Clean It Up

UK Floor Cleaning Forum => Carpet Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: garyfindlay on March 15, 2012, 10:45:13 pm

Title: Stale Water Smell
Post by: garyfindlay on March 15, 2012, 10:45:13 pm

I have been asked to clean a carpet with a strong stale smell after a water leak, for a top scottish football club (in next years champions league, well qualifiers anyway) that has been cleaned up with their staff with a vax. I know this could lead to better things so want to get it perfect. I currently use enzall, followed by craftex deoderisor. Is their a better solution?

I case you can`t  identify the club, here classic vid of their manager: http://www.myspace.com/video/daniel/king-stuart-mccall/1588528

Title: Re: Stale Water Smell
Post by: Jamie Pearson on March 16, 2012, 07:30:02 am

I would apply then flush out a sanitiser then post apply more sanitiser rather than a deodoriser.

Title: Re: Stale Water Smell
Post by: Paul H on March 16, 2012, 07:45:44 am

used this recently on a similar job speak to restormate Mr Kelly will help you out

http://www.restormate.co.uk/epages/15094.sf/en_GB/?ObjectPath=/Shops/15094/Products/Nem02

Title: Re: Stale Water Smell
Post by: John Kelly on March 16, 2012, 08:05:44 am

If its smelling, its still wet. If it has underlay this will be holding the water and likely to be contaminated with mould/mildew. If its stuck down then the slab may be wet underneath.
If there is underlay you either have to get it out and replace or at the least try and get some air forced through it.
Either way to have any hope of success you will have to make sure all parts of the carpet are reached by the product to kill off any mould or mildews. You should then install some drying equipment to dry it as quickly as possible.

Title: Re: Stale Water Smell
Post by: Dave_Lee on March 16, 2012, 03:16:05 pm

Well said John.
It is not simply a matter of going in and spraying some deodoriser or sanitiser, before and after cleaning the carpet.
Like anything you have to get the foundations right, and in this case it is dealing more with what is beneath the carpet than its surface.

Title: Re: Stale Water Smell
Post by: Elfyn on March 17, 2012, 01:18:43 pm

The two post above have got it spot on.
If the carpet, underlay and floor are dry the smell will go. Any deodourisers will only mask the problem for a while.