What is that SMELL???

[disykat]

Have you run the washing machine today?

The other day I cleaned up some spilled milk and tossed the dishrag in the washing machine. The next day it took me a while to figure out what that horrible smell was.

 

[TheRatPack]

OMG are you serious? We were thinking about buying one soon. Do they really smell that bad?

Just in the spring when they first start blooming...something to attract the bees ya know

Oh and never buy a Chestnut tree either, certain varieties smell horrid.....I won't even say what they resemble in smell.

 

[Shugardrawers]

All the usual suspects have been eliminated, including all those possibilities mentioned here. Dh insists he can't smell it. Maybe something's wrong with my sniffer??

 

[donnajon]

What's that smell?
Taco Bell!

 

[Shugardrawers]

Nope, nothing wrong with my sniffer. We sleep with the bedroom door closed. As soon as I got up and opened the door I smelled it again. Great. I'll be obsessed again today.

 

[nhrenee]

Is it in one certain spot in the house? I hope not. We had something die in over the ceiling in the family room and it was bad for about a week. Good luck finding it.

 

[irishbosoxfan]

A couple of things that caused a stink for me were:

Potatos-Keep them in little cabinet next to sink and forgot they were they-smelled something bad for days before I tracked it to the cabinet
A wet facecloth under a towel in the laundry room-Wasnt bad till I lifted the towel.
Closed washing machine-for some reason if I close the lid it makes a bad smell if open its never a problem.
KC our cat dragged some food up into DD8 room and under the bed-I could smel it as soon as I hit the halfway mark on the stairs-kept opening doors and windows to air out smell took days to find it
Made a whole chicken and instant potatoes one time and put it back in the oven while eating and completely forgot about it--My house smelled so bad it made us gag--We called in landlord because we figured something had to have died and they could find nothing--About 7 or 8 days later I opened the oven to cook and found the pans-I nearly threw up it was so bad--We opened all doors and windows and threw everything in the trash and stayed in a hotel for a couple of days still smell was gone

Hope this gives you a couple of ideas as to where to look!