Then we found Fresh Wave https://www.freshwaveworks.com/store...sh-pod-c27.htm
it comes in stick-ups. I think it is very close to the same formula as Pure Ayre...it has an odd smell at first ( not unpleasant, a little herbal). But it worked wonderfully.
So you traded in a true odor eliminator for air fresheners that are nothing like PureAyre...That's all any stick up is. You can prove that to yourself: remove all the stickups for a week.
Al said,
A small quantity of white vinegar in a open container allowed to breath into the space will soon dissipate any odors.
Just another air freshener.
Works well placed in the toilet for embedded odors in the hose.
Sorry, Al, but vinegar will not reverse permeated hoses or prevent permeation but leaving vinegar in the bowl will destroy the joker valve...when soft rubber is left to sit and soak in vinegar, it swells and distorts. You can accomplish just as much by flushing clean water down the toilet to rinse out the hose. Vinegar--and btw, it should be distilled white vinegar, not cider--does do an excellent job of preventing mineral and urine crystal buildup in hoses, though.
Bilge Buster and other "ozone" generators are also nothing but air fresheners. [FONT="]Ozone in any concentration strong enough to do any good is not only a health hazard, it's also HIGHLY corrosive and destructive rubber, neoprene and flexible PVC—in other words, every seal, valve and hose on a boat.[/FONT]
[FONT="]According to the EPA, “Available scientific evidence shows that, at concentrations that do not exceed public health standards, ozone is generally ineffective in controlling indoor air pollution. The concentration of ozone would have to greatly exceed health standards to be effective in removing most indoor air contaminants. In the process of reacting with chemicals indoors, ozone can produce other chemicals that can be irritating and corrosive.”[/FONT]
[FONT="]As for how well the portable ozone generators work when it comes to getting rid of odors… yes, people who’ve bought them rave do about how well they work. And, yes, the manufacturers do assure you that the ozone concentration is well below that which can present any health hazard. But if that's true, they can't deliver enough ozone to destroy the
sources of any odors. If they did deliver enough ozone to destroy the sources of odors, it should only be necessary to run one occasionally to destroy a new odor source. But among all the people you know who’ve bought ozone generators, have you ever met anyone who has one who's ever been able to turn if off without having odors return? That should be enough to tell you that ozone generators are only very expensive air fresheners, because they don't deliver enough ozone to be anything else.
As for PineSol, or any other cleaning product... The operative word is CLEANING...which includes both scrubbing and then rinsing all the dirty water out. You wouldn't dump some PineSol in a dirty bathtub or kitchen sink, then just pull the plug and expect the tub or sink to be clean...you'd have to rinse all the dirty water and scum out. So WHY would any intelligent person expect to have a clean bilge without actually cleaning it and rinsing it out?
I've always been fascinated by the lengths, creativity and EXPENSE that people will go to just to avoid doing the little bit of manual labor once or twice a year that's needed to actually
eliminate the source(s) of odors. It's the reason I own stock in P&G (Febreze) and would own S.C. Johnson (Glade) if it weren't a privately held company.
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. Cleaned out the bildge area with a wet/dry vac. There is a smell associated with it. Is there something I can keep in that area to keep it smelling better?
... How old is your toilet's piping?
