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Michael Sliva Posted on Feb 13, 2019

I read 2 articles that state the UV-C air sanitizer breaks down mold spores and VOCs but breaks them into simpler molecules such as formaldehyde and other aldehydes. Should I be worried?

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How do i remove the uv bulb

Place your finger in the door recess on the right-hand side of the sanitizer and pull open the door.

Remove the drip tray.

Remove the protective screen by gently lifting it up and pulling it forward.

To remove the UV light bulb, pull it out of the lamp holder.

Install the UV light bulb by snapping it into the lamp holder.

Align the pegs on the protective screen with the slots in the reflective surface of the sanitizer on either side of the UV light bulb.

Insert and gently push down the screen to secure it in the sanitizer.

Reattach the drip tray.
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spray the affected area well.

use a laundry type brush to brush the surface you just sprayed to make sure contact is made with the mold spores and your solution.

let stand for 15-20 minutes to kill all mold spores.

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Mold on botttom screen and gaskets of aGE dishwasher i used 1 cup of vinegar thru 1 cycle it is still there to be scraped off help

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I hope this helps you. If it does, please come back to Fixya and rate my solution.
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Mold inside the home unit

You can use a spray bottle with 100% bleach in it to kill the mold. After spraying the gunk, you can put on some rubber gloves (those dishwashing ones are a good choice) and use some paper towels to wipe up as much of the mold as you can reach.

Spray more bleach on the parts you're cleaning to keep sanitizing the A/C unit and wipe everything dry. You should put all the stuff you used for cleaning it up (paper towels, gloves, etc.) into a plastic trash bag,

I'd also recommend that you do this when any small children and pets aren't in the room you've got the A/C in, and also wear a face mask to keep from breathing in anything that could cause a respritory ailment.

You can also use some Lysol disenfectant to give the whole unit a nice going over, once you're done, to be sure that you've killed any active mold spores. It might be good to give the unit a once-a-month cleaning to prevent the growth of mold in the future.

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Mold spores are probably coming from surrounding surfaces... The simple fix is BLEACH...but washing the unit(with the power off) will not fix the problem if you dont kill the mold spores on surrounding surfaces... [simple: the blower circulates AIR,,, MOLD SPORES TRAVEL THROUGH THE UNIT AND LAND ALL OVER IT...] find the source, kill the source... and maybe go see the Doctor, the mold may be in your lungs too...
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