Clean It Up
UK Floor Cleaning Forum => Carpet Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: davep on October 14, 2007, 11:00:54 am
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Hi Guys,
Did a lounge on Friday, it was a Wool mix and a fairly deep pile. You could see footprints in it when i arrived (Funny choice of carpet :-\)
It was quite dirty (And a off white colour) so i vac'd it, then pre sprayed with Pre spray Gold and rinsed with Fibre n Fabric Rinse..
Anyway the Custy called and said the room smells real bad. I used extra dry passes with my machine to get as much water out as poss and they also left the patio open all day.
They do have a Cat which may have peed and i have re activated as well as a toddler that had spilt all kinds on it.
Going to take a peek later, is it worth giving it a mist of Lemon Refresh, telling him it will go on its own or recleaning with an anti bacterial mix?
Ta in advance..
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Hi Dave
Without knowing what the source of mal-odour is, nobody will be able to give you a definitive answer.
If it's a wet sheep/wet dog problem, then time, boosted by a blower and ventilation is the best cure.
If it's a cat problem the soiling will require specific attention. Also, it could be, or also be, on a vertical surface and has been reactivated by the increase in humidity of cleaning.
Sour milk and other food should be treated as a specific problem, not general.
Although I don't use it as a "front line" cleaner, I find that M Power (I presume that Nemesis will be similar) will clean and have a beneficial effect on general carpet/room mal-odours.
IMO, the problem described is beyond the scope of Lemon Refresh.
Safe and happy cleaning :)
Ken
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Thanks Ken,
Thought so, shall i suggest we leave it a few days and see if it goes with time?
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Hi Dave
I have found Prochem Cleansan to be a good general bactericidal deodouriser and this can be sprayed as a post treatment.
Cheers
Doug
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Thanks, i will order some!
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Hi Dave,
Clensan should be sprayed and then extracted not left!
You can mix it with crystal green in the solution tank to clean and sanitize at the same time.
Mark
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Your both right
About a year ago application of Clensan could be sprayed and left which, Doug is right it was a very good solution for this type of problem but for some reason it's application instructions have changed. I would like to kjnow why they did this because I have continued to use it in the old way but wonder if they had a problem with doing it.
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Hi Pete
Your right they have changed it, I suspect it's a more cautious approach i.e everything should be rinsed rather than a formulation change.
One of the advantages of Clensan was that it remained active to continue to neutralise odours/bacteria.
Remember these are guidelines, you are still allowed to use your grey matter.
Cheers
Doug
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Been to take look at said smelly carpet and it isnt too bad, more of a smell in the air rather than the floor.
They had been out and left the door and window shut (after it had dried) so i suggested it was an old spill reactivated in the underlay.
He said the cat has never pee'd in there but they had spilt all kinds.. Beer, Wine, Coffee ::)
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Hi Doug
Thinking about it retrospectively I can understand Prochem being cautious about no rinse out when you consider what it kills and therefore what it must contain (especially in domestic environments).
What I do is apply as soon as I get to a job that needs it. I figure by the time I've set up, Vacced pre-sprayed had a coffee it will have done what it needed to.
Pete