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这是俺在网上找到的如何驱除咖哩味的经历, 有点搞笑.
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/ w. C7 R" |; T. r& P/ K: GI am moving to a new place next weekend and found out when I picked up the keys last Sunday that the curry smell I noticed when I first saw the place was NOT (as I then assumed) because the tenants just finished lunch. The place still reeked of curry so bad I thought I was going to vomit. I wanted to die! How could I possibly live there? I had already signed the contract!! W, | `1 D; l4 }# O
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I went out and purchased two strong spray deodorizers and a plug-in carbon filter just to make the air breathable while I took some room measurements, but half a can of Lysol spray cleared the air for about 3 minutes. Then I had to repeat and eventually evacuate the premises. What could I do?' ?, g- Y! ^- k( i, r. d1 ?7 w
" T2 S l! v' KMy fear turned to sheer terror when I read this & other web posts w/equally disturbing comments about how hard is to get rid of the curry smell. I did some research on ozone generators and, in a panic, bought one right away.
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1 ~' ]1 D7 ~5 A1 n7 P8 c* a. |& MIn the meantime, I hired a great maid I know and her friend and the three of us spent a whole day scrubbing the kitchen and washing ALL the walls. It was very true that the problem was the cooking oil/grease: the cabinets, walls & the range were all sticky as a post-it note. Someone had supposedly "cleaned" the place already, but not to any standard of habitability. The carpet looked like the coat of a feral dog and was full of stains.: N9 \" K |$ a+ ^
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Well, I'm happy to report that curry smell can be conquered with lots of grease, elbow grease! We worked fastidiously at removing the grease and grime from all surfaces and after most of the grease was gone, the smell was mostly gone too.
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4 z1 L" o) X* U8 THowever, to reach this stage, I had to:
2 z4 @( ]( d& D) r) a6 |, g R+ Wa) Had the carpet cleaned again by a good, strong method (I used Chem Dry)
( ]6 M1 J: L- i7 Nb) Wash all the walls with a strong TSP solution- _6 z! B8 j+ m4 o6 r- B% c) R( I$ }- z
' Q$ J& E: a2 P! Hc) Move the range out and clean the sides and back (mine was disgusting! Dripping w/grease everywhere!). Be careful: if the gas duct is short, don't pull on it! You could create a gas leak and blow the place up later. You may need to disconnect the gas line of course shutting off the gas supply first. If you've never done this before, call someone to help you: is very important to make sure is sealed tight afterward or you may end up with a small but lethal gas leak.
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d) Move the fridge out and clean behind it.
" m2 x) N" G9 b0 ]7 {1 `e) The cabinets were an infinite supply of grease: we used about 1/2 gallon of 409 cleaner, made about 10 passes with sponges, scrubbers, you name it! A super-strong TSP solution helped a lot, but it irritates skin & eyes on contact, so wearing protection is a must.( ? y2 v5 H0 R$ h! d( w
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f) Last step: I had a professional company come and put apart the range-hood after I opened the cover and found a pool of smelly dark grease and the hood's fans smothered w/the same gunk. I didn't want to put the whole thing apart without knowing what I was doing. I was there when they cleaned that up and I was glad I didn't have to touch that black, stinky, opaque, nasty slime covering everything. It was just-gross. But after three more hours of two people working at it, it was finally quite clean.- J6 g' {& j1 j4 a$ @4 ~" x/ V
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After all this steps were taken; three days & about $1,000 later, I can say the smell is 99% gone. Yeay! Today they are painting. We'll see if that takes the other 1% out. Now at least is good enough for me to move in. Sunday I could smell the curry from the garage and I was not moving into that place.
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And the ozone generator? In my frenzy, I had actually forgotten all about it until it was delivered today! It is still in the box. If the lingering curry/grease smell survived a day of painting and venting the house, the ozone generator will be unpacked and put to the test. I'll post the results here. Thanks everyone for the great tips! |
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