Residential Water Heater Problem Repair And Reviews

Question: I spilled some nasty smelling trash water under my water heater...how to clean it up?

(Posted by: b-dizzle on 2010-03-02 21:39:36)

I put my trashbag in the closet and forgot about it and i guess the trashjuices seeped out. anyway i cleaned up the outside of the waterheater but it still smells like crap because juice is under the heater. any suggestions? its a tiled floor by the way.

Posted by: randall_nd on 2010-03-02, 22:16:06

Before attempting to use cleaners, I would sprinkle sawdust around to absorb all the nasty stuff.

Posted by: Tom thumb on 2010-03-02, 21:49:49

Clean the area with some pine sol.

Posted by: mel m on 2010-03-03, 00:26:53

I would let some water mixed with bleach run underneath the water heater. this mixture should kill any bacteria that are causing the bad smells. If you don't kill the bacteria, you will just be covering the smell. Good luck.

Posted by: mike p on 2010-03-04, 03:35:39

Go to the Dollar Store and buy a bag of kitty litter. Sprinkle some on the area, leave for a week, vacuum up and do it again till smell is gone.