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Thread Number: 28371
/ Tag: 50s/60s/70s Vacuum Cleaners
How can I get the musty smell out of Hoover Convertible vinyl outer bags? |
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Post# 316891 2/26/2015 at 19:06 (3,339 days old) by electrolux137  (Los Angeles) |
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~ I recently won an eBay auction for a lot of Hoover Convertible vinyl outer bags. I got the bags today. They look really nice but they smell to high heavens! They have a strong musty, moldy smell; you know, that "damp old basement" odor. I wonder if I can ever get it out. I took them right outside to hang on the closeline to get them out of the apartment because they were really stinking up the place. I do hope the smell will go away but it's really strong. Anyone have any ideas? I have very limited experience with "later" Hoovers (newer than ones with cloth bags). Thanks....... | ||
| Post# 316892 , Reply# 1 2/26/2015 at 19:30 (3,339 days old) by Miskini (Northville, Michigan ) | ||
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| Post# 316897 , Reply# 2 2/26/2015 at 20:49 (3,339 days old) by bnsd60m9200 (Akron OH) | ||
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Post# 316901 , Reply# 3 2/26/2015 at 21:11 (3,339 days old) by electrolux137 (Los Angeles) |
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| Post# 317006 , Reply# 5 2/28/2015 at 06:56 (3,337 days old) by thermokid (Casper, Wyoming) | ||
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Musty Odor I use Febreeze.. Just spray it on and let it dry.. This usually works. | ||
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Post# 317065 , Reply# 6 2/28/2015 at 23:17 (3,337 days old) by electrolux137 (Los Angeles) |
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~ Thanks, especially to whirlpolf, for the suggestions. The odor was too strong to dispatch with Febreze. I tried whirlpolf's suggestion, in essence -- I washed the bags with Gain liquid laundry detergent, rinsed well, then soaked them for about an hour in a large bucket of water with about a third-cup of chlorine bleach. The bags came out beautifully, appearance-wise. They look brand-new. The smell did diminish somewhat, but it's still detectable. Even though there are no visible signs of mold or mildew, I am a little bit afraid to use them now after what whirlpolf said about mold. Does anyone else care to weigh in on this? (Informed input would, of course, be more helpful than wild speculations.) | ||
| Post# 317067 , Reply# 7 2/28/2015 at 23:56 (3,337 days old) by Bikerray (Middle Earth) | ||
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| Post# 317073 , Reply# 8 3/1/2015 at 03:20 (3,336 days old) by thermokid (Casper, Wyoming) | ||
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I forgot about the Lysol disinfectant. That works too. I used it on a rug I got out of a basement and it took the smell away, but then the whole house smelled like a hospital for awhile. But the hospital smell went away eventially.. | ||
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Post# 317109 , Reply# 9 3/1/2015 at 11:54 (3,336 days old) by gottahaveahoove (Pittston, Pennsylvania, 18640) |
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I've soaked them in detergent, original Lysol  | ||
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Post# 317114 , Reply# 10 3/1/2015 at 12:13 (3,336 days old) by electrolux137 (Los Angeles) |
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~ As of this morning they still smell. I had hung them in the laundry room and smelled them in the hallway before I even went in there. I hung them on the back porch and then when I get home I will drench them with Lysol and then hang them on the clothesline for a few days. If the odor still isn't gone, I'm going to chuck them. I'm really concerned about the mold issue. Even though there is none visible, the nose tells me that there is something going on with them. That's a real shame as they are like new. | ||
| Post# 317117 , Reply# 11 3/1/2015 at 12:34 (3,336 days old) by stricklybojack (Southern California) | ||
Use the bags...
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the airflow will help if what i have read is true about mildew. This link looked to have a number of worthy ideas. Good luck! CLICK HERE TO GO TO stricklybojack's LINK | ||
| Post# 317135 , Reply# 12 3/1/2015 at 14:30 (3,336 days old) by Marks_here (_._) | ||
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Post# 317145 , Reply# 13 3/1/2015 at 15:51 (3,336 days old) by electrolux137 (Los Angeles) |
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~ Thanks again for the tips. White vinegar & lemon juice sound reasonable, as does actually using the bags and getting some warm air flow through them (although I wonder if I do that, will the smell drive me out of the apartment?!). I'll wait for a couple of days to see how they do hanging in the sun. I sprayed them down really good with Clorox Spray Disinfectant/Deodorizer-- the label states that it removes mold and mildew. We shall see... The bag I'm really looking for is turquoise - à la Model 31. I thought I had one on eBay but some bugger sniped it. However, the tan bag "will do." | ||
| Post# 317158 , Reply# 14 3/1/2015 at 18:19 (3,336 days old) by Marks_here (_._) | ||
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If you have an outside covered porch let them hang out there & keep a check on them as I don't know how windy Cali. is this time of the year. Just make sure you're not making a home made bomb with all those things also mind the pets too so they don't inhale too much of that. Here is another thought you can try in tandem leave hanging during the day and at night get a sealed container put some halved lemons in there and seal them up & the next morning hang them out again...it might work...
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