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   |  |  |       |  12-17-2012, 09:39 PM | #1 |   | RS.net, where our google ads make absolutely no sense! 
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	   |  How to de-odorize some rank ass shit smell  
 
			
			I done goofed.  I have a Dyson vaccuum cleaner and i used it as a wet vac... then I didn't clean out the canister... 3 months later(sigh) i made a new life form... It resembles shit and smells like curry in a diaper.
 So I soaked the entire canister and cyclone unit in ammonia for like 2 weeks, stuck a hose in hit and soaked it for another 2 weeks and it still smells like shit.  Like gagging puke inducing smell.
 
 The parts are made of plastic.  Any idea on how to clean and deodorize this fucker?  Thanks in advance.
 
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 7seven:  I really can't stand all these idiots who hit the gym now just because they watched 300 and want to be like a spartan. Case in point, this skinny guy comes into the gym the other day, must have only weighed ~ 140lbs, loads on 2 plates on the bench rack, mutters to himself, for sparta, unracks the barbell and proceeds to drop it directly on his chest.
 |   |   |   |      |  12-17-2012, 09:41 PM | #2 |   | I only answer to my username, my real name is Irrelevant! 
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			throw it away and buy a new one?    |   |   |   |      |  12-17-2012, 09:42 PM | #3 |   | Rs has made me the man i am today! 
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					Originally Posted by Valour  Any idea on how to clean and deodorize this fucker? |  No.
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			activated carbon and wash that bitch with vinigar
		 |   |   |   |      |  12-17-2012, 09:46 PM | #5 |   | Returner of Lost Phones and Turtles 
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			Soak parts in white vinegar, baking soda, and hot water solution for a couple days, you probably wont need more than a spoonful or two of the baking soda.
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			baking soda neutralizes odors
 i used it in the kitchen after an oven fire smoked the whole place
 i used it in the car after my cloth seats were soaked in hot chocolate
 
 i keep a container of it in the car now instead of air fresheners
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			supposedly Vinegar, Baking Soda, Warm Water will deoderize plastic  
here's a page suggesting several more materials to do so http://www.ehow.com/how_4514520_deod...ontainers.html 
plastic stains/soaks up shit, so even with those cleaning agents, if you've let it ferment for awhile it'll probably be tough to clean out
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			bleach?
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			i thought i remember reading somewhere about first washing the plastic with a solution of vinegar and lemon juice.  dry it off then put it in the freezer for a week. (hopefully it will fit). Something about the cold neutralizing the odor.cant remember where i heard this though.
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			same thing happened to my shitty vacuum.. Tried everything but it still smells like shit. My hockey gear smells better than the vacuum lol.
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			sometimes if ammonia doesnt get it out, bleach will. I did the same thing with a tupperware once, soaked in bleach, then soaked in ammonia. then soaked in baking soda. it ended up looking/smelling fine.
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			Thank God for baking soda.
		 
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			So scrub with baking soda or soak in warm water?
		 
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 7seven:  I really can't stand all these idiots who hit the gym now just because they watched 300 and want to be like a spartan. Case in point, this skinny guy comes into the gym the other day, must have only weighed ~ 140lbs, loads on 2 plates on the bench rack, mutters to himself, for sparta, unracks the barbell and proceeds to drop it directly on his chest.
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			pee in it.
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			Febreze maybe ?
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					Originally Posted by JKam  same thing happened to my shitty vacuum.. Tried everything but it still smells like shit. My hockey gear smells better than the vacuum lol. |  Holy eff, I can't even imagine a smell worse than hockey gear.
		 |   |   |   |      |  12-19-2012, 03:07 AM | #19 |   | RS.net, where our google ads make absolutely no sense! 
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					Originally Posted by EmperorIS  pee in it. |  I tried... It just made it angrier    
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 7seven:  I really can't stand all these idiots who hit the gym now just because they watched 300 and want to be like a spartan. Case in point, this skinny guy comes into the gym the other day, must have only weighed ~ 140lbs, loads on 2 plates on the bench rack, mutters to himself, for sparta, unracks the barbell and proceeds to drop it directly on his chest.
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			What worked, scrubbed it with mr. clean and then saturated the whole unit with baking soda, then warm soak for 15 min and a final scrub.
		 
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 7seven:  I really can't stand all these idiots who hit the gym now just because they watched 300 and want to be like a spartan. Case in point, this skinny guy comes into the gym the other day, must have only weighed ~ 140lbs, loads on 2 plates on the bench rack, mutters to himself, for sparta, unracks the barbell and proceeds to drop it directly on his chest.
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			Did you replace the filter?
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			I had the same problem with our dyson.  Soaking fulling Bleach for the cannister and cyclone worked.  While rinsing out the filter with vinegar or baking soda did the job.
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			buy a new one, and return it, with your old one in the box.
		 
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			The filter is washable
		 
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			All my ideas have already been posted by others, so hopefully one of them work.
 Just as a reminder if some don't know... Do NOT mix bleach and ammonia!
 
 Should be an automatic, but there's always a chance someone doesn't know...
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