How to get rid of the smell coming from the coolerImage Credit source: Getty Images
It is normal for ACs and coolers to run in homes during summer. Because when the heat increases, the fan also starts blowing hot air. In such a situation, people run coolers in their homes due to which the ceiling and walls cool down and the coolness remains. This method definitely gives relief but in most of the houses people are troubled by the fishy smell coming from the cooler. This smell bothers so much that sometimes it becomes difficult to even sit. However, by trying some home remedies, this smell coming from the cooler can be eliminated in a jiffy.
To get rid of the smell of the cooler, you have to take the help of baking soda and alum. Both these things are used extensively in cleaning purposes. Let us tell you how you can reduce or remove the smell of the cooler cheaply.
Bad smell coming from the cooler. Fish Smell from water Air Cooler
In India, the use of coolers is most common to get relief from the heat. In most of the houses in India, only coolers are used because it saves us from the heat within the budget. But sometimes after running it, a strange smell like fish starts coming. People think that changing the water solves this problem but it is not so. Even after changing the water, it smells like fish. It is said that this happens due to stubborn dirt accumulated in the cooler tank. Actually, due to this, bacteria start growing and bad smell is created.
How to remove the smell of cooler
To remove the smell, people empty the tank and then fill it with water. It doesn’t seem to make any significant difference. The special thing is that there is no need of expensive cleaner to remove it. Because baking soda and alum present in our kitchen are a better treatment for this. For this you will need two to three spoons of baking soda, a piece of alum and a cloth.
Try this recipe like this
- First of all, keep the cooler nets in the sun.
- Now empty the cooler tank and also remove the dirt accumulated in it.
- When the surface of the tank is wet, spread baking soda in it by hand and leave it for 10 to 15 minutes.
- Now take the cloth and clean it with hands.
- After this, fill water again and tie a piece of alum in a cloth and leave it in the cooler tank.
- It is also being said on social media that the water in the cooler starts cooling down naturally through alum.
- Keep in mind that your cooler is installed on the window or it gets proper ventilation. Because even if the ventilation is not proper, it starts stinking. And its cooling is also affected.
