Dirty sock smell from central ac

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Feb 21, 2011, 08:39 PM

Dirty sock smell from central ac

Our hot air heat and central ac share the same vents . When the ac is turned on there is a horrible dirty sock smell that won't go away until the ac is turned off. This doesn't happen when the heat is on.

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