Search And Destroy Those Musty Smells In The House!

You might think that the only musty smells in your house will appear in your basement, where it’s dark and damp. But the truth is that musty smells can lurk anywhere in the home, especially places that are exposed to moisture. Because of this it’s important that you check these areas regularly for any unpleasant smells that might build up. If they have, it’s important to get rid of the musty smell, before it becomes a bigger problem.

Appliances are often one of the main places where you’ll find musty smells in the home because they’re often used to hold water or to clean with water. Appliances such as washing machines, dishwashers, and coffee machines all hold water on a regular basis, and that can lead to a musty smell building up. Some appliances have special odor removers that will get rid of the smell for that particular appliance. The problem with these odor removers is that they’re usually designed for a particular appliance, so you may have to buy one for each appliance. A natural odor remover that should work for just about any appliance in your home is plain vinegar; and it will clean your machines at the same time too! Also, leaving the doors or lids open on these appliances will allow water to evaporate from them, so they won’t just sit around creating odors.

One of the other often overlooked culprits of musty smells in the house are drains in the showers and sinks. These areas again see a lot of moisture pass through them and sometimes moisture, hair and food can become trapped in there and cause musty smells to start brewing. Simply pouring vinegar down the drains should be enough to remove odors from these places as well. Also use drain savers, small mesh-like nets that sit right inside of drains, to catch food and other debris from falling down the drain. The less that’s in there, the less there is to collect musty smells.

There are some very obvious places where musty smells in the house occur. But if you’ve cleaned all of those areas and can still smell that stale, musty odor, you may want to look at other, more subtle, areas of the home where moisture and debris may have collected. Only when you get rid of all the musty smells will it really go away.

If you need to get rid of a lot of musty smells from your house and you don’t want your home smelling like vinegar, or you just have some hard to reach spots, you may want to try our Room Shocker. This product will get rid of musty smells anywhere and all you have to do is place the packet of chlorine dioxide in the water. Room Shocker can then be time-released to regularly work to get rid of musty smells in the house, or you can use the Quick Release, which will get rid of stronger odors more immediately. Because sometimes, odors are so bad that they need to be shocked out! Contact us to find out more about it!