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Irene
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Irene asked in Home & GardenCleaning & Laundry · 9 years ago

mouldy smell from kitchen cupboards?

I have a mouldy smell coming from under-counter cupboards in kitchen. One cupboard houses an electric water heater. The smell permeats the entire apartment, and my lungs and chest are now hurting. Could the smell be coming from the GSW John Wood Water Heater? I can smell the odour the minute I enter the apartment. If it's not the water heater, I will have to search for another source. Thank you.

Update:

The water heater is electric, so I doubt if it would be carbon monoxide. Wouldn't that be present if the water heater is gas powered? Tks for your suggestion, tho - and I'll get the Prop. Managers to look at it again. My lungs and chest hurt, so it could very well be mould of some kind. The apt. was empty for 4 months before I moved in.

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    Try wiping everything in the cupboards with white vinegar. Use a sprayer to spray to into hard to reach places. If it is mold the vinegar will kill it and you should notice an improvement in the air quality within 24 hours.

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  • 9 years ago

    That doesn't sound right at all. Firstly, get a Carbon Monoxide detector. It sounds like there's a small leak from the water heater and over time it's gotten worse and worse as it's stagnant water in an enclosed area. Get it serviced.

  • 4 years ago

    moving house is the perfect answer, failing that save your abode windows open for as long as conceivable, steam clean your carpet, in line with possibility some a million has have been given a steam purifier u can borrow or u can hire a million, use zaflora disinfectant or regardless of disinfectant u like the scent of (dilute some in a sprig gun) on your washer, wipe your fixtures down with it, additionally stable for cleansing kitchen worktops loos and all paintwork. constantly carry your clothing outdoors to dry as they are going to quickly scent interior. purchase a decrease priced canvass cloth wardrobe n stop utilising the cabinets that's mouldy. i do no longer think of u could be able to do away with the scent. in basic terms polish it n pass away it open.

  • Anonymous
    9 years ago

    Some pipe is leaking. Fix it.

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