Diesel fumes in clothes dryer from washing after doused w/ diesel

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  1. gekko1323

    gekko1323 Road Train Member

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    Happy New Year folks. So I have a little problem. While on the road, I stayed at my sis' in Denver for a few days. I did my laundry there. The problem is that I had spilled diesel inside my laundry bag, so my clothes had diesel on them as well. Well, as you can expect, nothing good came of this. Now my sister's dryer reeks of diesel and it transfered to some of her clothes. She changed some parts and filters. She also did a google-foo and found some solutions. The odor has dissipated some, but it still persists. Do any of you have any idea on how to resolve this? Before any of you wisecrackers say it, YES, I know I can buy her a new dryer!
     
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  3. nikmirbre

    nikmirbre Road Train Member

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    Wipe the drum inside and dryer down with distilled vinegar....afterwards she can put baking soda in the dryer and run for a bit without any clothes in there.....
     
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  4. Sirscrapntruckalot

    Sirscrapntruckalot Road Train Member

    How about...buy her a used dryer? An sorry I couldn't resist. ;)

    Also, I suggest the vinegar and baking soda method.

    Happy New Year!

    Sirscrapntruckalot - Has bad jokes for 2025 to.
     
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  5. The_vett

    The_vett Medium Load Member

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    Happy New Year to you too. Maybe soak a towel with some kind of odor away and dry it ? Or a mixture of baking soda and water real heavy on the baking soda and dry it , maybe take the dryer outside and turn it on its side and spray it with soapy water and then dry it with a hair dryer. It can't be allergic to water it dry's clothes. wow it really is new years now close anyway.
     
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    Oh, I've been there, that sounds like wifey doghouse material, I said to her, hey, it smells like money. She didn't get it, and I doubt your sister does too. They make all kinds of products now for odors, trouble is, some are toxic, and baking soda probably works just as well.
     
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  7. bryan21384

    bryan21384 Road Train Member

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    Do what the others said, but you'll have to let the dryer air out some after you use the vinegar and baking soda. Be prepared to repeat the process more than once.
     
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  8. 86scotty

    86scotty Road Train Member

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    Well, since no one else has asked, how exactly does one spill diesel in a laundry bag.

    It sounds like lots of bad decisions led to this.
     
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  9. cuzzin it

    cuzzin it Road Train Member

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    :) me too, and i hope they are "fresher" than OPs sisters laundry:p
     
  10. exhausted379

    exhausted379 Road Train Member

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    When I have diesel on my clothes my wife will wash them once in a regular bottle of Coca Cola. Not Dr Pepper or any other soda. Just Coca Cola through one complete wash cycle. Then add soap and wash again. Your clothes come out clean and no diesel smell.
     
  11. gekko1323

    gekko1323 Road Train Member

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    I keep my laundry in a bag under my bunk with my tools and maintenance stuff, including liquids. I had some diesel in a hiking water bottle that was not tightly closed. But that donkey left the barn.
     
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