Smelly basement

Last trip to Pismo Beach the leak in the basement from the bathroom was dry but came up with two more leaks from the refrigerator. Just talked to my repairman and he now has that taken care of. :)The hose to the ice maker had deteriorated and water was leaking all over the place. :( Hope this takes care of everything.

Remove as much stuff as possible if you have stuff stored in that compartment

Spray it down with a fairly concentrated bleach mix, say 1/4 to a gallon.

Let sit for a minute or two and flush.

I hope the compartment has a drain, if not install one.

You may need to do this 2 or 3 times.

Works for most everything that can stink up a compartment by the way but warning, it is corrosive if left sitting for days on end.

Like others have said, I would try the pet odor eliminators, then coffee, and then baking soda. Good luck!

Un-Duz-it, an odor eliminator product used by commercial carpet cleaning companies to remove heavy pet smells and it is also used to remove smoke odor after a fire. I had a sick cat soak a couch cushion years ago and this product removed the smell.

Went out to the Motor home this afternoon, smelled OK to me but I put sponges soaked in white bleach in the bathroom. We'll see how that does.

Before you can get rid of the odor, you have to eliminate the source. You got rid of the leak, now you have to find the remnants of what it caused. If you haven't already, you'll need to completely empty the basement of everything stored. Anything that's soft will need to be cleaned and likely soaked in a 1:10 bleach:water solution to kill the odor causing bacteria. You might also have some insulation in between the floor space that was affected and needs to be removed/replaced. If there is a wood floor, it may also have been soaked and growing stinky bacteria so that needs to get a shot of the bleach solution too. There are lots of places where the leak could have gone and caused the problem. Until you find all of the spots and get rid of them or treat them, you will always have the odor.

How do I know? I used to work for a school maintenance department. One summer we had a walk-in freezer that took a dump and was full of hamburger. It sat, un-checked for 2 months while all that meat rotted. I have been in Emergency Services now for the past 26 years and have seen and smelled some pretty awful things in my time. That freezer, to this day, takes the prize for the worst smell I've ever experienced. We removed all the meat...pressure washed the interior of the freezer...removed all wooden racks...sprayed with 1:10 bleach:water solution...let soak for 2 days...pressure washed again...sprayed with an enzyme product and finally after about 2 weeks, the freezer was able to be used again.

Ozium, a spray can, some smaller, some bigger, but that has the power to eliminate odors. It has worked in many different cars and trucks for me. I use it to keep the motorhome smelling fresh

open up a lb of coffee

Quaternary disinfectant (quat) is available at commercial cleaning suppliers. It is equal to chlorine bleach, without the odors and discoloring. Search for 'Spartan NABC'
It is the disinfectant used by commercial businesses on individual wastewater treatment systems, as it is not destructive to the organisms needed for that treatment.
Max

There is a product called "Odors out" that might do the trick.