Biocide Systems Room Shocker, Strong Odor Eliminator for Home, Remove Smell

We were getting a stale, musty odor in our home that you could notice when you walked in. Cleaned everything in the vicinity from top to bottom and the odor persisted. Finally tracked it down to the crawlspace below the living area. The crawlspace is about 200 sq ft. Although there is a plastic vapor barrier on the bottom it did smell musty and there was evidence of some old rodent activity. I placed a room shocker in the center, closed up the space, and let it do its thing for 24 hrs. Then I aired the space out with a fan for about a half hour. We haven’t smelled anything since; just fresh air now when we walk into the house. Hopefully the odor won’t come back but if it does I still have another shocker to use. If I have to do it every 6 months it’s worth it. Highly recommend.

one of our dogs got sprayed by a skunk-it was AWFUL and all consuming and the smell was everywhere in our house, even in rooms/upstairs where the dog never entered. it was kind of devastating and very overwhelming. trying to wash/scrub/clean every piece of clothing, every dish, carpets, bedding, mattresses, towels, it was ALL compromised and my very hard work was making a small difference if any at all. I found these, bought 4 for my 2600 sq ft house, set them off and it improved the situation mightily but not totally. you have to remove the source of the smell as well, so as I found more things that smelled strongly, and washed or removed them, the smell improved. I bought six more and set them all off and I can say we are finally skunk free. the comments that say it didnt work (there is always one) I am sure they feel that way, but if you dont get rid of the SOURCE of the smell say. musty old carpeting, etc, these won't help. if you have a lingering smell from something that is no longer there, this is a great product. also, we set these off with people in the house, just not in the same room and it was fine. the comment who says that the product says its ok, but they disagree is just that, a disagreement. this IS non toxic, it smells like chlorine for a bit and then that goes too and the product turns into salt water, nothing more. this issue was all consuming for us for weeks and THIS was what helped us finally turn the corner. I highly recommend.

I used one container of room shocker in the small one car garage, and one in the kitchen, but I didn't notice a difference in either area. After further review of chlorine dioxide from another company I don't think these containers have enough product to cover the 400 square foot room that is advertised on these containers, from other companies that sell chlorine dioxide their suggested product usage was a larger quantity for a smaller area. Unless of course the product I received was defective, I don't see why it wouldn't have worked. Does not eliminares idols. Does not eliminate odors. The container was nice and durable sturdy, there was no leakage from the cup. The product was yellow when I first activated it with water and then 24 hours later it was white.

We bought our house two years ago from smokers who smoked all day long for years in our home. We hoped after all their furniture, curtains, and carpeting was removed and we painted, the smell would be eliminated, but two years later we still pull clothes out of our closet that have old musty smoke smell or we’ll come home after a long trip and the smell will return somehow. I used the biocide in two rooms now (the first over a month ago and the second 1 week ago) and so far both rooms have dramatically improved and smell clean. However my biggest complaint with this item is that it doesn’t warn you that it will bleach fabrics it comes in contact with. I put this on our bed in the middle of the room, put it in a bowl on a tray, as the instructions suggest this in case the product spills, not because the vapors will damage fabrics. When I returned to the room 20ish hours later, the bedspread had a bleach stain approximately 1 ft wide on each side of the tray holding the bowl that held the cup of biocide. The instructions need to be edited to warn against this. While I’m pleased with results I’m upset at the damage it caused to an expensive duvet cover despite following the instructions. Be warned this will bleach fabrics it comes in contact with!!

I inherited a free (and very stinky) chest freezer. As I retrieved it from the curb, I was told “it works. But 20lbs of deer meat went bad when the power went out. And we’re tired of the smell in the house.” This became my personal project. I tried everything. Vinegar and water mixture. Soap and vinegar and water. Coffee grounds. Activated charcoal. Days out in the sun to help sanitize and dry it out. And there was still a funk to it. Probably from all the expired meat juices that found its way into the cracks and crevices that I could never get to. But let me tell you. I got this Room Shocker and put it in there with the lid shut for a few days, and now there is NO SMELL AT ALL. (Even according to my wife’s super sniffer nose!!!) I was skeptical of this product. But I’m now a believer. Five stars. Easy.

We used two in an old house that had a man smoking in it for 40 yrs. There was a significant remodel including paint and flooring which subdued the smell, but as a turn of the century home we don't have central air and smells would increase with hot humid conditions. When it's hot and we close up the windows the smoke was very noticeable. We've tried a lot of things, but I was desperate with some people coming into town and having the smoky order. I ordered this and we tried it in the main room where the smoke smell occurred and the kitchen. We have been away for a night and had no problems with spills. Our reaction was that it smelled like the hotel room down the hall from the hotel pool, as it is a form of chlorine. But mildly ...a little bit refreshing rather than a pool. And it fades. Now to get to it… It worked! I have to admit I was so ecstatic that I used two more in our home for musty bedrooms. Fresh!! My closet traps traveling kitchen odors and it eliminated those too. You should take their recommendations on the quantity. I wasn't sure so I only ordered two at a time, but looking back I wish I would have taking care of the whole house at once. Note: it is strong smelling when it is working and I got a little headache from exposure, so you shouldn't be in the house when they're working. I recommend airing it out plenty after 24 hours. I didn't mind the feeding smile though. To me it smelled clean.

Two words: It works! We bought this after doing a lot of research when we bought an older cabin to fix up (about 1,000 sf). We had a water and a mold issue (though not bad). After fixing the initial issues we detected we also had an odor issue. The whole place smelled moldy and old. We thought about replacing the remaining walls, insulation etc. Instead we set off 3 room shockers (attic, living and sleeping areas), and repeated after a few weeks. Problem gone since. I'm pretty sure this room shocker won't work for every situation but I'd give it a try before embarking on more drastic measures. We've since used it once after a bad storm had some water leaking into our basement (more as a prevention) and no odor after this either. My tip: don't expect wonders after first use, if it gets way better or almost there - do another round a few weeks later. Our former neighbors, on our recommendation, used it before selling their house (dog smell) and they thanked us for recommending it (though house sold to another dog owner so not sure if it made a difference). PS: After we used it the first time we had a lot of dead bugs and spiders laying around that must have come from the attic or the walls so please remember to take your pets with you when you set one off!!!!

I know this is marketed as a deodorizer, but it’s much more. Chlorine dioxide is used in mold remediation as well as things like crime scene cleanup because it’s a very effective oxidizer. So when I had a small gap in my shower surround from replacing hardware, I grabbed what I knew would work. And it did! Usage is as easy as could be. Put the container in the middle of the room and open cupboards and drawers. Open the foil pack and put the small mesh bag in the cup it came in, add one included measure of water, exit and close the door. It will smell like chlorine, so if you can do this while you won’t be home for…a day or so…you will thank yourself. Important to note, this is NOT the chlorine gas that will eat your lungs in seconds. That’s what you get when chlorine is in the second part of the name like sodium hypochlorite (chlorine bleach). In this case, it’s the oxygen that does the heavy lifting. Still, it will smell like a pool for a while. Came back a day later, aired out the bathroom, and the musty smell has not returned. I’m happy enough that when I go away for a week next time, I’m setting several of these in the house, including one on a ladder beneath the return for my heat pump, and giving the whole house a nuke any funky scents face lift. I mean, my house doesn’t stink, but this will make sure there’s no mold or mildew anywhere and will nuke the last of the smoke for from the previous owner of my house.

Set it, forget it, and then air it out!

Bought 6 of these for our 1200sqft (more than enough coverage of each one does 400sqft) house that had been smoked in by the previous owners. We tried a duct clean, ozone treatment, repaint and cleaned everything so we hoped these would work. Set them up before we left for the weekend. A few weeks later the chlorine smell and cigarette smell are both still here. The chlorine also discoloured two cloths we had out and just about killed two of my wife’s plants.