Smell with dryer and stove
#1
06-20-13, 10:55 AM
Smell with dryer and stove
We just had our wood floors refinished and they used polyurethane. The smell is in our clothes I have dried in the dryer. How long will it take to get rid of it? Am I going to have to buy a new dryer? The dirty clothes are piling up. Please help with any advice!
#3
06-21-13, 12:54 AM
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Welcome to the forums.
Water based floor sealers are bad and last a week or so.
The oil based ones......
..... two to three weeks.
It is just about impossible to live in the house with the smell from the oil based poly.
Hope for good weather and use a fan to draw it out of the house.
Water based floor sealers are bad and last a week or so.
The oil based ones......
..... two to three weeks.It is just about impossible to live in the house with the smell from the oil based poly.
Hope for good weather and use a fan to draw it out of the house.
#4
06-21-13, 02:22 AM
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Dryers use a lot of air, any smell in the air will go there, Even a new dryer will do the same thing until smell is gone. Have had complaints then people were painting next door about the odor.
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06-23-13, 01:19 PM
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Hello: Tilly. If you're still around?
Trick is to use the air dry/fluff cycle on the dryer once the drying cycle ends. Do so until the polyurethane completely dries.
The polyurethane used is an oil based product. When burned or heated enough the odor develops. Usually smells like kerosene or diesel exhaust fumes. Using dryers air only cycle will remove that odor from clothes.
My Two Cents....
Trick is to use the air dry/fluff cycle on the dryer once the drying cycle ends. Do so until the polyurethane completely dries.
The polyurethane used is an oil based product. When burned or heated enough the odor develops. Usually smells like kerosene or diesel exhaust fumes. Using dryers air only cycle will remove that odor from clothes.
My Two Cents....
