Hot Attic Smell

I have a shop in my attic for some of my hobbies and it get s very hot in the summer.

Hot attic smell.

Where those wires punch through to the attic are rarely sealed properly or at all and that is just one more path for hot air to travel down into your house bringing that lovely odor with it. Microbial volatile organic compounds mvoc are stinky gasses produced by attic mold. Musty dirty animal and moldy smells in an attic create an unpleasant surprise when you go up to this easily overlooked space in the house. Depending on the particular type of mold its mvoc may exhibit a damp musky odor.

And infiltrate the airr in the duct even though it s not running. I have large attic with ridge vents and screened vents at either end of the attic to maintain air flow. A little sealing up in the attic will do wonders. I live in northern virginia hot humid climate in the summer and use heat pumps to heat and cool my house throughout the year.

I would say eliminate the smell through ventilation. Step 1 wear a pair of rubber gloves safety goggles a long sleeved shirt and pants to protect yourself from mold and its spores. It might be you have a gap or air leak in the returrn air duct that is allowing this smell to get into ductwork. The unpleasant odor can also attach itself to items stored in the attic.

Rodent droppings urine. Such odors may even make the items or clothing you re storing in your attic smell as well. Sealing up your building envelope is the only way to go.