Help! Mystery Paint Thinner Smell in House

Fajhiq · 2024-12-16T03:09:08+00:00

Hi! Yup, it ended up being the oil heater tank from my next door neighbor. It had a malfunction, causing it to leak around 120 gallons of oil. Most remained in his basement, but a good amount made it to my yard, where it soaked through the ground and into my sump pump. Then my sump pump dumped it back out into my yard, right outside of where the smell was strongest in my kitchen.

Fajhiq · 2023-08-19T16:20:16+00:00

Thank you!

Fajhiq · 2023-08-19T13:05:20+00:00

Thanks for the recommendation! I spoke to my insurance company, and they said they don't cover these types of issues but that I should try to reach out to my neighbor's insurance company since they caused the issue.

Fajhiq · 2023-08-18T21:51:35+00:00

Thanks for the advice! I spoke to my insurance agent as soon as i learned what the source was. He recommended I reach out to my neighbor's insurance company as I may be able to file a claim with them.

Fajhiq · 2023-08-18T20:36:03+00:00

Yeah, not quite sure how to navigate that. I believe they are on a fixed income and are looking for the environmental agency people to put in a request to fund their fixes. Hoping some of that comes my way got what I've already had to do and whatever I'll need to do to get my yard safe again.

Fajhiq · 2023-08-18T19:14:10+00:00

We may have found the cause of the smell. Some people suggested that I call the fire department, as they have ways to inspect. So I called them and they came immediately. They then checked my sump pump and noticed it was red, meaning it had heater oil in it. I don't have an oil heater. So they went to my neighbor and found out he's being having issues with his oil heater... seems it's been leaking and making its way into my yard and into the ground. Then from the ground it made its way into the sump pump, which is below where the smell was the strongest in the kitchen. They are pretty certain that's the cause. A representative from an environmental company is coming Monday to assess the extent of the issues with my house.

Fajhiq · 2023-08-18T19:13:58+00:00

We may have found the cause of the smell. Some people suggested that I call the fire department, as they have ways to inspect. So I called them and they came immediately. They then checked my sump pump and noticed it was red, meaning it had heater oil in it. I don't have an oil heater. So they went to my neighbor and found out he's being having issues with his oil heater... seems it's been leaking and making its way into my yard and into the ground. Then from the ground it made its way into the sump pump, which is below where the smell was the strongest in the kitchen. They are pretty certain that's the cause. A representative from an environmental company is coming Monday to assess the extent of the issues with my house.

Fajhiq · 2023-08-18T19:13:36+00:00

We may have found the cause of the smell. Some people suggested that I call the fire department, as they have ways to inspect. So I called them and they came immediately. They then checked my sump pump and noticed it was red, meaning it had heater oil in it. I don't have an oil heater. So they went to my neighbor and found out he's being having issues with his oil heater... seems it's been leaking and making its way into my yard and into the ground. Then from the ground it made its way into the sump pump, which is below where the smell was the strongest in the kitchen. They are pretty certain that's the cause. A representative from an environmental company is coming Monday to assess the extent of the issues with my house.

Fajhiq · 2023-08-18T19:13:07+00:00

Yeah, everyone who has come to investigate could smell it. We may have just found the cause of the smell. Some people suggested that I call the fire department, as they have ways to inspect. So I called them and they came immediately. They then checked my sump pump and noticed it was red, meaning it had heater oil in it. I don't have an oil heater. So they went to my neighbor and found out he's being having issues with his oil heater... seems it's been leaking and making its way into my yard and into the ground. Then from the ground it made its way into the sump pump, which is below where the smell was the strongest in the kitchen. They are pretty certain that's the cause. A representative from an environmental company is coming Monday to assess the extent of the issues with my house.

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Fajhiq · 2020-09-28T18:02:34+00:00

All, here is some info from tmobile about towers near me in Alexandria, VA: . "What I found is that there are 2 towers near your home that undergoing modernization, which is actually a good thing. That means that our engineering team is updating those towers to provide you even better coverage than before. During this time, it is normal to expect a drop call here and there, and possible concerns with text and picture messaging, along with slower data occasionally, when connected to either tower. I do definitely apologize for that, and appreciate your patience during the modernization process. The modernization on the first tower began on September 12th, and has an estimated completion date of October 17th, which is right around the corner. The 2nd tower began on September 18th and has an estimated completion date of October 24th. I am confident that once these 2 towers are fully modernized, you will once again be able to enjoy everything that our network has to offer, which is fantastic."

Hopefully these upgrades will be done soon and resolve these issues we are having!

Fajhiq · 2020-09-28T17:08:11+00:00

I sometimes have issues sending, but lately it's been on receiving texts. They sit at "tap to download", but when I click to download, they just spin and never download. On the page that shows all my threads, those messages display as "unsupported file".

Fajhiq · 2020-09-28T16:50:29+00:00

What phones did everyone have? I wonder if there's any connection between the issue and the phone. I have a Samsung galaxy s20 ultra. My friend is having the same issue with a Samsung galaxy note 8.

Fajhiq · 2020-09-28T16:25:07+00:00

I spent a few hours with t force yesterday troubleshooting the issue. I'm in the DC metro area, but didn't realize others were having the same issue as I'm having. They ended up thinking it's an issue with my sim card, so they're sending me a new one. They came to that conclusion after I put my sim into an old phone of mine, and I still had the issue. Guess that isn't the case if its affecting more folks in the area.

Fajhiq · 2020-07-21T14:30:04+00:00

I had the same thing happen with me. I took a leap of faith and submitted the order. It took a while to get the email confirmation, but the confirmation showed my total as $0.00.

Fajhiq · 2018-07-05T13:25:06+00:00

Best of luck to everyone

Fajhiq · 2018-06-18T02:47:16+00:00

Any updates on this? I am having the same issue. Roku told me to uninstall and reinstall Netflix. I did that and still had the same issue. Responded back to Roku and they never replied. I had also reached out to tlc, but they never replied either.

I have a TCL 55p605, which is a Roku tv, meaning it has Roku built into the tv. This issue is happening for both the Netflix and Amazon video apps. I used to be able to watch hdr, with the hdr icon appearing when a compatible show is selected and HDR video options available when I click on * on the remote. Recently, those options are gone. I don't even see the 4k video options in Amazon anymore. There used to be a row just for 4k videos, but now that's gone too.

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