Cleaned Carpets And Now They Smell

They look like new again but there is a horrible musty smell.

Cleaned carpets and now they smell.

Kimberly from san diego ca. They were cleaned monday and obviously have had the heating on to dry them out. The vinegar will absorb pretty much any odour including wet carpet smell. Two household products lift and clean the urine smell from the carpet without the need of harsh chemicals.

Cleaned carpet now smells like wet dog. Sunflower6 tue 21 aug 12 16 54 10. It can t have got all the water out because th e carpets smell damp can anyone give me tips on how to get rid of the damp smell it s. Leave the baking soda on the carpet for several hours or overnight.

Help just had carpets professionally cleaned and now they smell. I ve cleaned my carpets beautifully with a machine and now i ve got strong pet urine smell all over my living room. Help i ve washed my carpets with a vax carpet washer and now they smell damp 7 posts add message report. Place a kitty litter near the carpeted area to soak up the bad smell.

In this method a significant amount of water and solution is applied to the carpet. There are a few possible reasons your carpet now smells like a wet dog. Hubby goes over this afternoon and said the smell hit him like a brick wall when he walked in. 17 posts add message report.

It s like a dirty sock smell and i m sure it s from the carpeting not being totally dry. I bought a vax carpet washer last week and cleaned my carpets. In carpets that have just been cleaned the odor almost always comes from the materials underneath the carpet fibers. When these materials become wet from deep cleaning the smell resurfaces stronger than ever.

The carpet backing and padding can hold moisture and odors from old spills stains or ground in dirt. Use febreze for carpets but test the product for discolouration first on an inconspicuous area of your rug. Add more baking soda for larger portions of carpet. Lillyofthevalley wed 02 mar 11 21 54 29.

The gold standard method for cleaning carpets is a process called hot water extraction. By michawn 18 posts 487 comments february 22 2007 0 found this helpful. Be cautious if you have cats as they can treat it as a bathroom. We couldn t leave the windows open to help air it out due to thunderstorms here.

If you suspect a mold problem either because of visible growth or a musty smell consistently coming from supply vents cleaning ducts won t do much good if it doesn t eliminate the mold. My husband and i cleaned the carpets in one of the houses day before yesterday.