Dead Rat Odor Removal?

Francesca Knowles wrote:

BBdawg wrote:

Francesca Knowles wrote:

BBdawg wrote:

I am not going to mention the dealer where we bought the unit but they used lots of dryer sheets, everywhere (in every drawer, cabinet,and closed space).

This is a recent purchase, right?

The dealer putting in all those dryer sheets says to me that there was an active rodent problem that they were aware of- and probably "cured" by the simplest means: D-con or some other rat poison. It's commonly misbelieved that rodents go outside desperately searching for water after eating warfarin- nothing could be further from the truth. They usually curl up somewhere near their "home", die and decompose there.

I am afraid you may be right. The dealer was real helpful when I told them about the wiring being eaten up and burned where the bare wires touched.

They came from Ocala to Orlando to pick the unit up, take it back to Ocala where they replaced the wiring and then returned it to us the NEXT day. I was very surprised and pleased.

There was a isssue upon return but I only told them about it and did not ask anything of them but since that day they have now ignored my emails. I have NOT demanded a single thing from them except I asked for information to help in my search for more damage but nothing - they are just ignoring me.

Having conversed with the Owner I was and am hope full they will see fit to talk with me but I am guessing they are afraid I might come back at them if they admit something.

We will have to see what happens.. We are still climbing the discovery mountain but with the help of great RV.net members.

Thanks for the info,
Randy

See the red highlight above? I think that's important....it seems to me to constitute an admission of dealer responsibility for at least some of the rodent damage. I'm sure it's an as-is deal, but that means nothing in a situation where the evidence indicates that they knew of a defect and didn't reveal it.

But don't get all huffy with them yet...it'd be nice if you could just get them to cooperate voluntarily. You might try "thanking" them for having taken care of some of the problems caused by the infestation that existed prior to your ownership, and sorrowfully reminding them that they "forgot" to finish the cleanup by removing the carcasses etc.

Or some such "I know you'll do the right thing" blather.

Seize the trowel and slather on the butter as thick as you can spread it! ;)

P.S.

I wouldn't expect any cooperation from the previous owners... dealer's likely to blame them anyway and they'll of course deny it. Your deal's with the dealer. Let HIM deal with the p.o. if he thinks it's their fault. Nothin' to do with you...

I do expect You are correct and I have NOT asked the dealer for anything from or as a result of this challenge. Sure it would be nice but we knew there were some issues with the unit that we just accepted as upgrades we want to make.

And no, I am not going to blast the Dealer but it would sure be nice (and I believe very professional) if they would continue their dialog and maybe give a few hints as to how to resolve some of the issues.

My point of this thread was to explore means of resolving the dead rat smell. I've been getting lots of good information and I really appreciate it.

Dropping the bottom almost seems like a bigger challenge than I can handle but I will be diving in.
As a point of info, the dealers tech told me they dropped the bottom to repair some wiring there but never mentioned the smell or any remains.