Re: Smelly apartment after a flood

Re: Smelly apartment after a flood

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Smelly apartment after a flood Angela St.Aubin 07-17-2005
Run fans and a dehumidifier for 2-4 weeks, until you see less water
collected. You'll see a jump in your electric bill for that month,
although this is the best method. Perhaps your landlord will supply
the dehumidifier. Else, move out.

On Sun, 17 Jul 2005 17:54:32 -0400, "Angela St.Aubin"
<bodah@sympatico.ca> wrote:

>
> Hi everyone,
>I need your help!
>2 nights ago, a pipe in my apartment burst and flooded my apartment in
>several inches of water.
>Everything is mostly dry now, but the apartment stinks like you wouldn't
>believe.
>any hints on how to get the mouldy wet smells out? I've half carpet half
>floors.
>It is really humid out and very hot, and raining on and off, so i have the
>windows closed and the AC on.
>I also have cats, so the bathroom smells the worst, where the water mingled
>with cat food and litter.
>I cant breathe in here, but I've nowhere to escape to, please help!
>



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