.......It seems that right before my heat kicks in I get this really Foul smell that comes from the vent. When the heat is running through the vent, the smell seems to go away. But before & while the heat isnt going the smell is there. Sometimes it is barly there, other times it is strong. I have two heating vents in my living room & only one has the smell & out of all the vents in my house it is the only one that has the smell. It is kind of a sewage/rotten cabage smell. I looked under my house & there is no hint of sewage. It doesnt even smell under there. Could it be a dead mouse??? If so, any suggestions on how to get rid of the smell, it seems that I will not be able to take apart the duct. Thanks.
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Don't like to alarm you, but when we lived in the States a few years ago, we experienced something very similar in our downstairs family room. When my husband started investigating, he found a dead snake - a poisonous one!!! It may well be a mouse. Definately worthy of checking it out. I comiserate - I remember the smell!!!!
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I agree with Jabba, we had this last year & had to hunt down the stench & we found a dead mouse underneath the washing machine[:'(]
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Amy
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Hi Gambit
Its most probably a dead rat or mouse, the smell does eventually go away as the body dries out, phew! But not a nice thought. Have you used rat poison anywhere recently?
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We have been dealing with a mouse problem, I did use some de-con. So, I am thinking it could be a mouse. Aside from taking apart the air duct, any suggestions with the smell & roughly how long is it going to last??
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Hi Gambit, lol well don't hold your breath but ours lasted a few weeks, it was that or pull up the carpet and floorboards argggh.
You got anyone over for Christmas? <gg> Awww no its not nice but unless you can find the 'remains' not much you can do really cept open the windows 🙁
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