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Posted by aemeijers on May 14, 2008, 11:32 pm
hallerb@aol.com wrote:
>> Tantalust wrote:
>>> Hi,
>>> � In my old house, over/near the basement sink, there is a distinct,
>>> *unmistakable* odor of inner-tube air. It smells like there's old bicycle
>>> tires jammed up inside the wall. � :-)
>>> There was a leak from the shower above this area years ago, which has
>>> completely dried out now. It still concerns me, so I keep a small fan
>>> blowing on this area. Also, there's a clothes dryer and main sewage drain
>>> nearby, and the vent stack goes up inside the [outside] wall.
>>> Any ideas?
>> Rubber membrane under the shower pan? Maybe that leak isn't as gone as
>> you think it is, and the membrane is staying wet, but at such a low rate
>> you can't tell from looking at the wood. I'd do some poking around the
>> top of the joists and the subfloor, with an icepick. Some mushy (aka
>> mold-harboring) spots would not surprise me.
>>
>> --
>> aem sends....
>
> overheated wiring,,,, espically the old rubber insulated type
Another thought- is the basement sink near the clothes dryer, by any
chance? I recently had a similar smell when the drive belt got cockeyed
and started slipping. (really need to take that sucker apart and lube
things- it now chirps under heavy loads...)
Mebbe something near the sink soaked up some of the smell?
--
aem sends...
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Posted by Red Green on May 15, 2008, 1:07 am
> Hi,
> In my old house, over/near the basement sink, there is a distinct,
> *unmistakable* odor of inner-tube air. It smells like there's old
> bicycle tires jammed up inside the wall. :-)
>
> There was a leak from the shower above this area years ago, which has
> completely dried out now. It still concerns me, so I keep a small fan
> blowing on this area. Also, there's a clothes dryer and main sewage
> drain nearby, and the vent stack goes up inside the [outside] wall.
>
> Any ideas?
>
Everyone is overthinking this. Someone shoved an inner tube down the drain.
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Posted by on May 15, 2008, 1:37 am
wrote:
>
>> Hi,
>> In my old house, over/near the basement sink, there is a distinct,
>> *unmistakable* odor of inner-tube air. It smells like there's old
>> bicycle tires jammed up inside the wall. :-)
>>
>> There was a leak from the shower above this area years ago, which has
>> completely dried out now. It still concerns me, so I keep a small fan
>> blowing on this area. Also, there's a clothes dryer and main sewage
>> drain nearby, and the vent stack goes up inside the [outside] wall.
>>
>> Any ideas?
>>
>
>Everyone is overthinking this. Someone shoved an inner tube down the drain.
Or the dog chewed up an old tire and farts a lot........ :)
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Posted by buffalobill on May 15, 2008, 3:17 am
> Hi,
> In my old house, over/near the basement sink, there is a distinct,
> *unmistakable* odor of inner-tube air. It smells like there's old bicycle
> tires jammed up inside the wall. :-)
>
> There was a leak from the shower above this area years ago, which has
> completely dried out now. It still concerns me, so I keep a small fan
> blowing on this area. Also, there's a clothes dryer and main sewage drain
> nearby, and the vent stack goes up inside the [outside] wall.
>
> Any ideas?
>
> --
> "There's nothing on it worthwhile, we're not going to watch it in this
> household, and I don't want it in your intellectual diet.".
> -attributed to Philo T. Farnsworth, by his children
buffalo ny: which one will it be: ozone from sparking dryer motor
causing rubber damage in an old rubber trap, a solution i made up. the
rest are real: somebody washed a deteriorating rubber backed bathroom
rug in the washer and the rubberback particles are leftover in the
washer or its drainage. your new high efficient washing machine front
door has a rubber front door gasket that actually collects socks and
stuff.
your washing machine's fabric softener dispenser assembly on top of
the agitator spindle needs to be removed and cleaned.
a rain entry point is bringing moisture into the outside wall from
somewhere between the smell and the sky overhead.
we all want to just fill your drain traps and street traps and
downspout traps with some bleach and come back tomorrow to see if they
are still wet, but an exotic problem and answer would be more
fun. :)
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Posted by ransley on May 15, 2008, 4:00 am
> Hi,
> =A0 In my old house, over/near the basement sink, there is a distinct,
> *unmistakable* odor of inner-tube air. It smells like there's old bicycle
> tires jammed up inside the wall. =A0 :-)
>
> There was a leak from the shower above this area years ago, which has
> completely dried out now. It still concerns me, so I keep a small fan
> blowing on this area. Also, there's a clothes dryer and main sewage drain
> nearby, and the vent stack goes up inside the [outside] wall.
>
> Any ideas?
>
> --
> "There's nothing on it worthwhile, we're not going to watch it in this
> household, and I don't want it in your intellectual diet.".
> -attributed to Philo T. Farnsworth, by his children
Rubber smell, its mold not rubber, your nose is off target, get a
garden sprayer and spray laundry bleach to kill mold
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