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    Nov 12, 2014, 01:32 AM
    Would a trash bag over a window keep a smell from coming into the room where the wind
    Would a trash bag over a window keep a smell from coming into the room where the window is? Window is already closed
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    Nov 12, 2014, 02:36 AM
    If the window is already closed, how can a smell enter the room from the outside? I don't think anything else 'over' the window will help at all. It will only keep the light out.
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    Nov 12, 2014, 02:40 AM
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    If the window is already closed, how can a smell enter the room from the outside? I don't think anything else 'over' the window will help at all. It will only keep the light out.
    I do not know but the smell is coming from outside and making me sick
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    Nov 12, 2014, 04:30 AM
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    I do not know but the smell is coming from outside and making me sick
    Inspect around the window for gaps, if any, then seal them up with putty. Or, tape heavy clear plastic over the window.

    Do you live near an abbatoir ?
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    Nov 12, 2014, 04:39 AM
    Quote Originally Posted by tickle View Post
    Inspect around the window for gaps, if any, then seal them up with putty. Or, tape heavy clear plastic over the window.

    Do you live near an abbatoir ?
    There are no gaps that can be sealed with putty. No clear heavy plastic.
    I have no idea what that is
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    Nov 12, 2014, 02:58 PM
    Abbatoir" Fancy French name for a slaughter house. Put plastic over the window, you probably have leaks at the sash. Where is the smell coming from?
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    Nov 12, 2014, 07:57 PM
    Quote Originally Posted by ma0641 View Post
    Abbatoir" Fancy French name for a slaughter house. Put plastic over the window, you probably have leaks at the sash. Where is the smell coming from?
    No slaughter house. It is coming from somewhere outside
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    Nov 13, 2014, 11:41 AM
    Quote Originally Posted by csigsrfan View Post
    No slaughter house. It is coming from somewhere outside
    That is where abbatoirs are located, somewhere in the neighbourhood.
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    Nov 13, 2014, 04:59 PM
    Quote Originally Posted by tickle View Post
    That is where abbatoirs are located, somewhere in the neighbourhood.
    There is not one where I live. Someone is burning wood and that is what is making me sick
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