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Hey yall, I remember a post from a while back about someone who was recycling their cabin air filters using soap and water. Just curious if anyone has any experience with it, since $22 per pop for a cabin air filter is getting ridiculous =[
Thanks
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Try it... what have u got to lose? You were going to replace it anyway. Just make sure it gets nice and dry or Mr. Mold will come a knockin
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Not a very bright idea.
Just go to Advance and get a new one.
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It was not broke; Yet I fixed it anyway.
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Originally posted by DemonSVT:
Not a very bright idea.
Just go to Advance and get a new one.
I work for a publication that deals with mold, mildew, lead, asbestos, etc.
=FYI=
Medical Effects of Exposure to Toxic Mold
1. Non-specific airway inflammation.
2. Allergic reaction [skin, eyes, nose].
3. Hypersensitivity Pneumonitis [an allergic lung disease].
4. Chronic Fatigue-like symptoms [CFIDS].
5. Immune suppression.
6. Central Nervous System dysfunction [vertigo, memory, irritability, concentration, and verbal dysfunction].
7. Gastro-intestinal tract, heart, liver, and kidney damage.
8. Cancer [carcinogenic mycotoxins].
The Top Health Symptoms of Mold Affecting Your Health
The top health symptoms that you or a family member may be suffering from allergy to mold, animal dander, or dust--- or having asthma triggered by mold exposure (listed in alphabetical order: note that you may suffer one or several of these symptoms)---
- memory loss or memory difficulties/Alzheimers-like symptoms
- learning difficulties or mental functioning problems
- feeling lost or "disconnected" from what's happening around you
- headaches
- seizures
- runny nose (rhinitis)
- clear, thin, watery mucus from your nose may appear suddenly
- sinus congestion and sinus problems
- thick, green slime coming out of nose (from sinus cavities)
- coughing and resulting sore lungs/chest from excessive coughing
- coughing up blood
- bleeding lungs
- difficulty breathing
- hives
- itching of the nose, mouth, eyes, throat, skin, or any area
- redness of the sclera (white of your eyes)
- skin rashes
- skin redness
- open skin sores and lacerations
- sneezing
- sneezing fits (more than three sneezes in a row, happening often)
- vomiting
- diarrhea
- chronic, excessive, or continued fatigue
I've never heard of someone getting affected by mold through a car, but is it worth the risk?
Mold is no joke. Get a new one.
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Useless, those are MICRON air filters. A micron is a unit of length (1 millionth of a meter) The particles that get trapped in there are so small I doubt cleansing will free them, or in fact wont just clog up the pores with filth from the water rinse...tiny particles of lime & calcium.
Plus the media is made of paper, so rinsing will only cause it to collapse on that small level and you might actually get less airflow than before.
Just put down $22 or do what I do, and remove it. It's just a useless gizmo anyway. Everytime you open a window or a door you defeat it.
"Fear is the little death."
Muadib.
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