Cleaned Carpet Now Smells

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Cleaned carpet now smells.

Kimberly from san diego ca. Log in or sign up to reply posts 232. 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. Ugent cleaned carpets and now it smells.

Posted about 11 years ago my husband and i cleaned the carpets in one of the houses day before yesterday. I ve cleaned my carpets beautifully with a machine and now i ve got strong pet urine smell all over my living room. Real estate investor from toledo ohio. Reasons your carpet smells bad after cleaning it.

Now give the rug a healthy sprinkle of. Nylon is the most durable and resistant to wear out of the four. A bad smell coming from your carpet isn t just a bad smell it s a threat to your home your property and the health of your family. If not dried properly the underlying material becomes susceptible to mildew problems which can cause the musty smell.

The leading cause for a bad smelling carpet after cleaning is that the carpet backing absorbed some of the moisture in the process and is still wet. The gold standard method for cleaning carpets is a process called hot water extraction. You can use a commercial odor removing cleaner or you can mix your own cleaner with white vinegar and water. Did you just pay for a professional carpet cleaning service and feel like your carpet smells worse than ever.

If your carpet continues to smell long after it has been cleaned it. Removing dog or cat pee odors from carpets can be a challenge. Next blot the area dry with a clean dry cloth or paper towel. But it s common for carpet to smell immediately after being professionally cleaned and there are some tricks to help the odor clear up quickly.

Types of carpets that hold odor more easily. Run the cleaner over the entire carpet and then let it dry. Musty earthy or dank smells whatever you want to call it are the result of excess moisture. To rid your carpet of foul smells first blot any strongly affected spots with a damp cloth.

In this method a significant amount of water and solution is applied to the carpet. Cleaned carpet now smells like wet dog. There s nothing more frustrating than feeling like you ve wasted money. Especially if the area was flooded getting rid of the odor should be a walk in the park.

If you have a lot of set in pet odors you may need to treat the entire carpet with a carpet cleaner such as a green machine or a rug doctor. Firstly most carpet cleaning uses water. By michawn 18 posts 487 comments. So the area was definitely wet before the smell started.

There are 4 basic types of carpet fibers nylon polyester olefin and wool.