I think I have become immune to it, cause I don't smell it but my parents and my sister say that it smells, and so does all of our stuff. They are worried about my child going to school smelling. Please help me figure out how to get rid of it. I also have new puppy, and now my carpet stinks like urine, I have tried everything to get rid of it and nothing seems to work, any ideas?
2006-11-17 03:40:50 · 12 answers · asked by Ruca_40oz 1 in Home & Garden ➔ Cleaning & Laundry
Open the windows on nice days and use a fan to blow in fresh air. Clean everything good. Make sure you don't ahve mice by using decon. Use incense and candles to give a nice apmosphere. Use a little bleach in your dishwater, and wipe down everything in the kitchen with a light solution of bleach and dish soap. Keep any pets clean, and their dish's clean, and also their sleeping area. Use a spray bottle with all purpuse cleaner, with water and light bleach and dish detergent in the bathroom, for a quick cleaning of all surfaces, use cleanser in the toilet.Hang out pretty towels. Bring in fresh cut flowers. Wash the windows, and walls if necessary. Think happy thoughts! :) Good luck. :) arum
2006-11-17 03:57:34 · answer #1 · answered by arum 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Do your best to locate the source. A black light will make pet urine glow in low light. treat the pet urine with enzymes. the enzyme must be injected below the surface of the carpet into the padding. (worst case requires re-placement of the floor covering) After treating and letting the enzymes work, then shampoo the carpet with a enzyme shampoo. Clean every thing as best as you can with good quality cleansers. If the smell is not gone, have the entire home shock treated with ozone by a professional. Small over the counter ozone generators wont do it.
2006-11-17 17:21:10 · answer #2 · answered by abner44 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
For the puppy stains, they sell stuff at the pet stores that is formulated to remove pet odors.
For the mystery smell, I don't know what to tell you besides give your entire house a thorough scrub down, including degreasing the stove area, and while you're at it, open your windows to let the house air out. If you have carpets, rent a carpet cleaner and do the carpets as well.
Without knowing what the smell is it's hard to advise further.
2006-11-17 03:59:51 · answer #3 · answered by desiderio 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I agree with the very first answer about bleach, sanitatition, candles, and opening the windows. You, too, may want to consider replacing your carpeting if it has urine stains on it. No matter how many times you shampoo or spot clean your carpet it's still going to reek as the urine is probably underneath the carpet and just sitting on the floor. This probably what is making your house reek. Good Luck!
2006-11-17 04:06:00 · answer #4 · answered by Mom of One in Wisconsin 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
One thing I've tried once (when my fridge broke down during a 2-week vacation and all the spoilt food and newly-living creatures in the fridge left a HORRID stink all over the 2-storey house) was to leave around open bowls of black tea - I used Chinese 'tyeh guan ying' tea - with slices of lemon in them. It's a fairly effective (temporary) way to reduce general odours in a room, as long as they're out of reach from your kids and puppy.
You might want to consider a professional carpet-cleaning company. I know some of them use really good dry-cleaning and sanitising methods. Plus, once your puppy gets toilet-trained, I guess pee-soaked carpets won't be a big problem.
2006-11-17 04:00:52 · answer #5 · answered by Andromeda_Carina 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Take about 4 bowls and fill them with vinegar, place them in different parts of the room,This will absorb the odor, Also you can sprinkle Baking Soda on the carpet and let it stay for 10to 15 Min's and then vacuum as usual.
2006-11-17 17:14:50 · answer #6 · answered by lennie 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Spot Shot the carpets, shampoo the carpets afterwards, invest in those plug in air fresheners, keep all towels and clothes off the floor, open the windows, wash your walls and inside your cupboards, vacuum at least once a week, and dust.
2006-11-17 05:27:43 · answer #7 · answered by ♥ღαмαиdα♥ღ 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
you can sprinkle baken soda throughout the house if you have carpet check your refrigerter for raw meats after you sprinle baken soda open all windows allow to air out vacum up 2-3 days latter if you just moved in you need to find out if the last tenants had pets because pet urine is hard to get out of carpet it goes underneath and rotten the wood pour bleach down in your garbage disposal foolowed by hot water & turn it on for 1 minute maybe something rotten in there gl
2006-11-17 04:38:43 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I agree totally with the 1st answer.
Lemon juice also helps cut the smells ,you can also try cleaning out your fridge and washing it on the inside with warm water and vinagre.
As for the rest once you have cleaned and disinfected all, try a freshner plug in to the wall or automatic spray.
Good luck.
2006-11-17 04:31:35 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Use lots of scented candles and insense. Use it for months. Or you could burn something in the oven and have a different smell. Depends whats worse.
2006-11-17 04:57:11 · answer #10 · answered by me 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋