with recirculation mode turned off. Roll down the windows for several minutes to ventilate the vehicle
You can do it this way. There are also foams that work a lot better that are meant for the application.
I disagree with the cabin filter. I have replaced it numerous times over the years and it doesn't change the mold, which is growing in the HVAC system. Also, If you spray Lysol underneath the cowl, it is not going to matter as no one will see it and it evaporates quickly. It is still black plastic. The problem with cars is you can't get to the evaporator easily..I have used DWD2 cleaner and it did help some. It's a foam spray you use to clean the evaporator coils.
Thanks for the great video. My smell unfortunately is not coming from the air filter. My vehicle is 2020 with only 34,000km on it and I found out shortly after buying it that it came from a farmer. Every time my vehicle gets wet it smells like a barn in my vents. The front vents have the strongest smell. Any advice for this? I'm planning on using the armor all duct cleaner spray but it has mixed reviews.
Hey,
A few things here. If you are getting a barn smell. That says there is something physically in your vent. Could be straw. Could be a mouse nest. You can try the cleaner. But your best bet would be opening it up and removing what is in there
@@excelsiorautodetailing This is very helpful. I appreciate the reply
Is there a disinfectant or deodorizer you recommend? Bought a car that mice were in, don’t see any damage but evidence there was. Haven’t popped the blower motor out but want to spray/clean in there regardless
So I would recommend you take it all part. Component wise. For the interior of the car, I would recommend ozone or a bio-bomb treatment.
Then what do you use
There are tons of foams on the market that you can spray in that will do a much better job.
@@excelsiorautodetailing tons -- then name at least one if not a few.
@@fk8248 If you google foaming car ac cleaner. Tons of options will come up. I have not used any of these products so I don't want to recommend something we don't use regularly.