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Letters From Our Readers: July 8, 2018

July 8, 2019
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The following remarks were made regarding the article “Contractors Discuss the State of HVAC System Odor Complaints” written by Angela D. Harris, technology editor of The NEWS, published June 10.


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The dirty sock odor coming from coils caused problems for homeowners and contractors alike when it was first discovered. - The ACHR News

Contractors Discuss the State of HVAC System Odor Complaints

Dirty sock syndrome: Has it become a problem of the past?
Angela Harris - The ACHR News
Angela D. Harris
June 10, 2019
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Time has revealed sources of HVAC system odors, along with solutions that abate dirty sock syndrome and other odor culprits.
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Here is the same cooling coil at Lackland Air Force Base after UV-C was installed. UV-C lamps are currently the best solution to provide 24/7 cleaning of coils.

Dirty Sock Syndrome: What It Is, How to Prevent It

Applying a Solution That Works
Forrest Fencl
September 8, 2014
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In the 1970s, heat pumps were touted as the energy efficient HVAC systems of the future. New markets typically have new problems, and for heat pumps the nature of the problem related to odors. A particular foul smell was so prevalent that the moniker Dirty Sock Syndrome was coined and universally accepted.


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Issues such as wet insulation can mimic the smell of dirty sock syndrome. Condensate pans and drainage are other places to look for any type of biological growth as well.

Maintenance Kicks Dirty Sock Syndrome

Contractors Discuss Diagnosis and Cleaning Issues
Angela Harris - The ACHR News
Angela D. Harris
November 4, 2013
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Found in both commercial and residential units, dirty sock syndrome can take a state-of-the-art heating and cooling system owner straight to their junior high gym locker days. 


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Air Meter Helps Pinpoint Causes of Foul Odors

Eric Hudson
April 18, 2011
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The problem is a common one: A smell like dirty socks emanates from HVAC ducts. When the people in one facility complained, Warren Lowe, an HVAC maintenance mechanic for a major Midwest electric utility, packed up his tools and headed for the site.
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