How can I clean a window AC unit that truly stinks? I am a smoker and over time I think that has contributed. It is in my kitchen so it gets the cooking odors also. It is a small 8,000 BTU unit. The filter is clean.
Thanks!
Get a new AC unit and quit smoking, which is the only way to get rid of the stench.
Not the only way, smoke outside.
Cheri
Take the AC outside, take the metal cover off, and clean with alki-foam. Rinse with garden hose.
I've cleaned several AC that were owned by smokers, and that does a good job.
Can I get the whole thing wet? That was my hesitation.
Chew tobacco instead, it's much more of a rush. :-)
Lewis.
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Yes. Or mostly. Avoid the electrical areas.
Oh, and unplug it first.
No, you should not get the whole thing wet. That will cause electrical short circuits, and other problems.
I think that's closer to "NO". No, you should not get the whole thing wet.
Okay, don't wet the electrical parts. Or, if you do, let it dry thoroughly. I've put chandeliers in the dishwasher, hosed off cat pee from motherboards, and even put water in a steam iron with no untoward effects.
If the thing is unusable as it is, what's the downside?
You're right, that a broken whatever, it's garbage as it is. I suspect that drying things off is the important part.
I do miss SM.
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