Ok, I have tried everything I know, Ammonia treatments and lots of Febreeze after that.
After a year we still have formaldehyde odor from the Upholstery of the Sofa Bed and the Dinette seats. It burns my eyes, nose a little, if I sit on the sofa or especially lie down on it. DD too. Have Febreezed it over and over.
Anyone have any tricks for something applied directly to that fabric to deal with eliminating it to a lower level where it won't bother us anymore?
It is better than it was when we got it, but with our allergy sensitivities, it still bothers us, especially when closed up a little more in rainy weather or cooler nights. Of course the warmer it is, the more it gasses off inside even with the windows open.
Getting ready to go again and going to be in mid 70's to 80's so will be more noticeable. Thanks in advance for any tips.
Most of the formaldhyde smell comes from the walls from the adhesive they use. It just permeates to all the furniture in the TT.
When I was looking at TT's all I had to do is 'walk' into these TT's and I would have trouble breathing. For me it was the reason I chose not to buy one and bought a MH.
IMHO first of all 'stop' using the Fabreeze. Many people with allergies can not tolerate the smell of that product.
I have allergies and my dog has seizures that are escalated by just the smell of Fabreeze. I had to get rid of a couch I sprayed with that stuff once I found out that it was the cause of our reactions.
I don't know of 'any' product that will eliminate formaldhyde fumes, maybe someone else on the forum has had some luck with this.
31 ft Four Winds
Chevy Tracker 4x4 Blue Ox We must be willing to get rid of the life we've planned,
so as to have the life that is waiting for us.
Search for a HEPA filter that has activated charcoal. Orek, for example. Leave it running in your rv and it will absorb the chemical odors, allergens, etc. You can leave it there for those extra bad pollen days, too!
If the smell is coming from the couch and dinette cushions maybe you could steam clean them and that would help. I wouldn't think that a good cleaning of them would hurt anyway.
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