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Default Rotten egg smell in bedroom

We have the same problem. Have you seen this article?
How to Tell if You Have Toxic Drywall
There are some telltale signs that your home's walls may be tainted from
toxic Chinese drywall. The first giveaway is the smell of sulfur, often
likened to rotten eggs. Some homeowners began to notice that their home
air-conditioning systems were failing early and often. This is due to
corrosion on copper wiring caused by the drywall. If you've noticed that
your HVAC system has failed and the copper wires are now coated in black
residue, you might have problems. Other appliances have been affected as
well. If your stove and oven heating elements and refrigerator coils have
been failing, it's likely due to the bad drywall. These issues are only red
flags if your home was built or remodeled between 2005 and 2008, and mainly
in the coastal southern United States, although smaller numbers of houses
are suspected to be affected in up to 41 states.

Some other warning signs in your home include:

Failure of information displays on TVs, DVD players, radios and microwaves
Light bulbs burning out at a faster rate
Silver jewelry and utensils may be tarnished
Failure of satellite TV receivers
These are just warning signs directly related to the structure of your home.
There are also health effects to look out for. If you're living in a
high-risk house and you've noticed respiratory issues, nose bleeds, rashes,
headaches, coughing and sinus problems, you could be suffering from issues
tied to toxic drywall. No formal health studies have been conducted as of
May 2009, and the Knauf company has denied that the off-gassing from their
drywall is any real cause of health concern. But if the drywall is
tarnishing silver and corroding copper wiring, it can't be a coincidence
that these same homeowners have suffering health.

There have been no confirmed deaths from families living in homes with the
bad drywall, but Florida House Representative Wexler has received
information about children that have required hospital stays and surgery due
to respiratory complications believed to have resulted from the tainted
gypsum. Some families have had to move out of their homes, and builders have
already begun stripping houses down to the frame and replacing the drywall,
which is the only solution. Some fear that even that won't completely rid
the homes of the sulfur smell, which is thought to be seeping into the wood
itself.

If you suspect that your home has toxic drywall, you can call the Homeowners
Consumer Center at 866-714-6466 or contact them at their Web site --
http://homeownersconsumercenter.com.

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