The previous owners had pets and when our daughter broke a container holding about 1 1/2 gallons of water the drying water is making our house smell horribly musty and like cat urine. Any advice to dry it quick and get that horrible smell out??? Plus, we're having guests over on Saturday!! Thanks!
2007-09-25 11:53:54 · 15 answers · asked by ? 2 in Home & Garden ➔ Cleaning & Laundry
What you need to get is an upright deep cleaner. I had purchased a Bissell steam cleaner. I have pets; so it works great for removing pet stains and odors. Several months back my water lines had froze up during the last month of winter. I had left my faucet lines open to keep them from bursting once the water had thawed out. Well, they did, but my drain pipes did not. This caused a flood in my kitchen and into my other room which is carpeted. I used the deep cleaner to quickly suck up the water on the kitchen floor & off the carpet. Afterwards the carpet was barely damp and only took one day to dry with one box-fan and small ceiling fan.
Since the stains & odors are that bad what you will need to do is prep the area first. Do that by using plain hot water; yes it will stink, so make sure you have the windows open when you do that. After you have loosen up the dirt and cleaned out the deep cleaner storage tank mix up a solution of the deep cleaner soap and run it again over the area. Repeat cleaning the tank out and next mix a solution of 1 cup white vinegar to enough water to fill the tank. Run the cleaner once more removing all of the water. The vinegar will eliminate the odors of the cat urine and musty smell. After you have done that turn on your fans and leave your windows open to air it out and to help dry up the rest of the damp water. When you do go to clean your carpet turn off your A/C unit, and do it at the beginning of the day (on a hot is best, if possible), so that by come evening time the areas will be dried and cleaned.
2007-09-25 12:25:49 · answer #1 · answered by Tarlyng 4 · 4⤊ 0⤋
If you have time rent a carpet cleaning machine, and get the oder neutralizer. If not get a wet/dry shop type Vacuum. Then run your air conditioner to help get the moisture out of the air. Then get some type of carpet fresh. Arm and Hammer makes one with baking soda that is scented. Sprinkle some of this around.
2007-09-25 12:14:07 · answer #2 · answered by RB 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
You might want to rent a "Rug Doctor" carpet shampooer. It sucks up water. If I were you I would shampoo the whole carptet with a product called "Odor Mute". It is an enzyme that destroys those odors. It doesn't just put a perfumed scent over the top of the bad ones.
2007-09-25 13:07:12 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
First get it out. Shop vac or rent a carpet cleaner like Rug Doctor. You need good suction. Rug Doctor has attachments so you can do small areas and corners etc. Also look into good pet stain and smell killers, they do have them where they rent carpet cleaning machine.
Good Luck
2007-09-25 11:58:33 · answer #4 · answered by Derek 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Go to Home Depot or United Rentals and rent an industrial carpet drying fan.
2007-09-25 11:56:35 · answer #5 · answered by Rick D 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
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2017-02-16 23:12:18 · answer #6 · answered by Campbell 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
any of the rental stores can set you up with an under carpet blower
and it would be a good idea to spray the carpet down a bit with live enzymes to destroy the accummulated bacterias
2007-09-25 12:00:29 · answer #7 · answered by Imagine 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Rent a carpet steam extractor or use a shop vac.
2007-09-25 11:56:46 · answer #8 · answered by snowman 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Do you know anyone with a commercial wet/dry vac? You need a vaccum that can suck up water.
2007-09-25 11:57:27 · answer #9 · answered by Princessa Macha Venial 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Pick up the rug. Replace it. 1 800 CARPET.
2007-09-25 15:42:39 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 2⤋