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Can Someone with a Chemistry Background Explain?

Captroop

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I did a load of laundry this week, and when I got my clothes from the dryer it all smelled like gasoline or lighter fluid. I was thinking, "Did I piss someone off in the laundry room and they doused my clothes in lighter fluid, but then lost their nerve before setting it on fire?" So I did a little research online and found that if you run your dryer in a room that has recently been painted, then it makes the clothes smell like gasoline. And indeed, when I came in the apartment that day, I could smell that a fresh coat of paint had been applied in the building.

 

Okay, so wtf. Can someone explain to me how a fresh coat of paint + dryer makes clothes smell like gasoline? I'm truly intrigued at this point and I need an explanation.

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I'm guessing the paint was not low-voc paint.

VOCs are in the solvents in paint and have a very low vapor pressure, which means they evaporate at very low temperatures.

When there is a localized elevation in temperature, it would stand to reason that the area of the wall adjacent to the dryer would emit these vapors at a high rate. Air intake for dryers are usually at the back of the appliance, (surprise) the face that would be pushed up against the wall.

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I'm guessing the paint was not low-voc paint.

VOCs are in the solvents in paint and have a very low vapor pressure, which means they evaporate at very low temperatures.

When there is a localized elevation in temperature, it would stand to reason that the area of the wall adjacent to the dryer would emit these vapors at a high rate. Air intake for dryers are usually at the back of the appliance, (surprise) the face that would be pushed up against the wall.

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Cool! Thanksya much!

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