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Elizabeth1 Tue 06-Feb-18 23:23:49

I came home in November from a 4 week holiday abroad to find a terrible odour in my spare bedroom. At first I thought it was a gas leak and called the emergency service who said it wasn’t a gas leak. I’m quite worried over this and there’s no way I would let anyone sleep in that room until the source of the smell has been identified and fixed. The trouble is it comes and goes. We’re having a plumber come in this week here’s hoping he can sort this problem. Anyone with an idea of what this could be.

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Mapleleaf Tue 03-Apr-18 16:05:52

Glad to hear that,*Elizabeth1*. You must be relieved.?

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JackyB Sat 07-Apr-18 06:57:50

Now that was a nice thread to read. Coherent posts giving constructive suggestions. I am pleased for Elizabeth that the problem was solved and funnily enough the cause wasn't any that others had suggested.

I would have had the pest control in after the first page, but you have now saved that money and may even be better off if they are offering compensation.

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Greyduster Sat 07-Apr-18 07:15:51

Paint! Who would have thunk it? I wish mine had been paint instead of a dead rat! Glad you got it sorted Elizabeth1!

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Marydoll Sat 07-Apr-18 08:30:35

That's great news Elizabeth, You can go on your next holiday with peace of mind.
Good for the paint company to admit it was their fault.

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OldMeg Sat 07-Apr-18 09:28:20

A resolution! Excellent ??

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FarNorth Wed 18-Apr-18 16:40:11

Lucky you spotted that in the paper, Elizabeth1.

I once used some low-VOC / ecological paint that had a really weird smell for ages, but it did disappear eventually.

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lemongrove Wed 18-Apr-18 16:45:40

Well I never!

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Coolgran65 Wed 18-Apr-18 16:59:36

What a surprise.
And interesting as DH and I have done a lot of indoor emulsion painting over the past year. All of it Valspar as they can mix such wonderful colours to perfection.
Happy to report we didn't have any problem.

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Elizabeth1 Fri 20-Apr-18 19:01:14

Coolgran I think it was perhaps late 2017 when Valspar started experiencing this problem

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ElaineI Fri 20-Apr-18 19:15:39

Elizabeth1, my son's fiancee"s mother has just had the same problem. She was painting her bedroom with valspar paint from B&Q and it was horrible. She has had a refund and money off the new paint. Glad you discovered the reason for the smell.

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Elegran Fri 20-Apr-18 20:03:35

Alexa light fitting used to be made of bakelite, an early form of plastic. When it got old and warmed up it stank.

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