Is it airtight? If I line it with a plastic bag and then put the tied up dog poop bags inside, will the smell stay in for a week?
500890
It's not airtight. I use mine for poop but I use it outside. I think inside it will smell eventually. I never smell it outside
500891
Yes, it is pretty air tight. I line it with a plastic bag and empty it once a week and the smell is contained. I keep it outside on a fence as seen in the picture.
500892
It is not airtight. On a hot summer day, the poop "cooks" inside the can. We have ours mounted in open air area. The only time we smell it is when we open the can when it has been very hot outside. Now that the fall is here, we don't notice any problem with odors.
500893
we got glamcan when we moved into a townhouse with a smaller yard. We clean up and drop in the liner bag. We don't notice the smell after it goes into the can with the lid closed.
500894
It is not airtight. We have it hanging outside which is working out great. If it was inside, I believe you would smell the poop. We put a piece of cardboard down the middle as this allowed us to store bags on one side and the poop on the other. Hope that helps.
500895
Not airtight. We line our Glam Can with a 1-gal freezer-strength ziplock bag which gets emptied once a week on trash pickup day. We change out the liner bag every couple of weeks. That works adequately for our cat poop. Glam Can is mounted in basement/garage, not in the house proper.
682153
The device is tightly sealed, so it would take a really smart, handy and strong raccoon to open it. I have not had issues with any animals around it. So far, it does not stink. Waiting for the warm weather to prove me wrong
1449032
I don't think 2-3 days would cause a lasting odor. I had to wash everything after storage, but then it was fine. My original objection was against the implication that clothes and linens could be used immediately after storage. If there is an odor after shipping, just wash things.
2034684
To me it is not so much the bags that control the odor but the Pooh-Powder that does most of the work. I use bag purchased from a local outdoors store and the Pooh-Powder, works great. I have had it set up in a "potty" tent in 100+ degree weather for 12 hours and no smell. I remove the beg and place it in a one gal zipper bag, carry it home and trash it. Days later the trash still does not smell.
567165
Mine had a very very very faint plastic smell, not an odor. A day after setting it up, it was completely gone. The dog loves it!
972148
Ours just had a strong rubber smell. It has gotten alot better. We put stuff in ours and put it in the freezer, the dog goes crazy for it.
37091
Yes, when opening there was a chemical odor. I let it sit out for a few days (7 days) and it was gone. Never smelled again.
725491
I place the entire bag in container. The seal is not airtight. But bugs haven't attack the container either.
567166
It does smell like vinyl when you first unpack it. However, it's not that bad, and after a day's airing out, you should be able to use it with no problems. Just be sure to take out the fuzzy pad, and air that too, as the bottom of the crate and the underside of the pad also have vinyl which needs to be aired.
541619
It does not have a "strong" smell, although it does smell of glue, hence it being a glue trap. I'd say your dog might be interested in it, as were my cats, but the smell subsides in a day or so, we left them on the counter over night which aired them enough. If your pet happens to get stuck to it, any oil or water even poured over it will take it off. These are more like a tape then a glue trap seen for rodents.
900888
No, no smell at all unless you can identify the smell of corn starch..?? One other commenter had a valid point though....Plastic packaging will sometimes pick up other odors. If yours was shipped along with a strong scent of some sort---say vanilla beans or ?? then it is possible that the bag could retain some of that odor. Pour some out into a small bowl, touch it (should feel smooth like baby powder..), smell it (no odor..), taste it (basically no taste..)....or mix some up like previously suggested (no odor..)
189419
I don't know. I opened the box, put the thing together and stuck it in a bigger box to wrap for Christmas. The smell really wasn't that bad when I opened it, so I would assume that the smell would go away after being used outside a few times.
1349664
I leave the metal top locks open... Our dog isn't interested and it doesn't smell. You do have to lift the lid with your hand, which may or may not be easier than a foot pedal... Your choice! We use it with washable pail liner bags.
2075914
Doesn't smell any more than any new item. Put it in the garage or basement for a week. Mine only had that new plastic smell for a few days, I store mine under my couch. It looses new smell completely. It's a great item, had it for over a year now.
1091957
the smell is normal,,it will disappear after several days ,you can put it in the Ventilated place.
2262223
I haven't used it for my dog, but I don't think so. You have to push the diaper through the top, you can't just drop it in. I don't see why it wouldn't work as far as the smell, but I don't think you are going to want to push a bag of dog poop through the top.
497982
I didn't notice any smell to it besides the normal "plastic" smell. I am not using it for water containment so I did not really pay that much attention to it. Maybe soaking it with water and vinegar and then letting it air out with the top off would get rid of the smell?