There is something fishy in my hall!

[jack99]

I have recently moved into a new flat and every now and again there is the most awful fishy smell in my hallway, it is not there all the time, just every few days or so in an evening. I have smelled all the carpets etc. and I don't think it is coming from them. Has anyone any idea what the hell it could be?
Any suggestions would be much appreciated.

[kira000]

In a hall cupboard? Behind radiators, in or behind curtains and blinds.. in a ceiling ventilation grille? It could even be coming from under the carpet.
Could it be coming under your front door, from another neighbours flat cooking fish?

[Canary42]

Neighbouring flat seems the most likely answer.

[jack99]

It is definately not coming from another flat and you cannot smell it outside the flat either. It is very strong in the hall, but I cannot figure where it is coming from at all. I have sniffed all round the hallway to try and find a source but to no avail. It has not happened tonight. I am baffled.

[pinktwink]

do you have an aquarium!!!!!!!!

[sn�gs]

or a sea lion?

[ummmm]

Or a really dirty girlfriend?

[jack99]

Erm yea, those answers were really helpful! I thought this was called the answerbank, not the the t-wat bank. Oh well my mistake.

[pinktwink]

c'mon jack laughter is the medicine of life

[Ice.Maiden]

Meter cupboards...nehind radiators...smelly old carpets that need binning. Check those out first.

[pinktwink]

try theses suggestions
http://www.theanswerbank.co.uk/Home-and-Garden /Question177048.html

[ELVIS68]

Had a similar problem with a cats p!ss smell, I don`t have a cat but the smell stank the hallway out..it turns out the smell was coming from my sons trainers after playing football in next doors garden

[jack99]

fair comment pinktwink!!!

Ice.maiden, it is in the hall where the 'consumer unit' is,do you think it could be coming from there?

[jack99]

Bless ya pinktwink, I feel guilty about being mardy now, just checked out your link and it suggests it could be a light fitting melting, just had a loook and it is!!! wey hey.

Cheers for that, it has been doing my head in.

[Ice.Maiden]

Oh blimey jack - never thought of that. Good job you found out.

[pinktwink]

glad to help and to have a laugh cheers the soul!!!!

[ELVIS68]

At least it wasn`t c0ckROACH

[jack99]

I knew it wasn't there all the time, but didn't tie it in with having the light on, it was really bugging me. I have just had a look and all of the lamp holder has melted and when I broke a piece off it stinks of fish!!! Problem solved.

[Naomicorlett]

You see, we may be silly on this site but there are some clever people on it. Who was it that talked about mass intelligence?

[gucciman]

i had the same problem and it turned out to be one of the plastic/bakelite old style fuse holders getting too hot