Cleaned Carpets And Now They Smell

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.

Cleaned carpets and now they smell.

We couldn t leave the windows open to help air it out due to thunderstorms here. Step 1 sprinkle 1 2 cup baking soda onto the area of carpet that smells like pet urine. The vinegar will absorb pretty much any odour including wet carpet smell. The carpet backing and padding can hold moisture and odors from old spills stains or ground in dirt.

In carpets that have just been cleaned the odor almost always comes from the materials underneath the carpet fibers. I bought a vax carpet washer last week and cleaned my carpets. Help just had carpets professionally cleaned and now they smell. There are a few possible reasons your carpet now smells like a wet dog.

Two household products lift and clean the urine smell from the carpet without the need of harsh chemicals. 17 posts add message report. Lillyofthevalley wed 02 mar 11 21 54 29. Kimberly from san diego ca.

By michawn 18 posts 487 comments february 22 2007 0 found this helpful. Add more baking soda for larger portions of carpet. Firstly most carpet cleaning uses water. Hubby goes over this afternoon and said the smell hit him like a brick wall when he walked in.

The gold standard method for cleaning carpets is a process called hot water extraction. Cleaned carpet now smells like wet dog. Be cautious if you have cats as they can treat it as a bathroom. Every now and then we get a call from a customer that says i shampooed my carpet and now it smells like urine the smell was not present prior to the cleaning leaving a frustrating situation for homeowners without pets or one who didn t smell urine prior to cleaning.

Place a kitty litter near the carpeted area to soak up the bad smell. It s like a dirty sock smell and i m sure it s from the carpeting not being totally dry. They were cleaned monday and obviously have had the heating on to dry them out. Sunflower6 tue 21 aug 12 16 54 10.

They look like new again but there is a horrible musty smell. Leave the baking soda on the carpet for several hours or overnight. I ve cleaned my carpets beautifully with a machine and now i ve got strong pet urine smell all over my living room. When these materials become wet from deep cleaning the smell resurfaces stronger than ever.

My husband and i cleaned the carpets in one of the houses day before yesterday. In this method a significant amount of water and solution is applied to the carpet.