Bio Defense MODE QUESTION Pollen

[munque]

A few question.

I have a model x with the bio hazard mode.

..."As Tesla describes it, “The biodefense button is designed to allow clean medical-grade air into the cabin and keep contaminated air out. When deployed, it pushes the system into full fresh mode, pulling all HVAC air through the HEPA filter. The fan goes to max speed 11, pulling in enough air to slightly pressurize the cabin, keeping other air from entering Model X.”

I see the fan go to 10 not 11 when turning it on the Model X.

I have allergies now.

Should I turn on bio mode on ? Wouldn't the fresh air bring more pollen in to the cabin?

Or increase fan to 11 and recirculate air? The air would be cleaned and no outside pollen would enter? I would this would be the better option?

Does the bio mode do anything difference than increase the fan speed that create positive pressure?

 

[ModelX]

I put it on bio defense during allergy season!

 

[munque]

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[mattack4000]

Bio mode puts outside air on, fan will go to 9 or 10. My 16 loaner goes to 9 only

 

[DriverOne]

> Wouldn't the fresh air bring more pollen in to the cabin?

No, because in bio-mode all the air goes through the filter first. The pollen will be filtered out.

I speculate that with bio mode off, some outside air gets pulled in WITHOUT going through the filter. (I would prefer all air to always be filtered, without the need for fan-heavy bio mode - but I don't understand the system enough to say why they don't do this).

 

[mattack4000]

I think everything goes through the filter, the bio mode just puts the car under pressure and sucks old air out i think

 

[SDRick]

I would think that for maximum filtration, outside air would be turned off while recirculated air continuously flows through the filter?

 

[geekpenguin]

Recirculated air does not go through the filter.

Particles smaller than pollen (ultrafine particles emitted by trucks, for instance) are scrubbed out by the filter, so I would suggest running Bio-mode when your allergies are acting up.

 

[X Fan]

Bio mode is great for pollen season in FL and NC plus fire season in Naples in the spring.

Don’t hesitate to use it....

 

[Saghost]

> Wouldn't the fresh air bring more pollen in to the cabin?

No, because in bio-mode all the air goes through the filter first. The pollen will be filtered out.

I speculate that with bio mode off, some outside air gets pulled in WITHOUT going through the filter. (I would prefer all air to always be filtered, without the need for fan-heavy bio mode - but I don't understand the system enough to say why they don't do this).

Air going through the HVAC system from outside always goes through the full filter stack, HEPA and carbon. However, cars generally aren't airtight systems. Small gaps in seals in the cabin will leak small amounts of air inside, especially if a gust hits them.

The only thing that Bioweapon mode does on a Bioweapon car is pressurize the cabin slightly so that all the little leaks go from inside to outside instead (mostly by driving the fan speed up. It's never been clear whether there's anything else like closing exhausts.)

Thus, I'm very seldom in Bioweapon mode, but I'm grateful most every day for the Bioweapon filters, which I get the benefits from without going into the mode.

For the OP: Maybe use Bio briefly to flush the cabin after it's been opened - the filters will certainly stop the pollen from coming in with the air - but you probably don't need to stay in Bio mode all the time, unless you notice something getting in when you're out of the mode.

 

[Oceanwolf]

I bought one and waiting for Tesla's email for the delivery. I wander if it will work when we drive through the livestock farms in Central California.

 

[mattack4000]

It will. I drove through Madera. Car was smelling fine. I got out at the SC station, I almost puked from all the gas