Home Cleaning - Baking soda: Similar effect in my closet as in my fridge?

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Baking soda: Similar effect in my closet as in my fridge?

Matt Brown - identify

2006-11-11, 8:25 pm

Hello,

I recently moved into a new apartment, and the closet in my bedroom
wreaks like something horrible. It's definitely not something dead
(like a mouse), but more likely some derivative of mold.

While I plan to vacuum the floor and wash the walls of the closet with
a bleach solution, will buying a box of baking soda (or two) and
leaving it sit in the closet opened have the same smell absorption
effect that it has in a refrigerator?

Thanks very much for your time,

Matt

Phisherman

2006-11-12, 9:25 am

On 11 Nov 2006 17:48:58 -0800, "Matt Brown - identify"
<MatthewBrown@gmail.com> wrote:

>Hello,
>
>
>I recently moved into a new apartment, and the closet in my bedroom
>wreaks like something horrible. It's definitely not something dead
>(like a mouse), but more likely some derivative of mold.
>
>While I plan to vacuum the floor and wash the walls of the closet with
>a bleach solution, will buying a box of baking soda (or two) and
>leaving it sit in the closet opened have the same smell absorption
>effect that it has in a refrigerator?
>
>
>Thanks very much for your time,
>
>Matt

If there is carpeting in the closet, suspect that first. Sprinkle a
box of baking soda (or Boraxo) evenly over the carpet and vacuum up
after three days. Shampooers with good extraction can help. You
could use an ionizer.

joyfulheart(Marilyn Christine)

2006-11-18, 5:25 pm

another thing that might work is ground coffee- you need to leave it
for 24 hours - while it is there crinkle up some newpapers and toss in
the closet- re do the papers every day for a week or two-- also keep
door open as much as possible to keep air circulating-
Matt Brown - identify wrote:
> Hello,
>
>
> I recently moved into a new apartment, and the closet in my bedroom
> wreaks like something horrible. It's definitely not something dead
> (like a mouse), but more likely some derivative of mold.
>
> While I plan to vacuum the floor and wash the walls of the closet with
> a bleach solution, will buying a box of baking soda (or two) and
> leaving it sit in the closet opened have the same smell absorption
> effect that it has in a refrigerator?
>
>
> Thanks very much for your time,
>
> Matt

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