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Art Todesco
 
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Default burning rubber smell in my home

At Ground Zero, skunk spray does, in my
opinion, smell like burning
rubber .... expecially on a dog!!!!
Also, when it is far away, it smells
a bit like coffee. I once read that a
chemist said there is some chemical
basis for the coffee smell.

Anyway, I have, over the past year, been
occasionally smelling something
like "something is too hot" smell.
Sometimes it is like rubber, other times,
it's different. I found that it happens
when the dishwasher is on the dry
cycle where a piece of food gets
"cooked" on the element. It is strange
how the air currents in a house move the
smell where you'd least expect
it.

Suzie-Q wrote:
In article ,
Paul Franklin wrote:

- On 6 Mar 2006 09:20:25 -0800, "Needs Help in Roswell"
- wrote:
-
- I have all of a sudden had a burning rubber odor in my dining room. I
- had an electrician come out and he assured me that it is not
- electrical. I saw a few articles that suggested heater problems. The
- odor is actually in the wall on the opposite side of the room from the
- heater vent? Any ideas as to what this may be and who I should call?
- Any and all advice is welcomed!
-
- Well, that's a classic description of skunk odor. Any chance it's
- that?

You must not live anywhere near skunks. I live in central Texas and, believe
me, skunk smell is very unique. There's no mistaking it for anything!!