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UK Floor Cleaning Forum => Carpet Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: stu_thomson on October 19, 2005, 10:32:26 pm

Title: coir smell
Post by: stu_thomson on October 19, 2005, 10:32:26 pm

Cleaned some coir matting for customer the other day, and 24 hrs later had call to say smell was all over house, why?? Told her that it was a natural product and when fully dry will be fine, anything else i can add to that as i will call her again soon.

regards
stu

Title: Re: coir smell
Post by: John_Flynn on October 19, 2005, 10:58:47 pm

Cross your fingers and hope it will be   ::) ::) ::)

Title: Re: coir smell
Post by: garyj on October 19, 2005, 11:05:08 pm

Awful stuff and many won't clean it, stays damp forever and does smell musty and dirty. How about a light spray of Craftex lemon deodoriser to take the edge off it?

Title: Re: coir smell
Post by: John_Flynn on October 19, 2005, 11:09:13 pm

Or send in a couple of Wet Dogs to make it smell sweeter???

Title: Re: coir smell
Post by: garyj on October 19, 2005, 11:22:57 pm

Eeeee up John. Do you get better looking each day because you couldn't get any uglier  :P ;D   
Nicky still thinks you're that fat bloke. Put him back on, he was better looking for a start  ;D

Title: Re: coir smell
Post by: John_Flynn on October 19, 2005, 11:39:55 pm

Hey Gary that mi dad I got on now!!

Title: Re: coir smell
Post by: Karl Wildey on October 20, 2005, 10:12:24 am

Smell should go with time, but I would return and spray/cover the smell with a deordorizer of some sort.

Stop cleaning coir matting myself due to similar prob a few years back.

Title: Re: coir smell
Post by: stu_thomson on October 20, 2005, 04:24:18 pm

cheers guys, now going to ring lady, did tell her at time that i dont normally clean it as i too had prob with smell few years back, if still bad will spray some sanitiser

regards stu

Title: Re: coir smell
Post by: Kinver_Clean on October 20, 2005, 07:00:45 pm

Why can't people use proper carpet?
 Trevor

Title: Re: coir smell
Post by: ABLECLEAN on October 20, 2005, 11:36:20 pm

I never attempt cleaning coir matting as the pile is so deep and loose which causes loss of suction at the cleaning head. This is why it stays wet and smells. I usually tell customers to hang it over something and use a pressure washer and then leave it outside in the sun until dry. :D