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From: Andy Hewitt on 14 Jun 2010 07:26 Krusty <dontwantany(a)nowhere.invalid> wrote: > sweller wrote: > > > Dave Emerson wrote: > > > > > > Windscreen wiper water may be the cause of 20% of cases of > > > > Legionnaires' Disease in England and Wales, the Health Protection > > > > Agency says. > > > > > > We were watching that this morning and both thought that the > > > car/truck aircon is a much more likely source than the washers. > > > > Isn't that type of air con a closed system so a water borne disease > > wouldn't be able to do its thing? > > Condensation at a guess. If you don't run it regularly, condensation > builds up on the exchanger, making a nice home for nasties which then > get blown through the vents when you do run it. You actually get a fungal growth in there, quite common it is. It tends to be worse in the winter when you're not running it so often, and clearing it through with fresh water, and of course warming it up nicely with the heater. It gives you that 'musty' smell you get when you first switch on. -- Andy Hewitt <http://web.me.com/andrewhewitt1/>
From: frag on 14 Jun 2010 07:32 rattymonkey(a)nothere.com took a blunt brush and painted... > > Don't breathe in when your behind a window washer > > http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/10293519.stm > > > Windscreen wiper water may be the cause of 20% of cases of Legionnaires' > Disease in England and Wales, the Health Protection Agency says. So us convertible car drivers are screwed then. Ah well, as I'm snuffling like hell I'll just chuck the used snot rags over my shoulder when I'm driving along :) -- frag MicroPlanet Gravity Newsreader V2.9 http://mpgravity.sourceforge.net/
From: Hog on 14 Jun 2010 08:38 Grimly Curmudgeon wrote: > We were somewhere around Barstow, on the edge of the desert, when the > drugs began to take hold. I remember "sweller" > <sweller(a)mztech.fsnet.co.uk> saying something like: > >> Isn't that type of air con a closed system so a water borne disease >> wouldn't be able to do its thing? > > Hmmm. A few years ago I stripped out a blower motor from a wrecked car > as I needed a 12V air mover. The filter on the shroud, when disturbed, > released a cloud of fine dust which I breathed in some of, and for a > fortnight afterwards I had a stinker of a flu-like episode. > There are some nasties in unexpected places, iow, and I wouldn't be at > all surprised if aircon harbours some. While the heat exchanger is in a closed loop the air circulation system of an aircon car is not. There is a build up of condensation and although their should be a drainage system a sensible car mechanic treats the area with some caution. The drainage getting restricted or blocked is a common enough issue and it can get *really* unpleasant in the trap. -- Hog
From: Simon Wilson on 14 Jun 2010 13:30 On 14/06/2010 13:38, Hog wrote: > it can get *really* unpleasant in the trap. especially after a good ruby. -- /Simon
From: Dan L on 14 Jun 2010 14:03
"Dave Emerson" <Dave_dot_Emerson(a)LineOne.net> wrote: > > <rattymonkey(a)nothere.com> wrote in message > news:V_lRn.41483$g76.15370(a)hurricane... > > Don't breathe in when your behind a window washer > > > > http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/10293519.stm > > > > > > Windscreen wiper water may be the cause of 20% of cases of > > Legionnaires' > > Disease in England and Wales, the Health Protection Agency says. > > We were watching that this morning and both thought that the car/truck > > aircon is a much more likely source than the washers. > > Christ man your car must be huge to warrant an adiabatic cooling tower. -- Dan L not using a PC |