Air con cleaning bombs

lanciamug · 29-06-2008, 09:40 PM

I'm new so sorry if this has been done before (I couldn't find it on a search). Has anyone had experience with the Air Con cleaning bombs which are available. Do they work? Worth the money etc..

cleancar · 29-06-2008, 09:44 PM

i have used one before they are more of a deodeoriser ,not sure it actually cleans the system,car smelt well for a week or so ,think i got the coma one from halfords for a tenner

Buck · 29-06-2008, 10:43 PM

I got the same one from Halfrauds - got rid of the musty smell I'd been having

lanciamug · 29-06-2008, 10:44 PM

Yes this is what I've seen. It is supposed to kill all the bugs in the system, ridding the car of unpleasant odour long term. Anybody else!

Avanti · 29-06-2008, 10:47 PM

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Originally Posted by lanciamug

I'm new so sorry if this has been done before (I couldn't find it on a search). Has anyone had experience with the Air Con cleaning bombs which are available. Do they work? Worth the money etc..

Yes they work , I have used the comma one and the W5 one from Lidl. Both worth the money especially the lidl one as it costs £1.20

CupraRcleanR · 29-06-2008, 10:47 PM

I think you can get them in Wilkinson's and Tescos for just over a fiver.

Used one last year and it worked well. Make sure you have your aircon on to recirculate within the car for it to be most effective.

lanciamug · 29-06-2008, 10:57 PM

Yeah, I read the instructions instore. Many thanks guys for your replies, especially the Lidl tip!

Cheers

cj romeo · 30-06-2008, 10:45 AM

The only one that really works is Forte Air Conditioner treatment.

I have the Lidl ones as well, but they are just an air freshner, Forte is a proper fumigation job.

quattrogmbh · 30-06-2008, 12:54 PM

Is the Forte one the foam spray which is applied directly to the evaporator? If so, this is the only one which has ever worked for me. The others I've found to just be deodorizers, but the smell returns after a week or so. The foam one coats the entire evaporator and drain channels and kills the fungus and mould causing the odor.

I bought mine from a vehicle air con specialist.

cheezemonkhai · 30-06-2008, 01:00 PM

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Originally Posted by cj romeo

The only one that really works is Forte Air Conditioner treatment.

I have the Lidl ones as well, but they are just an air freshner, Forte is a proper fumigation job.

Interesting claim, think you had better pass it onto trading standards as Lidl and Comma both state that they kill bacteria rather than just freshen air.

I'm sure they will be very pleased to hear your evidence that the manufacturers of these products are misleading people with their claims.

Still, until trading standards shut down these unscrupulous manufacturers, I think I'll just take a chance on the £1.20 Lidl item. I think I'll also take the pollen filter out and a new one in when it's all done.

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cleancar OCD Sufferer (Obsessive Car Detailer) Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: stoke Posts: 1,268 Thanks: 1,123 Thanked 192 Times in 179 Posts	i have used one before they are more of a deodeoriser ,not sure it actually cleans the system,car smelt well for a week or so ,think i got the coma one from halfords for a tenner

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Buck OCD Sufferer (Obsessive Car Detailer) Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Yorkshire Posts: 3,859 Thanks: 484 Thanked 944 Times in 803 Posts	I got the same one from Halfrauds - got rid of the musty smell I'd been having

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lanciamug Washmitt Meister Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 249 Thanks: 13 Thanked 18 Times in 16 Posts	Yes this is what I've seen. It is supposed to kill all the bugs in the system, ridding the car of unpleasant odour long term. Anybody else!

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CupraRcleanR DW Poet Laureate Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Wondering lonely as a cloud Posts: 4,933 Thanks: 349 Thanked 673 Times in 509 Posts	I think you can get them in Wilkinson's and Tescos for just over a fiver. Used one last year and it worked well. Make sure you have your aircon on to recirculate within the car for it to be most effective.

29-06-2008, 10:57 PM	#7
lanciamug Washmitt Meister Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 249 Thanks: 13 Thanked 18 Times in 16 Posts	Yeah, I read the instructions instore. Many thanks guys for your replies, especially the Lidl tip! Cheers

30-06-2008, 10:45 AM	#8
cj romeo Washmitt Meister Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 218 Thanks: 5 Thanked 6 Times in 6 Posts	The only one that really works is Forte Air Conditioner treatment. I have the Lidl ones as well, but they are just an air freshner, Forte is a proper fumigation job.

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quattrogmbh OCD Sufferer (Obsessive Car Detailer) Join Date: May 2007 Posts: 871 Thanks: 11 Thanked 154 Times in 121 Posts	Is the Forte one the foam spray which is applied directly to the evaporator? If so, this is the only one which has ever worked for me. The others I've found to just be deodorizers, but the smell returns after a week or so. The foam one coats the entire evaporator and drain channels and kills the fungus and mould causing the odor. I bought mine from a vehicle air con specialist.

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