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Make sure everything you put in the closet is freshly laundered or drycleaned. If you have clothes you wear more than once, keep them on an open shelf somewhere else.
Air out the closets once a week, keeping the door open.
Run a dehumidifier.
Get charcoal or odor absorbing crystals from store such as Bed Bath
Wash walls of closet with a strong cleaner - mould remover - I like SpicnSpan an old product but it works.
Install a fluroscent light, keep it on when the closet is shut.
Install the wire type of shelves in your closet if you don't have that kind already.
Repaint, using Kilz as a base coat.
Remove the closet walls, put in new drywall - the greenboard type. This is not as difficult as it sounds because you don't have to do perfect taping; it's a closet after all.
Panel your closet with cedar strips. There are kits at Bed Bath and closet - organizing stores.
2006-08-21 10:51:58
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answer #1
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answered by Anonymous
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There is a product called Dry-Out Dehumidifier:
Protect against dampness, mildew, rust, and musty odors in closets and other enclosed areas with the unscented calcium chloride pellets of Dry Out®. Moisture is drawn from the air without the use of an expensive electrical appliance. Use one jar for the average reach-in closet, two or more for larger walk-in closets. Check the jar every two to four weeks and pour off accumulated water as necessary. Lasts for months.
You can get at Target, Home Depot, The Container store, I think it's about $4.99, and it works great. For the smell you might want to try the cedar blocks, they hang like a hanger.
2006-08-21 12:34:35
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answer #2
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answered by swayed 4
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Use a small amount of heat to reduce the relative humidity in your closet. Often a small 40 - 100 watt light bulb will do if you keep it on all of the time. This trick works in the tropics to stop clothes from getting mildew. If you already have mould growing in the closet you will have to treat it separately.
2006-08-21 10:56:41
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answer #3
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answered by piggyinBC 1
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Try keeping baking soda in a container in the closets. Baking soda is great at absorbing odors. Also keeping some strong, unlit candles in the closet will help mask odors.
2006-08-21 10:53:13
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answered by shierrabethel 2
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there is a product called damp-rid that works well.you can find it at your local walmart store.if you want to go a little cheaper buy some large boxes of baking soda and place them where it's musty smelling.it will help.
2006-08-21 10:54:32
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answer #5
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answered by honeypot0214 4
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If you live in a damp place, you may have mold growing in your closet. Remove everything and treat the mold. Then launder and replace. Really, find source of mold and have it fixed.
2006-08-23 18:11:32
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answered by Anonymous
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Try to put baking soda in there for the moisture problem. And until that starts to work spray some air freshner in there.
2006-08-21 11:58:02
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answer #7
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answered by Brian S 2
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oh easy I just saw this yesterday at Walmart they have something just for this in the laundry section where the baskets and hangers are its a little thing you hang in your closet that dehumidifies it (cheap)
2006-08-21 11:23:17
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answer #8
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answered by Bethany S 1
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DON"T USE MOTH BALLS! First of all, all your clothes will smell like moth balls - NOT sexy! Secondly, inhaling the naphthalene is unhealthy, may be linked to cancer.
2006-08-22 09:16:32
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answered by ivy green 1
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you might look into a dehumidifier or products that remove moisture from the air. if that doesn't work try potpourri
2006-08-21 10:51:02
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answer #10
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answered by Jake S 5
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