Even if air conditioning in a car is one of the most desirable functionality when hot, it can also bring in some inconveniences. In fact, the air conditioning in a Fiat Doblo can have a bad smell, and in this article we’re going to try to help you understand why. To accomplish this, first we will check out the justification of this bad smell of air conditioning, then, in a second time, we will try to give you answers to make them disappear.
Why does the air conditioning of my Fiat Doblo have a smell of humidity?
So we begin our content page with the beginning of the bad smells originating from the air conditioning of your Fiat Doblo. Regardless you have the impression that it is a musty smell, humidity, or other, the source of these smells is generally alike. In fact, air conditioning brings about a lot of humidity, which will usually tend to gather in the ventilation system of your Fiat Doblo. This humidity is the ideal origin of the proliferation of bacteria and fungi of all sorts in the air conditioning of your Fiat Doblo. In addition, it is possible that smoking in your car, or not cleaning it often (food remains for example) will contribute to amplify the odors. At last, the last classic reason for a bad air conditioning smell in your Fiat Doblo is that you have a refrigerant gas leak, called FREON gas, which is toxic and releases a bad smell that will propagate in the passenger compartment of your car.
What can I do to get the bad smell out of my Fiat Doblo?
Now that you know where to look to locate the cause of this smell, we will try to help you to eliminate bad air conditioning odors on your Fiat Doblo, because in addition to being problematic these odors can be harmful to your airways, it is therefore fundamental to get rid of them quickly.
Eliminating an unpleasant air-conditioning odor
We will now do a list of actions you can take to eliminate these air-conditioning odours on your Fiat Doblo:
- Even though it may seem to be evident, the dirt that amasses in your car will encourage the development of germs and therefore bad odors, cleaning your Fiat Doblo on a regular basis will allow you to eradicate many of the sources of these.
- The best method is to clean the whole air conditioning system of your Fiat Doblo with antibacterial and anti-fungicidal products. To accomplish this, please read our content page which clarifies in detail the procedure to stick to.
- Replace the cabin or pollen filter of your Fiat Doblo: This filter which intends to prevent impurities from entering the cabin of your car must be changed every year and can store bad smells, make sure check its condition.
Avoid musty air-conditioning odors on Fiat Doblo
To finish , last part of our content page on air conditioning smells on Fiat Doblo, we are now going to give you some suggestions to maintain your air conditioning system and avoid bad smells in your Fiat Doblo:
- Switch off the air conditioning 5/10 minutes before turning off the engine: In fact, always conduct this step will allow you to dry a maximum of humidity in your ventilation circuit and thus limit the humidity.
- Although it sounds basic, you don’t always have time to take care of your car, but rubbish is the first thing that causes bad odors, so remember to keep your car healthy.
- To be sure that the air conditioning of your Fiat Doblo is always in good working order (air conditioning compressor especially), it should be run for 10 minutes every month.
- Be certain that there is no leak on your air conditioning is important, in truth, the liquid is toxic and furthermore the operation of your air conditioning would be downgraded in the case of a leak.
To find more tips on the Fiat Doblo, take a look at the Fiat Doblo category.
