Well, the funky smell is gone, for now....

2 years ago

FINALLY! After using almost an entire bottle of Pureayre over the last few days without success. This morning after I took the dogs to get groomed/nails clipped, I went and got some cleaning vinegar and a spray bottle from Dollar Tree. Sprayed everything with vinegar and water mixture. Opened the window all day today also. Smell still there.

So this afternoon, before I picked up Chewie from his all-day appointment, I went to the Dollar Store near the Dollar Tree and got some Fabreeze Fabric 2x spray. I was pretty desperate and didn't care if it was perfumey. Finally that funky smell is gone or at least covered up. I sprayed another dose just for good measure and will leave the window open until I go to bed tonight. Luckily it isn't too strong a smell. I hope the smell is gone for good.

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roxanna7

2 years ago

Kath, you know what the problem is -- you hid the body up in the attic (not a good idea with the hot weather) instead of in the basement as most of us do....

Presently, I have a horrible funky smell out in the garage -- am nearly certain there is a dead mouse there, but too difficult to search for it. Waiting for it to completely dry up. Ah, me...

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schoolhouse_gwagain
2 years ago
I use cleaning vinegar in the tank of my toilet to help keep it clear of rusty, brackish water. Lately, it's getting hard to find! Usually Dollar General carries it, but the last two times the shelf was empty. Of course I buy six bottles at a time, so I guess I do hoard a little bit. But then I use it frequently.

Even went online to see if I could buy it by the case, but "out of stock". So I had to buy three big bottles of regular vinegar yesterday. It's ok, but doesn't do as well as cleaning vinegar.
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sjerin
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Looks like Home Depot carries it
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Have you looked for the source of the ( organic) odor with a black light?
Kathsgrdn
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2 years ago
No Elizabeth, not buying a blacklight.
Elizabeth
2 years ago
I sincerely hope the odor is gone for good with all the measures you have taken so far.
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Is the funky smelling teenage boy gone too?
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You said you'd taken the 'kids' to the groomers. When my sis bought a townhouse and was coming home from work on warm evenings, she was encountering a smell upstairs she couldn't locate. The pet store loaned her a black light. It was cat urine on the hallway walls. They had to be cleaned, sealed, repainted. But at least the drywall didn't have to be cut out and replaced to rid the upstairs of cat smell.

**I've seen the cleaning strength vinegar at Home Depot but haven't had reason to try or buy it. I do remember looking for 7% cooking vinegar many years ago so I could use a vintage pickle recipe without changing the 'crunch' of the dills. I never did find it.
ci_lantro
2 years ago
I use cleaning vinegar in the tank of my toilet to help keep it clear of rusty, brackish water. Lately, it's getting hard to find!

^^My local Home Depot has cleaning vinegar in stock; Tractor Supply has it as a ship to store option.
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You can use plain vinegar too Using Vinegar to clean toilet tanks
Kathsgrdn
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2 years ago
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Morz8, dogs aren't allowed in the bedrooms. It's not dog smell. They sleep in the dining area of the kitchen. Their beds need to be washed too because they're starting to have that "funky dog smell". lol

The smell was still gone this morning from the bedroom!

Well, the funky smell is gone, for now....

roxanna7

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