Smells getting in?

1. Smoke from next door Easy · About 30 minutes

   You smell smoke but don't know where it's getting in

   Smoke travels through gaps you can't see, and sealing the wrong spot changes nothing.

2. Smoke from next door Easy · About 20 minutes

   Cigarette smoke comes in under your front door

   The gap at the bottom and sides lets hallway air walk right in.

3. Smoke from next door Handy · About 30 minutes

   Smoke comes in through the outlets and light switches

   The boxes behind the plates are open to the wall cavity, and air flows through.

4. Smoke from next door Easy · About 30 minutes

   Smoke comes in around pipes under the sink or by the radiator

   Pipes pass through bigger holes in the wall, and those holes connect to the next apartment.

5. Smoke from next door Handy · About 45 minutes

   Smoke seeps in through baseboard and trim gaps

   There are small gaps where the trim meets the floor and the wall.

6. Smoke from next door Easy · About 20 minutes

   Smoke from a neighbor's balcony blows into your window

   Gaps around the window frame and sash let smoke in even when it's shut.

7. Smoke from next door Easy · About 30 minutes

   A neighbor's weed smell drifts into your place

   It's a strong smell that slips through the same gaps as cigarette smoke.

8. Smoke from next door Easy · About 20 minutes

   Smoke comes through the bathroom or kitchen vent

   Many buildings share ducts, and smoke from another unit can back up through them.

9. Smoke from next door Easy · About 15 minutes

   Picking an air purifier for smoke in a small apartment

   The labels are confusing and the sizes vary a lot.

10. Smoke from next door Easy · About 1 hour

    The smoke smell is stuck in your curtains, bedding and clothes

    Fabric holds on to smoke particles long after the air clears.

11. Cooking & hallway smells Easy · About 20 minutes

    Your neighbor's cooking comes in through the vents

    Shared ducts and gaps carry cooking smell from one unit to the next.

12. Cooking & hallway smells Easy · About 20 minutes

    Hallway smells creep in under the front door

    There's a gap under the door and around the frame.

13. Cooking & hallway smells Easy · About 15 minutes

    Your own cooking smell hangs around for days

    Smell sticks to grease and soft things, and there isn't enough air moving.

14. Cooking & hallway smells Easy · About 20 minutes

    No range hood, or one that just recirculates

    Some hoods only filter and send the air back out into the room.

15. Cooking & hallway smells Easy · About 30 minutes

    Cooking smell is stuck in the couch and curtains

    Fabric and cushions soak up smell from the air.

16. Cooking & hallway smells Easy · About 20 minutes

    A garbage chute or hallway trash smell near your door

    A trash room or chute close by sends the smell down the hallway.

17. Drain & sewer smells Easy · About 5 minutes

    A sewer smell from a drain you rarely use

    The trap, that U-bend, has dried out and lets sewer gas through.

18. Drain & sewer smells Easy · About 10 minutes

    A smell from the floor drain in the basement or laundry area

    The trap has dried out, or the drain is unclean.

19. Drain & sewer smells Easy · About 15 minutes

    The kitchen sink smells

    Food film is growing on the drain walls and the strainer.

20. Drain & sewer smells Easy · About 10 minutes

    A sewer smell around the base of the toilet

    The seal under the toilet may be dried out or loose.

21. Drain & sewer smells Easy · About 20 minutes

    A sewer smell that comes and goes, or shows up with rain

    The vent stack on the roof, or the main drain, may be blocked or low on air.

22. Drain & sewer smells Easy · About 20 minutes

    The washing machine or its drain pipe smells

    Damp soap and lint build up inside, and the standpipe may be dry.

23. Drain & sewer smells Easy · About 5 minutes

    A rotten egg smell: is it sewer or gas?

    Sewer gas and natural gas both smell like sulfur.

24. Damp & musty Easy · About 20 minutes

    A basement apartment that smells musty

    Below ground, walls and floors hold moisture and the air barely moves.

25. Damp & musty Easy · About 10 minutes

    You don't know how humid your home should be

    You can't see humidity, and guessing is hard.

26. Damp & musty Easy · About 15 minutes

    The windows are wet every morning

    Warm, damp air meets cold glass.

27. Damp & musty Easy · About 20 minutes

    Black mold is growing along the shower edges

    Damp, closed rooms let mold take hold.

28. Damp & musty Easy · About 20 minutes

    The closet smells musty

    Air doesn't move in there, and damp gets trapped.

29. Damp & musty Easy · About 15 minutes

    Clothes smell musty after drying inside

    Wet fabric puts a lot of water into the room, and it dries slowly.

30. Damp & musty Easy · About 30 minutes

    Mold behind furniture on an outside wall

    Cold outside walls stay damp when furniture blocks the air.

31. Damp & musty Easy · About 20 minutes

    A bathroom with no window and a weak fan

    Steam has nowhere to go.

32. Other smells & stale air Easy · About 30 minutes

    The fridge smells off

    Spills or old food are hiding somewhere.

33. Other smells & stale air Easy · About 15 minutes

    The kitchen trash smells

    Food scraps sit warm and leak into the bin.

34. Other smells & stale air Easy · About 1 hour

    Your home smells like your pet

    Pet smells sink into bedding, rugs and fabric.

35. Other smells & stale air Easy · About 20 minutes

    A stuffy apartment with no cross breeze

    Only one side of the home has windows, so nothing pulls air through.

36. Other smells & stale air Easy · About 30 minutes

    Air and smells leak in around a window AC unit

    The side panels and the gap between the unit and sash don't seal.

37. Other smells & stale air Easy · About 15 minutes

    New paint or carpet smell after you move in

    Fresh paint and flooring give off fumes for days.

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