Mildew odor is not a welcoming smell, especially during the hot summer months. One source of mildew odor is your air conditioning unit's screen filter. This guide will outline a step by step process to eliminate mildew odor and to keep it from coming back.
Instructions
1. Open the front cover of the air conditioner unit and remove the screen filter.
2. Place the screen filter in a deep basin. Place the basin in your kitchen sink.
3. Run lukewarm water over the screen filter until the basin is 3/4 full.
4. While holding the screen filter firmly against the basin, dump the dirty water from the basin into your toilet and flush.
5. Repeat steps 3 and 4 until the water in the basin is clear.
6. Fill the basin with lukewarm water and add a cap of liquid disinfectant.
7. Go over the screen filter twice on each side with the toothbrush to remove any lingering debris. Rinse the screen filter and lay it out to dry on newspaper.
8. Dump the basin in your toilet. Fill the basin half way with lukewarm water, add a cap of liquid disinfectant and your clean cloth.
9. Take the whisk broom and dust off the air conditioning unit.
10. Remove the clean cloth from the basin. Wring it out. Wipe it over the outside of the air conditioning unit and the inside of the screen filter cover.
11. When the screen filter is dry, place it back inside the air conditioning unit. Turn the unit on. If a mildew odor still exists, repeat steps 1 through 11.
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