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8-2-2006
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Posted on 08/02/2006 7:20:45 AM PDT by JamesP81
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posted on
08/02/2006 7:20:45 AM PDT
by
JamesP81
To: JamesP81
Does anyone know of something that can use to get rid of this smell? Wash a dead skunk in the Normal/Cottons cycle and that should do it.
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posted on
08/02/2006 7:23:57 AM PDT
by
cowboyway
(My heroes have always been Cowboys)
To: JamesP81
Vinegar is usually pretty good at getting rid of odors. You could try running a cycle empty with a gallon of vinegar. (I'm just guessing)
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posted on
08/02/2006 7:24:25 AM PDT
by
cripplecreek
(If stupidity got us into this mess, then why can't it get us out?)
To: JamesP81
Throw a tablespoon full of sulfur in the the machine and run hot water through it.
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posted on
08/02/2006 7:33:29 AM PDT
by
Deguello
To: JamesP81
tossing in a box of baking soda in and
running it through a full wash cycle
without clothing might help.
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posted on
08/02/2006 7:46:47 AM PDT
by
leda
(Life is always what you make it!)
To: leda
Any idea on what amount of baking soda would be appropriate? I know that baking soda can fiz and foam a lot, and I'd hate to cause a mess in the laundry room.
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posted on
08/02/2006 8:41:05 AM PDT
by
JamesP81
("Never let your schooling interfere with your education" --Mark Twain)
To: cripplecreek; JamesP81
Vinegar is how I clean the dishwasher - pour a cup in an empty dishwasher, then run the thing just like usual.
As far as the washing machine, I can't see how vinegar would hurt it.
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posted on
08/02/2006 8:42:05 AM PDT
by
Xenalyte
(No sir, I didn't like it.)
To: JamesP81
A squirt of Dawn dish detergent will do the trick.
Not too much though, or you'll end up with suds all over your floor. :-D
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posted on
08/02/2006 8:42:37 AM PDT
by
RMDupree
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To: JamesP81
im not sure, maybe about the same amount of
powdered detergent you might normally use?
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posted on
08/02/2006 8:53:27 AM PDT
by
leda
(Life is always what you make it!)
To: JamesP81
I'm not 100% sure since I've never had this problem, but I would try the following three things, in order, on the largest warm cycle on your machine:
Dawn, to remove grease. As mentioned, don't use too much or you'll have suds all over.
Vinegar, to remove whatever Dawn doesn't. Maybe pour a gallan jug in there on the warm soak cycle.
If you still have an odor after that then run another warm soak cycle again and pour a box of baking soda in there to absorb the smells.
If you don't mind, let us know what you tried and what worked (and what didn't). I'l probably find myself in the same situation at some point in my life!
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posted on
08/02/2006 11:26:20 AM PDT
by
Miztiki
(Pearland, TX)
To: Miztiki
If you don't mind, let us know what you tried and what worked (and what didn't). I'l probably find myself in the same situation at some point in my life!
I just hope my landlord doesn't raise my rent. I am probably going to try the Dawn first and then the baking soda treatment. If that doesn't work, I'll break out the vinegar. I will update sometime later this evening or tomorrow.
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posted on
08/02/2006 11:50:37 AM PDT
by
JamesP81
("Never let your schooling interfere with your education" --Mark Twain)
To: JamesP81
The other thing that works fantastically well is an orange-based cleaner available at auto parts stores. I ran a hotel and when I had railroad guys staying, they'd use our guest laundry and always put in this orange based cleaner. Clothes came out clean and the washer never smelled.
To: JamesP81
Wish I knew the name but I don't. Sorry.
To: leapfrog0202
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posted on
08/02/2006 1:25:05 PM PDT
by
JamesP81
("Never let your schooling interfere with your education" --Mark Twain)
To: leapfrog0202
My uncle is a railroad mechanic, his wife swears by Simple Green and detergent.
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posted on
08/02/2006 1:25:44 PM PDT
by
Unassuaged
(I have shocking data relevant to the conversation!)
To: JamesP81
Dump in a box of baking soda and wash a load with towels and rags
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posted on
08/02/2006 1:27:19 PM PDT
by
WhiteGuy
(It's about the People Who Count the Votes................. - Wally O'Dell)
To: WhiteGuy
Dump in a box of baking soda and wash a load with towels and rags
The whole box? I don't want the stuff to get too foamy and make a mess of my laundry room.
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posted on
08/02/2006 1:32:50 PM PDT
by
JamesP81
("Never let your schooling interfere with your education" --Mark Twain)
To: JamesP81
Fill up your machine and squirt just a little bit of Dawn dishwashing liquid in it...it should desolve the remaining grease and smell....mind you, just a little....and use hot water.
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posted on
08/02/2006 1:35:38 PM PDT
by
mystery-ak
(My Son, My Soldier, My Hero..............)
To: JamesP81
Do the vinegar and baking soda thing simultaneously.
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posted on
08/02/2006 1:38:40 PM PDT
by
Tijeras_Slim
(Crazier than a rattlesnake at a Thai wedding)
To: JamesP81
Baking soda alone won't get foamy at all. If you were to mix it with vinegar like another poster suggested then it would foam up quite a bit due to the chemical reaction between the two (and I wouldn't recommend it).
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posted on
08/02/2006 6:55:44 PM PDT
by
Miztiki
(Pearland, TX)
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