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Common Misunderstandings in the Use of Car AC Cabin Filters

1. The function of the car AC cabin filter in the car is equivalent to the human's "lung"


The breathing function of the lung means it continuously inhales clear air, expels turbid air, breathes out the old and absorbs the new, and realizes the gas exchange between the body and the external environment to maintain the life activities of the human body. The car AC cabin filter is specially used to purify the air entering the car room by filtering and adsorbing pollen, dust and other particles in the air and harmful gases such as toluene, n-butane, sulfur dioxide, and nitrogen dioxide. It will provide clean and comfortable air for drivers and passengers to ensure the health of drivers and passengers.


2. Common misunderstandings in the use of car AC cabin filters


(1) Long-term use of car AC cabin filters


The car AC cabin filter has a service life. Once used for a long time, the car AC cabin filter will lose its function and cause secondary pollution in the entire air conditioning system.


The function of the car AC cabin filter is to filter and adsorb impurities and harmful gases in the air. When the car AC cabin filter absorbs a large amount of impurities and harmful gases, it will lose its function. The accumulation and reproduction of bacteria over time will seriously affect the health of drivers and passengers.


(2) Repeated use after cleaning the car AC cabin filter


I believe you have heard the saying that "the dirty car AC cabin filter can be used again after cleaning." If this is the case, can the car AC cabin filter be used repeatedly?


Car ac cabin filters are not recommended to be used repeatedly after cleaning. Most car AC cabin filters use the activated carbon as the main material. The adsorption performance of activated carbon can be divided into physical adsorption and chemical adsorption. When the high-pressure air gun blows away the dust, it also destroys the fiber of the filter (the fiber layer has the function of filtering dust particles), blows up the gap, and seriously damages the filtering effect.


When the filter is cleaned with clean water, in order to remove the contaminants attached to the air conditioner compartment, it is usually rubbed. The external force of rubbing will not only destroy the ability of the activated carbon layer to remove peculiar smells and harmful gases, but also deform it due to the external force, making the cleaned filter unable to be installed back smoothly. Therefore, the use of "dust washing" method will not only reduce the effect of the air conditioner compartment absorbing dust and dirt, but also easily damage the activated carbon layer, reduce its ability to adsorb harmful gases, give a rise to installation problems after deformation, and greatly reduce the filtering effect.


(3) Turn off the engine before the ac is switched off


When we are driving in hot weather, it is instinctive to turn on the air conditioner. But some people don't turn off the air conditioner before turning off the engine while some people do. However, the former approach is very harmful.


Turning off the air conditioner after the engine is turned off is not only easy to produce mold in the car's air-conditioning pipe, but also easy to damage the engine. This will not only affect the performance and service life of the air conditioning system for a long time, but also damage the health of the people in the car!


We can turn off the car air conditioner a few minutes before arriving at the destination, turn on the natural wind, let the temperature inside the air conditioning pipe rise, and eliminate the temperature difference with the outside, so that the air conditioning system is in a dry environment to prevent the growth of mold. When starting the car, you have to wait 2 to 3 minutes before turning on the air conditioner. This is also to keep the air conditioning pipes dry. At the same time, using the air conditioner after the engine is well operated can avoid increasing the burden on the engine and prolong the service life of your car.


(4) How to choose the suitable one among so many products?


As the saying goes, cheap goods are not good, and good goods are not cheap. There are many choices for car AC cabin filters for the same car, but the price gap is huge. How should we choose?


First of all, we must not be greedy for cheap products, but should choose products produced by regular filter manufacturers. After all, when the air conditioner is turned on, the space of the car is closed and narrow, and the air-conditioned air is directly delivered to the interior of the car and used by the people in the car for continuous breathing. Some car AC cabin filters which are cheap and inferior in quality have no filtration efficiency, just like a layer of ordinary cloth. This kind of product is not only like a fake, but is also harmful!


Secondly, you also need to consider the material of the car AC cabin filter. The current car AC cabin filters are sorted from low- to high-price products due to different materials: Paper filters (which have been basically eliminated, and only support some old automobile models), ordinary white fiber filters, ordinary activated carbon filters and multi-effects activated carbon filter. At present, Filton Tech (Shanghai) Co., Ltd mainly produces the last three types of car AC cabin filters.


Generally speaking, car owners can choose the type of car AC cabin filter that suits them according to the frequency of using the vehicle's air conditioner, as well as the air quality in the area they live in and other factors.


Filton Tech (Shanghai) Co., Ltd has been committed to the research and development, production and sales of filters for more than 20 years. With mature research and development technology, perfect quality management system, efficient production capacity, high-quality after-sales service, we will provide our customers with the most satisfying and comfortable experience.

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