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Odd Decomp smell #6215816 04/12/18 07:44 PM 04/12/18 07:44 PM
Joined: Dec 2006 Northern Illinois M MChewk OP trapper
MChewk OP trapper M Joined: Dec 2006 Northern Illinois	Was called to investigate an bad odor in an office...odor had a fishy smell...not the usual musky dead mouse smell or the tangy dead coon odor. Any thoughts?

Re: Odd Decomp smell [Re: MChewk] #6215818 04/12/18 07:45 PM 04/12/18 07:45 PM
Joined: Jan 2008 Central Pa. 65 B bic "Mr. Sensitivity"
bic "Mr. Sensitivity" B Joined: Jan 2008 Central Pa. 65	Originally Posted By: MChewk Was called to investigate an bad odor in an office...odor had a fishy smell... LMAO, I ain't even gonna go there. Life always offers a second chance. It's called Tomorrow

Re: Odd Decomp smell [Re: MChewk] #6217127 04/14/18 12:10 PM 04/14/18 12:10 PM
Joined: Dec 2006 Northern Illinois M MChewk OP trapper
MChewk OP trapper M Joined: Dec 2006 Northern Illinois	ttt

Re: Odd Decomp smell [Re: MChewk] #6217321 04/14/18 04:51 PM 04/14/18 04:51 PM
Joined: Feb 2007 Killingly, CT Brian Mongeau trapper
Brian Mongeau trapper Joined: Feb 2007 Killingly, CT	Check the trashcan, someone threw out a tuna sandwich? If a refrigerator present, check the drip pan underneath, for a dead mouse or something that leaked into pan. Think outside the box. Check desk drawers for something staff brought to work.

Re: Odd Decomp smell [Re: MChewk] #6217351 04/14/18 06:01 PM 04/14/18 06:01 PM
Joined: Sep 2012 West Michigan G Getting There trapper
Getting There trapper G Joined: Sep 2012 West Michigan	Check any drains or trap to make sure there is water in them. To Old U.S. Army 60-63 SGT.

Re: Odd Decomp smell [Re: MChewk] #6217384 04/14/18 06:48 PM 04/14/18 06:48 PM
Joined: Dec 2006 Northern Illinois M MChewk OP trapper
MChewk OP trapper M Joined: Dec 2006 Northern Illinois	Thanks guys for the responses. ...did all that.... walked the perimeter, got down on my hands and knees and up on a ladder...nothing?! Small room no fridges just a counter tables and chairs. Have already searched everything.... I'm thinking a small bird got into roof line.....just can't find it.

Re: Odd Decomp smell [Re: MChewk] #6217551 04/14/18 09:29 PM 04/14/18 09:29 PM
Joined: Sep 2012 West Michigan G Getting There trapper
Getting There trapper G Joined: Sep 2012 West Michigan	Are you sure there is not an opossum under the floor/crawl space. To Old U.S. Army 60-63 SGT.

Re: Odd Decomp smell [Re: MChewk] #6217736 04/15/18 04:48 AM 04/15/18 04:48 AM
Joined: Dec 2006 Northern Illinois M MChewk OP trapper
MChewk OP trapper M Joined: Dec 2006 Northern Illinois	The building is older anything is possible...will have to go over the place again. After talking with the office personnel....the odor seems to fairly mild in the am stronger by noon then mild again at closing. So heat is a factor....place is built so tight didn't want to start tearing things up just yet.

Re: Odd Decomp smell [Re: MChewk] #6217786 04/15/18 06:40 AM 04/15/18 06:40 AM
Joined: Feb 2011 New York Jim Comstock trapper
Jim Comstock trapper Joined: Feb 2011 New York	I guess I've been exposed to as much rotten stuff as the next guy and don't really mind it, but last year I ran into the most putrid smell I had come across, not the usual decomposing dead squirrel, skunk or other, but the smell of disease. There were several foxes with mange living under a small shed. From what the home owner said, in pretty advanced stages. She had watched them for some time. Setting traps forced them to leave so I never saw them and was really happy not to have to deal with them, but that smell was in a class by itself, fortunately not under the house. Disgusting. Wonder if anyone else has ever smelled the like. http://www.comstockcustomcage.com/ https://www.facebook.com/pages/Comstock-Custom-Cage-LLC/343556115744235

Re: Odd Decomp smell [Re: MChewk] #6217791 04/15/18 06:48 AM 04/15/18 06:48 AM
Joined: Dec 2006 Northern Illinois M MChewk OP trapper
MChewk OP trapper M Joined: Dec 2006 Northern Illinois	Jim, I have had the unfortunate experience to have smelled that manged canine smell throughout the years....something a trapper won't forget. I can't imagine what a den of manged foxes would smelled like though....nauseating I'm sure. Last edited by MChewk; 04/15/18 06:48 AM.

Re: Odd Decomp smell [Re: MChewk] #6218861 04/16/18 06:16 AM 04/16/18 06:16 AM
Joined: Feb 2013 Ohio Ronaround trapper
Ronaround trapper Joined: Feb 2013 Ohio	Can you talk a dog in to see if he pinpoints it closer. you know they cant help sniffing for that stinky stuff.

Re: Odd Decomp smell [Re: MChewk] #6218864 04/16/18 06:22 AM 04/16/18 06:22 AM
Joined: Dec 2006 Northern Illinois M MChewk OP trapper
MChewk OP trapper M Joined: Dec 2006 Northern Illinois	coincidentally they have a dog...and I was hoping for that....nothing.....I think the issue is in the ceiling somewhere.

Re: Odd Decomp smell [Re: MChewk] #6220440 04/18/18 06:13 AM 04/18/18 06:13 AM
Joined: Jan 2018 Crossville,TN A ACP trapper
ACP trapper A Joined: Jan 2018 Crossville,TN	Possibly wet insulation? After doing ductwork for a while I figured that it smells like a cross between fish and an oppossum

Re: Odd Decomp smell [Re: MChewk] #6220488 04/18/18 07:25 AM 04/18/18 07:25 AM
Joined: Mar 2014 vermont V vermontster trapper
vermontster trapper V Joined: Mar 2014 vermont	I agree with ACP wet insulation. Do they have a rooftop HVAC unit or furnace. If furnace is it suspended over the ceiling. A roof leak onto the duct insulation. Has it rained recently. Air conditioning drain trap could be dry if in the attic and sucking in wet insul. Smell when the heat is running. Look for duct insul. sagging down on the bottom of the ductwork. If you touch it it will possibly pour water out. The bitterness of poor quality last a lot longer than the sweetness of low price

Re: Odd Decomp smell [Re: MChewk] #6220675 04/18/18 11:26 AM 04/18/18 11:26 AM
Joined: Dec 2006 Northern Illinois M MChewk OP trapper
MChewk OP trapper M Joined: Dec 2006 Northern Illinois	Thanks guys have NOT dealt with that....much appreciated.

Re: Odd Decomp smell [Re: MChewk] #6221304 04/18/18 09:55 PM 04/18/18 09:55 PM
Joined: Jan 2015 Arkansas Jason Turner trapper
Jason Turner trapper Joined: Jan 2015 Arkansas	I have one for everyone that I encountered today...definite raccoon toilet in the attic but as soon as you walk into the home you can smell it— smells like a carcass rotting in the walls somewhere. Hard to describe without showing it, but I’ve pretty much been able to isolate the smell location after doing a complete inspection. I think a raccoon has died somewhere in the dead air space but how do I get to it without tearing stuff completely apart? You can’t see in there- complicated constructin. And what IF it’s not really where I think it is? Looking for any help I can get too! Wildlife Removal, Etc.

Re: Odd Decomp smell [Re: MChewk] #6221453 04/19/18 07:02 AM 04/19/18 07:02 AM
Joined: Dec 2006 Northern Illinois M MChewk OP trapper
MChewk OP trapper M Joined: Dec 2006 Northern Illinois	Get a carpenter out and do further investigation

Re: Odd Decomp smell [Re: MChewk] #6221571 04/19/18 09:33 AM 04/19/18 09:33 AM
Joined: Jul 2008 mequon, wisconsin P Paul Winkelmann trapper
Paul Winkelmann trapper P Joined: Jul 2008 mequon, wisconsin	I am no longer allowed to investigate bad odors. At my age that old decomp smell always turns out to be me!

Re: Odd Decomp smell [Re: MChewk] #6221685 04/19/18 01:37 PM 04/19/18 01:37 PM
Joined: Dec 2006 Northern Illinois M MChewk OP trapper
MChewk OP trapper M Joined: Dec 2006 Northern Illinois	Paul just check your shorts BEFORE you investigate those jobs...lol

Re: Odd Decomp smell [Re: MChewk] #6221701 04/19/18 02:04 PM 04/19/18 02:04 PM
Joined: Feb 2012 Northeast Wisconsin N NE Wildlife trapper
NE Wildlife trapper N Joined: Feb 2012 Northeast Wisconsin	Do you have a inspection camera? Could always drill some small holes and look then spackle over and touch up with paint Or if you can pop trim off and drill hole down low to look.

Re: Odd Decomp smell [Re: MChewk] #6221824 04/19/18 05:11 PM 04/19/18 05:11 PM
Joined: Dec 2006 St. Louis Co, Mo B BigBob trapper
BigBob trapper B Joined: Dec 2006 St. Louis Co, Mo	Harbor Freight sells a fairly decent TV Camera you can catch for $49 on sale. Fits down a .50 cal Muzzle Loader barrel pretty slick. I bought a small light, Thompson Contender brand I think, I drop down first, works great. Every kid needs a Dog and a Curmudgeon. Remember Bowe Bergdahl, the traitor. Beware! Jill Pudlewski, Ron Oates and Keven Begesse are liars and thiefs!

Re: Odd Decomp smell [Re: Paul Winkelmann] #6221825 04/19/18 05:12 PM 04/19/18 05:12 PM
Joined: Dec 2006 St. Louis Co, Mo B BigBob trapper
BigBob trapper B Joined: Dec 2006 St. Louis Co, Mo	Originally Posted By: Paul Winkelmann I am no longer allowed to investigate bad odors. At my age that old decomp smell always turns out to be me LOL Every kid needs a Dog and a Curmudgeon. Remember Bowe Bergdahl, the traitor. Beware! Jill Pudlewski, Ron Oates and Keven Begesse are liars and thiefs!

Re: Odd Decomp smell [Re: MChewk] #6222216 04/20/18 06:19 AM 04/20/18 06:19 AM
Joined: Jan 2015 Arkansas Jason Turner trapper
Jason Turner trapper Joined: Jan 2015 Arkansas	NE, no, I don’t have one. Are you talking about this? https://www.wildlifecontrolsupplies.com/animal/WCS7792.html Wildlife Removal, Etc.

Re: Odd Decomp smell [Re: MChewk] #6222271 04/20/18 07:45 AM 04/20/18 07:45 AM
Joined: Feb 2011 New York Jim Comstock trapper
Jim Comstock trapper Joined: Feb 2011 New York	Neat little camera. That would come in handy. Back to smells, a few days ago I was standing in the middle of a Waste Water Treatment Facility when the operator guy says, "Your truck smells kinda musty." For a few seconds I was speechless. All I could say, "You are serious? and laugh." Guess the tub that had once held 20 plus skunks had a little residual odor. Interesting that he could separate the truck odor from the stench from the rest. http://www.comstockcustomcage.com/ https://www.facebook.com/pages/Comstock-Custom-Cage-LLC/343556115744235

Re: Odd Decomp smell [Re: MChewk] #6222469 04/20/18 01:24 PM 04/20/18 01:24 PM
Joined: Dec 2006 Northern Illinois M MChewk OP trapper
MChewk OP trapper M Joined: Dec 2006 Northern Illinois	Jim ain't that the truth. My neighbors will walk over to see what I've caught at different times of the year. They will comment about the smells that they've grown accustom to living near me. Then later, I'll over to there place and get blown away by dog poop odors....I don't have a pet. It's all what you get used to...I guess.

Re: Odd Decomp smell [Re: MChewk] #6222499 04/20/18 02:21 PM 04/20/18 02:21 PM
Joined: Dec 2006 St. Louis Co, Mo B BigBob trapper
BigBob trapper B Joined: Dec 2006 St. Louis Co, Mo	Like that TV commercial, Ya'll went "Nose Blind" LOL Every kid needs a Dog and a Curmudgeon. Remember Bowe Bergdahl, the traitor. Beware! Jill Pudlewski, Ron Oates and Keven Begesse are liars and thiefs!

Re: Odd Decomp smell [Re: MChewk] #6229494 04/29/18 12:51 PM 04/29/18 12:51 PM
Joined: Aug 2011 New York P ponyboy trapper
ponyboy trapper P Joined: Aug 2011 New York	If you had a good dog. They will usually stick their nose right on the root of the problem. And find the odor quickly.

Re: Odd Decomp smell [Re: MChewk] #6234338 05/06/18 07:09 AM 05/06/18 07:09 AM
Joined: Dec 2006 Northern Illinois M MChewk OP trapper
MChewk OP trapper M Joined: Dec 2006 Northern Illinois	Ooops, I thought I'd better finalize this post ....after all the great input on "what it could be?" After weeks of searching high and low we located an area literally by getting on our hands and knees and sniffing (glad no one had a camera). It turned out to be a wall switch....a very old wall switch. It seems like the place was built in the 30s. What ever wiring or compositites that were used in that switch box, insulating material that wrapped the wires, etc...were heating up when the power was turned on. Never got dangerously hot but still....everything was replaced smell is gone. Another one for the books....thanks for ALL the great input.

Re: Odd Decomp smell [Re: MChewk] #6249469 05/28/18 08:28 PM 05/28/18 08:28 PM
Joined: May 2011 Indiana No.4 trapper
No.4 trapper Joined: May 2011 Indiana	Originally Posted By: MChewk Ooops, I thought I'd better finalize this post ....after all the great input on "what it could be?" After weeks of searching high and low we located an area literally by getting on our hands and knees and sniffing (glad no one had a camera). It turned out to be a wall switch....a very old wall switch. It seems like the place was built in the 30s. What ever wiring or compositites that were used in that switch box, insulating material that wrapped the wires, etc...were heating up when the power was turned on. Never got dangerously hot but still....everything was replaced smell is gone. Another one for the books....thanks for ALL the great input. Nice job.

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