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[–] JohnnyCanuck@lemmy.ca 1 points 6 minutes ago* (last edited 5 minutes ago)

When I was a kid, my best friend and his siblings took in a "stray" cat and gave it some milk (because cats love milk in cartoons, right?). The cat proceeded to spray shit all over the house including on carpet. To clean it up before their parents got home and found out, they decided to use the vacuum cleaner.

The next time their mom went to use the vacuum it created an unholy stench that basically made the house unlivable for several days. 100 percent do not recommend.

[–] SatansMaggotyCumFart@piefed.world 8 points 1 hour ago (1 children)

Vacuum a bit of surströmming juice up and you won’t smell that bug anymore.

[–] shnizmuffin@lemmy.inbutts.lol 3 points 36 minutes ago

Username fuckin checks out

[–] Sarcasmo@piefed.social 37 points 2 hours ago (1 children)

See if you can vacuum up an odor neutralizing bug. It should work.

[–] dohpaz42@lemmy.world 9 points 2 hours ago

Username checks out. 😂

[–] shnizmuffin@lemmy.inbutts.lol 8 points 1 hour ago (1 children)

Extension cord. Sunny day. Let that shit run outside for 5 hours and see if you can blow it out?

[–] Hamartiogonic@sopuli.xyz 6 points 1 hour ago (1 children)

5 h * 1 kW * 0,08 €/kWh = 0,40 €
Sounded like a terrible idea at first, but it’s not that expensive really.

[–] shnizmuffin@lemmy.inbutts.lol 3 points 1 hour ago (1 children)

I did the same calculation trying to remove cockroach musk from a vacuum cleaner! (It didn't work.)

[–] Hamartiogonic@sopuli.xyz 1 points 58 minutes ago (1 children)

No surprise. Smells can stick around for a while. You could just replace the bag and then spray the inside of the vacuum with one of those odour removing sprays.

[–] shnizmuffin@lemmy.inbutts.lol 1 points 37 minutes ago

We had a bagless Dyson. We were cursed until we (moved out of the apartment complex infested with cockroaches and) upgraded to a Miele C1.

[–] slazer2au@lemmy.world 13 points 2 hours ago (1 children)

Have you cleaned the filter and replaced the bag?

May help.

[–] Kolanaki@pawb.social 19 points 2 hours ago (1 children)

I read bag as bug and was like "where am I gonna find a replacement stink bug?"

[–] Plum@lemmy.world 7 points 1 hour ago

Mine lived in the half bath upstairs.

[–] SpacePanda@mander.xyz 2 points 1 hour ago

If its a canister vac, pull that thing apart and clean it. Clean the head and filters. But that really sucks/blows, thats a bummer man.