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How dould I get the musty smell out of two dresser drawers in the
basement laundry room, and how do I put textile bags back in the
second drawer without them starting to smell again? And could I do
this in the winter?
I've a townhouse with a basement, with a family that is quite
comfortable (not humid, not too dry, not too warm, not too cold), and
a laundry room I use for laundry, and for storage of paint, etc.,
camping equipment, scrap wood, scrap metal, etc, and I've a work
bench with a couple power tools.
Under the work bench is an old wood dresser. The top drawer is for
tools, which do very well there, do not rust or anything.
The bottom two drawers I've just stored carrying bags of various
sorts, usually that I got for free, made of canvas, vinyl, leather,
etc. Nothing expensive, unless it is quite used. But I like having
a bag for every purpose.
These two drawers have been musty for more than a decade. Is one
particular material in the drawers likely to be responsible for the
musty smell. It infects everything, and when I actually wanted to use
one of the bags, it smelled too bad to use in public.
Maybe I shouldn't have, but I have kept the two drawers closed almost
all the time, and nothing else in the basement smells like this.
Nothing else smells bad at all. In fact, on a couple occasions I
leave the laundry in the dryer, still slightly wet, and it doesn't
even mildew. The first time it was there for 2 days, and the second
time for 5 days. The dryer is on the opposite corner of the laundry
room from the dresser, but it's still not very far.
I have run out of space in the house, and have to use one or both
drawers for tool storage. (I avoid buying big tools, but I have needed
a lot of small tools for various projects.)
I'd like to sort out the bags that can be made to smell good from
the ones that are doomed. Most cannot be washed, although some could
be put in the dryer. What I'd probably do is wait till summer and
put them out in the hot sun. The heat and UV do good thigns.
But how would I get the smell out of the drawer, and how could I put
these things back in the other drawer without them starting to smell
again? And could I do this in the winter?
Thanks.
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Musty smell, only in drawers in the basement dresser
