Water smell from air conditioning - Yuk!

[Netix]

The smell when we turn the water on for our air con thing on the roof makes me sick! Last summer, while I was pg and had severe morning sickness, we would use the same cooler, and I could smell the water then too. At the time I didn't think it made me feel much worse, but now, it makes me feel as sick as I did then. That whole smell association thing. So I am wondering, ahould I 'just' try and get used to the smell and hope eventually it won't bother me anymore, or try to cover up the smell, or ...?

[TeniBear]

Really? I love aircon smell It just says summer to me. Different strokes for different folks, hey?

Sorry for being utterly useless there

[Netix]

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Yep. Thanks Teni. No help at all! Lol. I think I will just have to get used to the smell and try to make that happy summer association, instead of green, vomit feelings.

[TeniBear]

Sorry I'm sure someone will be along to help soon, I'm just not that person

[LysnDan]

If you have a system installed in your roof, clean out the filters and pop some bromine tablets in a bottle with holes in. It'll neutralise the smell and keep the system clean. I also soak my vents in eucalyptus oil and hot water just before every summer. Hope that helps xx

[Olive]

are you talking about evap cooling? depending on its age, it may not be a self cleaning one.... if it isnt then its meant to be cleaned yearly, you risk legionaires disease if not, we used to clean our old one yearly.

[Teeki]

are you talking about evap cooling? depending on its age, it may not be a self cleaning one.... if it isnt then its meant to be cleaned yearly, you risk legionaires disease if not, we used to clean our old one yearly.

Exactly what I was going to say. We service ours every year or it really stinks and isn't healthy.