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11-14-2020, 05:13 PM
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Montana Fan
Join Date: May 2017
Location: Apple Valley
Posts: 134
M.O.C. #19913
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General Oder in trailer
HI I have a 2017 Montana and have a oder in my trailer, possibly formaldehyde? I have a lot of wood. I open the windows and the smell is better but is strong after an hour of being closed up. Worse in the heat. Is this healthy and what is causing it?
Any advice would be great
John Stadler
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11-14-2020, 05:33 PM
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Montana Master
Join Date: Oct 2004
Location: Salem
Posts: 7,547
M.O.C. #2283
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This is different but I had an odor in my MH. Friends borrowed it and to be nice they cleaned the carpet with who knows what and it left an odor I couldn’t get out. I had a carpet cleaner clean it, didn’t help. He had an ozone machine. He ran it for 3 hours then I ran it for 2 more hours and it got the odor out. He said it would get skunk odor out. I was lucky a friend owned the carpet cleaning company.
Lynwood
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11-14-2020, 05:38 PM
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#3
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Montana Fan
Join Date: May 2017
Location: Apple Valley
Posts: 134
M.O.C. #19913
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Montana Oder
Thanks this order is from the manufacturer not after the fact. Its part of the manufacturing process and it's very annoying.
Thanks
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11-14-2020, 05:46 PM
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Montana Master
Join Date: Oct 2004
Location: Salem
Posts: 7,547
M.O.C. #2283
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I thought formaldehyde went away in a short time after a unit a was built.
Lynwood
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11-14-2020, 05:57 PM
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#5
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Montana Master
Join Date: Aug 2015
Location: SWFL
Posts: 964
M.O.C. #17801
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Quote:
Originally Posted by mlh
I thought formaldehyde went away in a short time after a unit a was built.
Lynwood
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It does. Perhaps your sense if smell is your super power. Does anyone else smell it?
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11-14-2020, 06:05 PM
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#6
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Montana Fan
Join Date: May 2017
Location: Apple Valley
Posts: 134
M.O.C. #19913
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Montana Oder
Thanks it's a strong odor, permeates everything. Would an ozone machine take care of it? Can you rent them?
John
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11-14-2020, 06:53 PM
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Montana Master
Join Date: Oct 2004
Location: Salem
Posts: 7,547
M.O.C. #2283
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Quote:
Originally Posted by jstadler
Thanks it's a strong odor, permeates everything. Would an ozone machine take care of it? Can you rent them?
John
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My friend who owns one I think would say it would take care of the odor. I don’t know much about them. I didn’t know they existed until a couple weeks ago. Maybe someone else would know about them and I don’t know if you can rent one. He said he used to disinfect a lot campers until he got too busy. Now you know as much as I do about them.
Lynwood
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11-14-2020, 07:00 PM
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Montana Fan
Join Date: May 2017
Location: Apple Valley
Posts: 134
M.O.C. #19913
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Montana Odor
Thanks much.
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11-14-2020, 08:28 PM
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Established Member
Join Date: Aug 2018
Location: Erda
Posts: 27
M.O.C. #22493
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Keep in mind ozone machines are not safe for use while occupied by humans, plants, or animals. You will need to leave the RV for about 6 hours for a 2 hour run cycle with an ozone machine. Ozone will get rid of odors very effectively though.
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11-15-2020, 06:48 AM
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Montana Master
Join Date: Oct 2004
Location: Salem
Posts: 7,547
M.O.C. #2283
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There is one more thing I can add. The machine is about 3 feet long a foot in diameter and weighs about 10 pounds and uses a few amps of powder.
Lynwood
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