Cellar Smells

From reader sully7:

A dehumidifier will do wonders! Even a fan to move the air around will help. As for the smell here is a great solution! Its called Tea Tree Treasure. Go to a health food store and buy a small bottle of Tea Tree Oil (this is a natural fungicide). Mine cost $6.99. Put 2 tsp of the Tea Tree Oil and a quart of water into a spray bottle. Spray it into the smelly areas and all around the basement, but don't saturate them. The Tea Tree oil smell is very strong! but when it dissipates you will notice the musty smell is less. Spray again the next day. Afetr a few days of this the musty smell will be gone. Good luck!

I live in the Chicago area. Have the same issue. The musty smell is just high humidity. A dehumidifier will do wonders. Usually we notice the smell is gone in 4 - 8 hours after we turn on dehu. If the smell is sewer gas, try pouring a few cups down your basement/cellar drain. When it is dry, the trap can dry up letting in sewer gas. Check out my writing on http://www.WebsterInfo.com