How Do You Use Activated Charcoal In A Cellar?
Cellars have both odors and excessive moisture. Mildew grows in the presence of moisture, resulting in a damp, musty smell hanging in the air. These two issues make each other worse, but you can remedy both with a single ingredient: activated charcoal. Different from cooking charcoal, activated charcoal’s porous surface absorbs moisture, killing a mildew smell from basement odors. Using activated charcoal as a cellar deodorizer saves you money over more expensive commercial odor-killing products. Find activated charcoal in pet stores and home and garden supply stores. Fill several shallow bowls with activated charcoal. Set the bowls in the darkest, dampest places in the cellar. Replace the activated charcoal daily with new for up to 10 days. Reuse your activated charcoal after it has absorbed the cellar’s odors. Lay it on a baking sheet and set it in an oven heated to 300 degrees F for one hour to evaporate the moisture and odors it absorbed.
