Air condition getting the family sick?

Any odd smells?

Water vapour can condense and start growing stuff in there.

 

Why does she think this?

 

Maybe get a cabin air filter that has 'activated carbon impregnated' on the box. Spend a lot of money. Show her box and receipt?

Hey, I remember when cigarettes with activated carbon filters were advertised on TV.

 

Uh no just harder to pull air thru etc . . . She's talking bout startup smell. Really kinda ole wives tale. Yes they're a smell at start up. But not really related to mold . More of a mildew.

 

She's smelling the moisture on the AC condendser... It's very subtle and only smells when there's moisture is present. When its dry it won't smell (when heater is on) and when AC has been on for a long time and condenser is mostly frozen it won't smell. So pre-cooling the car would help, as well as always keep the AC on, which is bad for MPG and might get too cold, unless you get the venting right.

Also, buy the least expensive carbon impregnated cabin air filter and change it often...

Also deep cleaning the interior of the car with the type of cleaner smell that your wife prefers. If that doesn't work get the interior professionally cleaned. If that doesn't work remove the vents and clean them and put some essential oil (that your wife likes the smell of) on the insides of them.

If that doesn't work there's a foaming spray cleaner designed to spray on the AC condenser that's deep inside the dashboard, though access isn't easy, but I suspect there's threads on here about how to do it.

I used condenser spray cleaner on my Travel Trailer AC condenser last year and it says it doesn't need to be rinsed after you spray it on, but I used my water pick that I use for my teeth on it and I suspect the rinse helped.

 

Use an evaporator foam cleaner injected into the condensate drain. It is made to clear up mold.

 

consult with her doctor?