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    Feb 5, 2012, 12:54 PM
    Bad smell in crawl space
    My kitchen sink pipe came unglued and as a result, everything that I ran down the garbage disposal, sink and dishwasher, has been going on the ground under my house, for approximately 2 months.
    The pipe is fixed now, but smell is still really bad! What can be done to get rid of the smell? I have the crawl space door opened, but that has not gotten rid of the smell.
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    Feb 5, 2012, 12:59 PM
    I guess you will have to go in there and bag up the rotten debris to get rid od he smell. It is still laying around I there.
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    Feb 12, 2012, 11:49 AM
    If it spilled on plastic, remove and lay new.
    If it's on the dirt, scrape off the top layer and lay plastic.
    Wear safety gear.
    Fans might help move the air around.
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    Feb 29, 2012, 08:59 PM
    Try a dehumidifier. That will at least take care of most of the moisture that causes mold. Also like mentioned above, be sure to remove any material that may be lying down there.
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