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Originally Posted by daca55 (Post 2039278)

The other day I walked into my laundry room and almost fell over from a BO type oder that was coming from our dryer. My first thought was that the vent was blocked with lint that had become wet. Had the dryer and vent cleaned and that helped but we can still smell the oder. The guy who cleaned the dryer vent said it was pretty bad and he said to wet a towel with water and sprinkle some vinegar on it and dry it. We did that but the oder although better is still there. Has anyone ever experienced this? If you have how did you get rid of the oder? Appreciate all replies!

My dryer is 4 years old and I have no odor coming from it. I have a daughter who lives in Orlando and I noticed a musty odor on her clothing. Her friend, an engineer, took the working of the dryer apart, cleaned it and reassembled it. The odor is gone. I wouldn’t recommend that to anyone. The only advise I can give is to never leave clothes in your dryer. They may not completely dry, then sit there getting that musty smell. Good luck.

Odor laundry room

[Had same problem for two years. We have a newer home. Third plumber identified problem. Builder had not put a trap in sink/laundry room. Trap holds water which stops odors from coming up into house. Used Villages plumber. Had to cut out part of wall but second man fixed and painted and could not tell it was done. UOTE=daca55;2039278]The other day I walked into my laundry room and almost fell over from a BO type oder that was coming from our dryer. My first thought was that the vent was blocked with lint that had become wet. Had the dryer and vent cleaned and that helped but we can still smell the oder. The guy who cleaned the dryer vent said it was pretty bad and he said to wet a towel with water and sprinkle some vinegar on it and dry it. We did that but the oder although better is still there. Has anyone ever experienced this? If you have how did you get rid of the oder? Appreciate all replies![/QUOTE]

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Originally Posted by Dzurinko (Post 2039516)

I’d add water to your laundry room sink. I know your first thought may have been the dryer, but many of us don’t use the laundry room sink. If the water evaporates out of the p-trap in that drain, you can get sewer gas into the laundry room. Just a thought. Dump about a quart of water into the laundry room sink and see if the odor stops. Same holds true for the guest bathtub if it goes unused for several months.

Your exactly right Dzurinko! It’s worth a try anyway.