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Old 12-05-2013, 04:11 AM   #1
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Air freshener odor

The PO of our AS had multiple air fresheners hanging in just about everywhere possible. The smell is very pleasant, but we would like to eliminate the sweet smell. I've tried multiple sprayings with Febreeze but the air freshener smell remains. All help appreciated.

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Old 12-05-2013, 04:36 AM   #2
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If you have removed the source, the smell should go away on it's own. Might take some time, opening the windows would help speed things up.

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Old 12-05-2013, 04:59 AM   #3
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Charcoal is also known to remove odors.
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Old 12-05-2013, 05:11 AM   #4
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I've found that a dead rat will remove the smell of air fresheners... Or you can leave the windows open for a while. Yeah, that's probably a better idea...
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Old 12-05-2013, 08:57 AM   #5
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Charcoal is also known to remove odors.
Especially if you light it!

Seriously, covering one odor with another never really works, you just end up with two odors. Charcoal absorbs odors. So does baking soda (which is why everyone has a box in their fridge). Kitty litter usually does, too. ( clean litter only, please). When you throw away the charcoal or baking soda or kitty litter, you throw the odor away with it.
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Old 12-05-2013, 11:40 AM   #6
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Odors sometimes cling to the fabrics and surfaces in the trailer. We have found wiping upholstery and exposed surfaces down with a cloth dampened with peroxide to help a lot. The peroxide is the standard stuff sold in a drugstore. The cloth should be damp and not wet and add a bit of peroxide to it as you go along so it keeps the same degree of dampness.

Our trailer is lined with the "mouse fur" and that stuff can hold odors a long time. That is what led us to using peroxide.

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Old 12-05-2013, 06:24 PM   #7
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Kanberra Gel available from Amazon, best to remove odors
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Old 08-31-2018, 07:24 AM   #8
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Our 1 yr old Interstate has a "sweet" smell that I cannot identify the source. Is it possible the smell is from my gray tank? Specifically, do we have traps (as we do in our homes) built into the Interstate sinks and bathroom floor which keep the fumes from gray tank escaping into the vehicle?
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Old 08-31-2018, 08:07 AM   #9
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There is a appliance called ozone generator air freshener that removes almost if not all odors. I have used on some bad odors, after using, all odors gone.
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Old 08-31-2018, 08:14 AM   #10
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How about an "Ozone generator"?
Ozone is that clean smell after a lightning storm. (O3)
When I wanted to sell an RV that had sat for five years, I purchased one*. People use them in homes that had fire damage.
Basically, it's a fan blowing air over a charged plate.
You cannot stay in the enclosed space because ozone is not healthy to breathe. It has a timer for up to two hours, then you return and air it out.

*as it turned out, the RV did not have any musty odor so I can't testify how effective it is, but they're not terribly expensive.
About the size of a toaster.
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Old 08-31-2018, 03:01 PM   #11
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I ordered this and I run it once a month with all inside cabinet doors open. Kills mold, sanitizer with no harsh chemicals.

I set the timer for 30 min, I leave for about two hours, come back and vent my AS, fresh as the day I brought her home. Ithis product is used by hotels to kill orders in smoking rooms, etc., it treats areas that we can’t see or get to!

I had a friend who bought a 1970 Airstream, like a time capsule, but had that old smell inside. Brought over my little ozonator, after a few hours in a couple treatments the smell was neutral !!!

I also run in my TV, air on circulate, all doors closed for about ten mins. Car fresh!

Enerzen Commercial Ozone Generator 6,000mg Industrial O3 Air Purifier Deodorizer Sterilizer (6,000mg - Black)


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Old 08-31-2018, 04:35 PM   #12
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Great links thanks!
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Old 08-31-2018, 04:38 PM   #13
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Our 1 yr old Interstate has a "sweet" smell that I cannot identify the source. Is it possible the smell is from my gray tank? Specifically, do we have traps (as we do in our homes) built into the Interstate sinks and bathroom floor which keep the fumes from gray tank escaping into the vehicle?
Are any of your traps the waterless kind, which instead rely on a flexible flap to prevent odors from coming up? I think so.

https://www.google.com/search?q=wate...=airforums.com

Sometimes they don't work right.

Good luck,

Peter

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An Airstream Interstate has no traps; in place of drain traps there are one-way HepvO valves (HepvO Waterless P-Trap, How big is it?)
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