Strange smell in the house

Dimension · 30 Oct 2015 at 10:21

Painted any walls recently? Any painted over wallpaper?

Armageus · 30 Oct 2015 at 10:24

Sandycheeks said:
Funnily enough I noticed mine had some water in it last week and had to soak it away with paper towels as there is no drain plug,it wasn't smelly though.

it normally just evaporates away due to the proximity to the hot compressor at the rear of the fridge - you get problems though if something leaks or spills in the bottom of the fridge (e.g. milk or meat juices), which then run to the drip tray and the warm environment allows the bacteria to grow.

Sandycheeks · 30 Oct 2015 at 11:00

Armageus said:
it normally just evaporates away due to the proximity to the hot compressor at the rear of the fridge - you get problems though if something leaks or spills in the bottom of the fridge (e.g. milk or meat juices), which then run to the drip tray and the warm environment allows the bacteria to grow.

Makes sense.

LoadsaMoney · 30 Oct 2015 at 23:24

Mark M said:
Fishy smell? Could be an electrical issue heating up some plastic somewhere.

Must resist

djshauny1 · 30 Oct 2015 at 23:47

Did someone poop through your letterbox?

kayomani · 31 Oct 2015 at 00:08

I don't think a CO meter would be set off from a minor gas leak as its not under going any combustion?

Sandycheeks · 31 Oct 2015 at 01:53

Could it be damp?

AHarvey · 31 Oct 2015 at 03:25

I'm guessing damp.

We had it in my daughters room, odd smell, turned out to be a mould on the wall and a wicker basket from the damp in one corner. Cleaned everything and moved stuff around, it's never come back.

bledd · 31 Oct 2015 at 07:42

Two questions..

1. Have you annoyed anyone recently?
2. Do you have a letterbox?

Cosimo · 31 Oct 2015 at 08:26

Rossi~ said:
We have a CO detector nearby, would've thought would go off. But certainly not a gas smell. Not sure what damp/mildew smells like lol

I'm not sure whether that would detect a very tiny gas leak. It can be a musty smell. We had a smell which no one thought was gas and couldn't be traced but luckily for us was discovered by accident.