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    Jul 11, 2010, 02:48 PM
    Indoor airconditioner and that fishy smell
    We just bought a 14000BTU indoor air conditioner and after a while of it running we noticed a fishy smell. Doing some googling around I discovered that a likely cause is the wiring around where the conditioner is plugged in. We felt around the receptacle and noticed it was indeed warm in the wall :eek:. Needless to say it's not plugged in now but what are our options?

    A little background: it's a 28 year old bungalow that may have mixed wiring (copper and aluminum as I recall), is this the cause? We'rte going to get an electrician to do some tests. We have a gutted/renovated bathroom, would that GFI socket be safe to use?
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    Jul 11, 2010, 04:29 PM

    With any aluminum wire have a certified electrician check it to be sure the wire is OK. The smell might also be the dreaded dirty sock syndrome Look that up on Google for the cure.
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    Jul 12, 2010, 01:45 AM
    I checked out dirty sock syndrome and that doesn't seem to be the cause since we don't fit the criteria for that. We'll get an electrician in ASAP I guess. Thanks hvac.

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