Last summer, we had a chipmunk make a home in the wall of our summer cabin.
We went to the local ACE to ask what to put in there to drive him out. It
was WAY at the top of a 16' ladder to get to the opening. They said put in
mothballs. Well, my wife must have bought 25# of mothballs. I put a lot in
there.

Fast forward. At the beginning of this spring, I got on climbing gear and
went up and put sheet metal over three or four holes. No more chipmunks.
Now only the scent of mothballs.

How long does it take for mothballs to quit stinking? When we go up to the
cabin, you can smell it when you first walk in. Then, I guess you get used
to it or it anesthetizes your nose.

I have thought of pulling a couple of boards (not an easy thing) to get to
the mothballs, but am not sure I could get to them all even then.

Steve

Steve B wrote:

How long does it take for mothballs to quit stinking?

As long as they exist, they will smell. They will gradually sublime
(change to a gas which is what you smell) but how long before they
totally disappear I cannot guess. It would depend on air flow to some
extent I would think.

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Steve B wrote:
Last summer, we had a chipmunk make a home in the wall of our summer
cabin. We went to the local ACE to ask what to put in there to drive
him out. It was WAY at the top of a 16' ladder to get to the
opening. They said put in mothballs. Well, my wife must have bought
25# of mothballs. I put a lot in there.

Fast forward. At the beginning of this spring, I got on climbing
gear and went up and put sheet metal over three or four holes. No
more chipmunks. Now only the scent of mothballs.

How long does it take for mothballs to quit stinking? When we go up
to the cabin, you can smell it when you first walk in. Then, I guess
you get used to it or it anesthetizes your nose.

I have thought of pulling a couple of boards (not an easy thing) to
get to the mothballs, but am not sure I could get to them all even
then.
Steve

The smell until they are gone. They are slowly evaporating.

--
Joseph Meehan

Dia duit

On Mon, 4 Sep 2006 12:39:28 -0700, "Steve B"
wrote:

Last summer, we had a chipmunk make a home in the wall of our summer cabin.
We went to the local ACE to ask what to put in there to drive him out. It
was WAY at the top of a 16' ladder to get to the opening. They said put in
mothballs. Well, my wife must have bought 25# of mothballs. I put a lot in
there.

Fast forward. At the beginning of this spring, I got on climbing gear and
went up and put sheet metal over three or four holes. No more chipmunks.
Now only the scent of mothballs.

How long does it take for mothballs to quit stinking? When we go up to the
cabin, you can smell it when you first walk in. Then, I guess you get used
to it or it anesthetizes your nose.

I have thought of pulling a couple of boards (not an easy thing) to get to
the mothballs, but am not sure I could get to them all even then.

Steve


Well, shoving a hair-dryer in there will cause them to sublimate much
faster, but I don't know how combustable the resulting gas is, in
concentration.

Goedjn wrote:
On Mon, 4 Sep 2006 12:39:28 -0700, "Steve B"
wrote:

Last summer, we had a chipmunk make a home in the wall of our summer cabin.
We went to the local ACE to ask what to put in there to drive him out. It
was WAY at the top of a 16' ladder to get to the opening. They said put in
mothballs. Well, my wife must have bought 25# of mothballs. I put a lot in
there.

Fast forward. At the beginning of this spring, I got on climbing gear and
went up and put sheet metal over three or four holes. No more chipmunks.
Now only the scent of mothballs.

How long does it take for mothballs to quit stinking? When we go up to the
cabin, you can smell it when you first walk in. Then, I guess you get used
to it or it anesthetizes your nose.

I have thought of pulling a couple of boards (not an easy thing) to get to
the mothballs, but am not sure I could get to them all even then.

Steve


Well, shoving a hair-dryer in there will cause them to sublimate much
faster, but I don't know how combustable the resulting gas is, in
concentration.

I had to attend "ground school" when I was learning to fly. The
instructor was talking about freezing being what happens when a liquid
(water) turns into a solid (ice). He asked for an example of something
that sublimes-- turns directly from a solid to a gas. A muffled answer
came from the back row, "tacos".

"Stubby" wrote in message
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Goedjn wrote:
On Mon, 4 Sep 2006 12:39:28 -0700, "Steve B"
wrote:

Last summer, we had a chipmunk make a home in the wall of our summer
cabin. We went to the local ACE to ask what to put in there to drive him
out. It was WAY at the top of a 16' ladder to get to the opening. They
said put in mothballs. Well, my wife must have bought 25# of mothballs.
I put a lot in there.

Fast forward. At the beginning of this spring, I got on climbing gear
and went up and put sheet metal over three or four holes. No more
chipmunks. Now only the scent of mothballs.

How long does it take for mothballs to quit stinking? When we go up to
the cabin, you can smell it when you first walk in. Then, I guess you
get used to it or it anesthetizes your nose.

I have thought of pulling a couple of boards (not an easy thing) to get
to the mothballs, but am not sure I could get to them all even then.

Steve

Well, shoving a hair-dryer in there will cause them to sublimate much
faster, but I don't know how combustable the resulting gas is, in
concentration.

I had to attend "ground school" when I was learning to fly. The
instructor was talking about freezing being what happens when a liquid
(water) turns into a solid (ice). He asked for an example of something
that sublimes-- turns directly from a solid to a gas. A muffled answer
came from the back row, "tacos".


Thanks, now I have to clean Miller beer from my monitor!!

Have a good one!

Rich

In article Rh%Kg.6457$rT5.3876@fed1read01,
says...
Last summer, we had a chipmunk make a home in the wall of our summer cabin.
We went to the local ACE to ask what to put in there to drive him out. It
was WAY at the top of a 16' ladder to get to the opening. They said put in
mothballs. Well, my wife must have bought 25# of mothballs. I put a lot in
there.

Impossible to say how long the odor may linger...in the future if you
feel the need to use them place them in an old stocking then place the
stocking near where you want it, then when the problem is gone remove
the stocking.

Could always go freak out the Ace manager and let him know since they,
in professional context, suggested to use them and now you feel they are
responsible for possible health issues and that you expect them to pay
for the clean up.

Steve B writes:

They said put in mothballs.

The sad thing is, not only have you polluted your house with a foul odor
and carcinogen, the evidence is that it doesn't even repel animals. It's a
myth.

"Richard J Kinch" wrote in message
. ..
Steve B writes:

They said put in mothballs.

The sad thing is, not only have you polluted your house with a foul odor
and carcinogen, the evidence is that it doesn't even repel animals. It's a
myth.

The homeowners are animals, and it is repeling them.

Bob