Has anyone ever installed a UV light in their central A/C?

We are getting out our ductwork replaced this week.

Yes, we are getting one put in and it’s the best decision ever.

Using Jolly Heating and Air in Tuscaloosa

Clames,
I'm not expecting it to clean the air. I just want it to keep the evaporator coil free of mold/mildew. I know that most of the other claims are hokey, but my symptoms indicate an issue in the evaporator. The smell never occurs when the furnace is running, only the a/c. The light shining on the coil absolutely should, at the very least, hinder mold/mildew growth on and around the evaporator.

I actually had River City One Hour Air come out and the guy basically said, it looked fine, was probably a dry trap on the drain line. I took him at his word because I wasn't smelling it. Well, it was cold outside. When the last warm spell hit, the a/c kicked on and instant funky.

This is a 3 year old house. We are the second owner, so I can only speak to my time in the house, but I run Merv 14 filters with carbon filtration. I will go up there in a week or two and clean it myself, because the pro I paid didn't fix shite. I can buy a UV light for under $200 and have extra peace of mind.

We are getting ours put in on Friday.

We had old ductwork that had to be replaced. No more high energy bills

Sounds like OP has Dirty Sock Syndrome. They make a coated coil that is supposed to eliminate this but it usually goes away once the coil is wet with condensate water

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Sounds like OP has Dirty Sock Syndrome. They make a coated coil that is supposed to eliminate this but it usually goes away once the coil is wet with condensate water

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I don't think that's the case. The odor certainly isn't that strong. It also only seems to occur when the a/c hasn't run in a while. From what I see, dirty sock is more prevalent with heat pumps. My system is a/c and gas furnace.

My brother owns a HVAC company and has one installed in his house. He swears by it.

Regarding the claims being made in that image that was posted, it looks like that system is more than a light. It looks to have the top part has active filtration, probably activated carbon. That would help with smells and the such.

Where are you located? We install a uv system called an air scrubber. It is one of the best products in this category. We are located on the northshore but do travel in about a 50 mi radius. You can check out their site for more information. It's made by a company called Aerus. air scrubber site

Send me an email ecoairsouth@gmail.com. We technically aren't allowed to publish pricing online.

No but I have a bipolar ionization generator in my air handler,kills mold ,virus ,bacteria.My HVAC dealer sold it to me,seems to work.I usually get sinus infection,bronchitis every winter,haven’t had it last two years.We don’t fry food often but used to have to light a candle to get rid of the odor!now the odor is gone in about 30 minutes.I have no idea how this works but I don’t have static electricity issues in the winter like I used to before they installed this device.