household cleaning woes
Jul. 19th, 2016 12:36 amMy air conditioner appears to have developed an internal mildew infestation. Eurgh.
I am not entirely sure how to get rid of the mildew. I mean, clean all contaminated surfaces with bleach, obviously, but I don't know if the sections I need to reach even come apart and I'm a little afraid to break the AC while attempting to fix it. The manual is not much help on that front, since it only details how to get at the filter (which is not currently the problem, though it couldn't hurt to dust the thing while I'm at it). I suppose I could try a toothbrush...?
Anyway, Tuesday is not supposed to get very hot and Tuesday night may dip into the 50s, so whatever happens, I can at least give the machinery a good long while to dry out after I get done with whatever the cleaning process ends up being.
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kk-maker suggested using a spray bottle to get bleach to the spots I can't manually reach. This sounds reasonable to me. :)
I am not entirely sure how to get rid of the mildew. I mean, clean all contaminated surfaces with bleach, obviously, but I don't know if the sections I need to reach even come apart and I'm a little afraid to break the AC while attempting to fix it. The manual is not much help on that front, since it only details how to get at the filter (which is not currently the problem, though it couldn't hurt to dust the thing while I'm at it). I suppose I could try a toothbrush...?
Anyway, Tuesday is not supposed to get very hot and Tuesday night may dip into the 50s, so whatever happens, I can at least give the machinery a good long while to dry out after I get done with whatever the cleaning process ends up being.
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