Exhaust Fan for Odor Improvement
I'm lucky enough to have my LR4 in an extra laundry room space attached to our living room. Taking inspiration from a few other posts I have seen to help control odors, especially those that occur between plop and cycle (i.e., stinky poos), I attached this cheap exhaust fan to my dryer vent. I then connected it to my wall via smart plugs that work specifically with Samsung Smartthings. Because IFTTT still does not work for the LR4, I then use Modes and Routine to monitor Whisker notifications. When I get a clean cycle notification, it turns the fan on for 10 minutes and then off. It seems to have made quite a difference! I'd love to be able to do this when a cat is detected to get even more ahead of the smells, but there is no notification for that.
Before this, the LR still did a great job of preventing most smells. This just adds an extra preventative measure. For the most part, I only smell a litter we used previously that in my mind I associate with poop smells - we no longer use it - and so whenever I smell that litter smell, which seems to have permeated the LR rubber, I think I am smelling poop. We use Great Litter and I love it.
I'm lucky enough to have my LR4 in an extra laundry room space attached to our living room. Taking inspiration from a few other posts I have seen to help control odors, especially those that occur between plop and cycle (i.e., stinky poos), I attached this cheap exhaust fan to my dryer vent. I then connected it to my wall via smart plugs that work specifically with Samsung Smartthings. Because IFTTT still does not work for the LR4, I then use Modes and Routine to monitor Whisker notifications. When I get a clean cycle notification, it turns the fan on for 10 minutes and then off. It seems to have made quite a difference! I'd love to be able to do this when a cat is detected to get even more ahead of the smells, but there is no notification for that.
Before this, the LR still did a great job of preventing most smells. This just adds an extra preventative measure. For the most part, I only smell a litter we used previously that in my mind I associate with poop smells - we no longer use it - and so whenever I smell that litter smell, which seems to have permeated the LR rubber, I think I am smelling poop. We use Great Litter and I love it.