Strange Smell

[Rupe4321]

Hi - I live in a ground floor Victorian masionette. We've got wooden floors with the usual cavity below. occassionaly by the front door I can detect an odd smell - its hard to describe - its kind of like Copydex glue, or the smell of burnt fish on a frying pan. Its not always there, and it doesn't seem to be just in hot weather....

Any thoughts on what this could be?!

 

[JohnD]

Might be an overheating plastic electrical fitting. Is the fusebox near there, or a socket? Old brown plastic in particular smells fishy when hot.

 

[keyplayer]

A rag and bone man?

 

[Rupe4321]

Ha ha - not a rag and bone man...!

Someone else suggested electrics - but I've also smelt it coming back from a couple of days away when nothing has been switched on. The main fusebox smells fine.....

 

[hairyjon]

Have you got any power sockets nearby? It may be that a joist has rubbed through the insulation or there is a loose terminal in the socket plate

 

[breezer]

may be a dead........................

 

[hairyjon]

may be a dead........................

Ugh! But there's a thought.......

 

[Igorian]

Not 10 Rillington place by any chance?

 

[ellal]

may be a dead........................

Check there's no-one called 'west' living there..

 

[Rupe4321]

I think I'm going to need to lift some boards! God knows what I'll find!

 

[hairyjon]

oh-oh!!!!!!!

 

[Nige F]

Fishy ................Rubbery (copydex).........old ..............used ........***dom

 

[securespark]

The main fusebox smells fine.....

I can just visualise you now...on your hands & knees sniffing something electrical....

 

[hairyjon]

it's now Friday! Isn't it a bit strange that we haven't heard from RUPE4321 for a while? Has he fallen in do you think?

 

[markie]

it's now Friday! Isn't it a bit strange that we haven't heard from RUPE4321 for a while? Has he fallen in do you think?

Fallen in where ?