baking soda in cup of skimmer?

[RuGlu6]

Originally Posted by Milad

I was having some issues with the cup of my skimmer stinking the place up so I decided to put baking soda in it every time i cleaned it. Now it seems the smell is gone or way way way less. Not sure if this helped but it seems like it. Am i just imagining things? is this going to harm anything in the long run?

you could also use activated carbon in the same way.

[Seamazter]

I had a stinky old skimmer once, i just put the full box on top.
Best one i found was the arm n hammer fridge version with the cloth side panels to absorb fridge and freezer odor.