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Old 05-17-2008, 03:30 PM   #9 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by RunItHard View Post
The mildew smell is caused by just that... mildew that grows as a result of condensation in the ducts. This occurs after the air conditioner is turned off. The humidity in the warmer abient air condenses and sits in the ducts with dust and dirt particles that collect there and quickly grows mildew

Dark A/C ducts with warming condensed moisture in them are perfect breeding grounds for mildew.
This is exactly it! There a coule of things you can do and one is to have the dealer flush out the A/C ducts. Another thing you can do is purchase a deoderizer spacifically for this problem from Auto Zone or any auto parts store. All my Toyotas have had the same problem. That's what you get from an a/c that blows ice cubes!
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