Smoke from Aircon! Help...

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Smoke from Aircon! Help...

Post by hollykimalan » Fri Oct 12, 2007 11:33 am

We have had dense black smoke coming out of our aircon vents!
I had just moment before turned the temp down and switched on...
I switched the aircon off and the Bonog got us 70 miles home...no problems.
I am scared to switch it back on...any one had problems like this?
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Post by mikeonb4c » Fri Oct 12, 2007 12:36 pm

What kind of a smell was it? Electrical? Exhaust gas? Rubber? Might help us assess whats happening.
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Post by hollykimalan » Fri Oct 12, 2007 12:39 pm

It smelt a bit like an old hairdryer that has not been on for a while!
It was sort of reminiscent of 'burnt something' but not quite sure....
It did look like it was on fire thought to be honest!!
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Post by westonwarrior » Fri Oct 12, 2007 2:40 pm

get it checked by an electrician

You just can't take chances, even if it is something small and not dangerous is it realy worth it
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Post by mikeonb4c » Fri Oct 12, 2007 3:10 pm

I wonder if you heater fan is seizing and burning out the resistor. A classic problem if so - try Search and you'll find lots of advice. Dont use teh fan until you've had inspected it and checking it is running freely - easy to do the check. Good luck 8)
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