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Default Moldy smell - lingers for two weeks now in dry tile bathroom -where is it coming from?

On Fri, 25 Apr 2014 10:51:05 -0700, Oren wrote:

Assuming you've cleaned and sanitized everything, try setting out an
open bowl of white vinegar. Or try activated charcoal in a bowl to
absorb odors.


I kept reading on the web about the vinegar (especially in the wash).
Not one article said *how* it would work.

I don't do things without knowing why I'm doing them (just as I don't
throw parts at my car when fixing it). I try to understand WHY and then
the how comes out of that.

So, on the vinegar, I just don't understand how it could possibly
work when it's not literally "on" the mold itself?

And, if vinegar kills the mold when it's literally "on" the mold,
then I'd just use bleach instead, which I know kills mold (by oxidizing
it).

So, I'm not so sure HOW vinegar could possibly work.
If anyone knows ... I'm all ears.