We have checked and cleaned inside and out of all appliances. Garbage is taken out daily. We are clean people.
2007-12-19 04:17:27 · 8 answers · asked by beachcomber 1 in Home & Garden ➔ Cleaning & Laundry
A sickly sweet smell could be a drain problem.Check out the trap under your sink waste for a starter.
If a washing machine is fed from the pipes which supply the sink taps,it's possible for odours to syphon back when the washer is in use.
Hope this helps.
2007-12-19 04:53:03 · answer #1 · answered by Woody 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
German cockroaches also have a very unpleasant characteristic odor. The odor is so prevalent that a pest control operator can often smell an infestation inside a building before he sees any cockroaches.
You can clean all you want, if you live in a warm climate it's very hard to get rid of them. Move north!
2007-12-19 16:55:54 · answer #2 · answered by R P A 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you have a garbage disposal you might want to check the rubber shield around it's mouth.
2007-12-19 12:29:27 · answer #3 · answered by Mariana Straits 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
uuhhh....I may be lighting a fire here, but.....there's a fungus called Meruliporia incrassata or Poria, it has a distinct sweet smell to it. I hope I'm wrong. See the site link for additional details.
http://www.poria.com/
2007-12-19 12:37:45 · answer #4 · answered by droolie_da_dog 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If u live in a condo or apt, may be creeping in from their place thur the wall, under kit or bath sink.
2007-12-19 12:30:04 · answer #5 · answered by snowriver 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hmmmm I don't know???? maybe something under the fridge or between the stove and the cabinets?
~You could have "worse" smells than the "sweet":)
2007-12-19 12:25:53 · answer #6 · answered by Colts girl 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
See if there's a dead potato in the bin.
2007-12-19 12:28:47 · answer #7 · answered by empty-nester 2002 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
dead mouse some where, or a bird,
2007-12-19 15:03:16 · answer #8 · answered by William B 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋