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The best way to get rid of a smelly vacuum
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Post# 423144   4/10/2020 at 15:16 (1,477 days old) by Turbo360 (North TX)        

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I have found that the best way to get rid of a smelly vacuum is using these sprays. Only spray once or twice in or on the bag. This scent is very powerful so don’t use the whole bottle. Every time I have a smelly vacuum like my G3 this will instantly resolve the problem

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Post# 423146 , Reply# 1   4/10/2020 at 16:27 (1,477 days old) by Lesinutah (Utah)        
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I think the quickest way to get rid of a smelly vacuum would be to throw it away..
I don't really have issues with Kirby's smelling.
Thursday I was cleaning a 515 emtor with sweet Aire. I was spraying it and the location of the sweet Aire pad I started to spray. It ran like it was a dye or something. It literally was cinnamon. It was powdered cinnamon.
Les


Post# 423150 , Reply# 2   4/10/2020 at 18:26 (1,477 days old) by bnsd60m9200 (Akron OH)        
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the best way is to thoroughly scrub and clean the machine with a sponge and dawn. youre merely masking the reason for the smell, instead of removing it.

Post# 423152 , Reply# 3   4/10/2020 at 21:34 (1,477 days old) by Jo (Dallas,TX)        
Smelly vacuum causes...Frito feet!

Smelly vacuums usually come from people who have pets. You per may not shed or be perfectly clean but your vacuum will still get that pet odor and you might wonder why...well here it is. Animals have strong scent glands in their feet and these feet touch the floor and carpet. These glands are designed to leave the scent behind on the ground as they walk so they can find their way back home or smell another animals path. If you have a dog, smell the bottom of their feet...I bet you’ll say they smell like the vacuum bag! Kinda like Fritos corn chips! So we vacuum the floors and carpet and pick this scent up in the dust and dirt on the floor and it goes into the vacuum bag or filter and stays there until we either change the bag or wash the filter and bin. And when the vacuum has a fan the dirt has to go through it too will get the odor on it. A fabric outer bag on a vacuum like a Kirby will obtain them odor as well.

Anyway I’ve found the bagless vacs have less of an issue with this and washing the primary filter after each use keeps it from smelling bad and usually is pretty easy, not much harder than washing a kitchen sponge.




Post# 423160 , Reply# 4   4/11/2020 at 01:42 (1,476 days old) by tolivac (Greenville,NC)        

Bagless vacuums-the plastic parts in the dirt path pick up and absorb the pet smells or tobacco smells,too!You have to wash those parts-or run them thru a dishwasher.Just be sure to flush out the dishwasher before using it for your dishes-or go to a swap shop and buy a used dishwasher for vac parts.

Post# 423162 , Reply# 5   4/11/2020 at 02:18 (1,476 days old) by kirbyklekter (Concord,Ca.)        
And...

If you don't deal with that smelly pet dander right away, it gets worse by the day. The bacteria keeps growing and growing and growing.


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