In a busy home with active children and pets, there is a wide variety of smells that range from overflowing kitchen trash cans to kitty litter box. There are easy fixes for those smells – emptying the trash can and changing out the litter box. For other smells around your home, you’ll want to investigate the smells and find out what the cause is from them.

Here is a list of the top smells around your home that you should be concerned about that could cause some health concerns, and possible fires.

1. Smoke

The obvious smell is smoke. If a quick search doesn’t result in finding the origin of the smoke, get out of your home and call 911 for assistance. The local fire department will shut off your utilities when they arrive. After the issue is resolved, you’ll want to find out why your smoke detector did not go off. It could be something as easy as replacing a battery. Take the time to do a test on all of your smoke detectors now to avoid injury and damage in the future.

2. Dirty Socks

If you keep smelling dirty socks or a musty odor throughout your home, it could be mold. Mold can be hazardous and possibly create a severe health hazard for anyone living or visiting in the home. Mold could be in your walls, under your sink, in the bathroom, or even in your carpet. It would be wise to bring in a professional that can find and remove mold. If no mold is found, it could be an aging carpet with trapped food and trash in it. Call an experienced carpet cleaning service to give you an estimate and clean all of your floors for a fresher smelling home.

3. Wildlife

Is the smell similar to a dog in need of a bath? It could be a wildlife or insect issue. Squirrels, rodents, and raccoons can get trapped in the attic or inside walls or under the house in a crawl space. Or, if the smell is a sickly, noxious smell, you may have an insect nest or a dead animal trapped somewhere inside your home. The third issue could be a smelly house animal that needs grooming. All three of these issues may benefit from a carpet cleaning service.

4. Rotten Eggs

If you have ever smelled rotten eggs, you’ll recognize it again immediately.

The two most common sources of a rotten egg smell are a natural gas leak and sewer gas escaping. Natural gas has no odor, so the utility companies use a substance called mercaptan, which smells like sulfur or rotten eggs to detect a leak immediately. The gas is flammable, so do not smoke around the area. It is recommended that you leave your home and property and call 911. You can also call your natural gas utility company to report a possible leak.

5. No Smell

Unfortunately, just because you don’t smell anything, doesn’t mean you are necessarily safe. Carbon monoxide is odorless but can cause unconsciousness, illness, or death. Every home should own a carbon monoxide detector.

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