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UK Floor Cleaning Forum => Carpet Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: dillydi on March 03, 2009, 10:01:12 am

Title: Smelly Rug
Post by: dillydi on March 03, 2009, 10:01:12 am

Cleaned a synthetic piled rug with suede inlays using traffic and crystal green. The smell was terrible afterwards.
Applied urine neutraliser on the front and backing trying to stop the smell, and that seemed to stop it, by the way they have two dogs and four small children.
One of our domestic cleaners took it back to the house yesterday and the customer has complained about the smell, its still there, as strong as ever.
Help please 

Title: Re: Smelly Rug
Post by: The Great One on March 03, 2009, 10:47:48 am

Hi

Is it a urine smell?

Urine normally leaves a stain?

Have the dog been constantly laying on it, defecated it, given birth on it, been sick on it?

A great product I have used is Sta Kill by Stapro (£4.95 for a trigger spray from a janitorial supplier) or maybe Microsan or Solubac. You have to leave these products on to work, to break down the bacteria therefore killing it, a deodorizer can be applied afterwards.

Regards

martin 8)

Title: Re: Smelly Rug
Post by: dillydi on March 03, 2009, 10:58:14 am

Smells like a damp carprt and only minor brown stains on backing

Title: Re: Smelly Rug
Post by: Mike Osbourne on March 03, 2009, 01:09:06 pm

How is it constructed, latex in the foundation? If it is it's probably that rotting away, no amount of cleaning will help. If that's what is causing it.

Title: Re: Smelly Rug
Post by: dillydi on March 03, 2009, 03:46:48 pm

Rugs coming back tonight I'll take some photo's

Title: Re: Smelly Rug
Post by: markpowell on March 03, 2009, 04:09:45 pm

Sure you have checked but are you sure there is no wool content and its completly dry?
It may be urine contamination that you have re-activated during cleaning tho.
Mark

Title: Re: Smelly Rug
Post by: dillydi on March 04, 2009, 08:42:17 am

photo's s promised

Title: Re: Smelly Rug
Post by: dillydi on March 04, 2009, 08:43:45 am

Photo

Title: Re: Smelly Rug
Post by: dillydi on March 04, 2009, 08:44:35 am

Photo

Title: Re: Smelly Rug
Post by: dillydi on March 04, 2009, 08:45:04 am

photo

Title: Re: Smelly Rug
Post by: dillydi on March 04, 2009, 08:45:29 am

photo

Title: Re: Smelly Rug
Post by: dillydi on March 04, 2009, 08:45:54 am

photo

Title: Re: Smelly Rug
Post by: dillydi on March 04, 2009, 08:46:18 am

photo

Title: Re: Smelly Rug
Post by: 1 man band on March 04, 2009, 07:58:09 pm

turn your psi down right down, use the minimum amount of water, luke warm water, small amount of solution and thats that ,you most probly had your psi up , and your water temp was to hot my friend

Title: Re: Smelly Rug
Post by: Mike Osbourne on March 04, 2009, 08:22:08 pm

It may be behind that cotton backing is a latex rubber coating that is decaying and that's what is causing the smell.

Title: Re: Smelly Rug
Post by: 1 man band on March 04, 2009, 08:33:10 pm

YES!  HE MOST PROB HAD TO MUCH TEMP SO IT REACTED

GIVE THAT MAN A MARS BAR

Title: Re: Smelly Rug
Post by: derek west on March 04, 2009, 08:42:44 pm

chemical reaction, impossible to reverse. got one in the shed. ive tried everything to get rid.
its not gonna happen.
you have to bin it to win it.
derek

Title: Re: Smelly Rug
Post by: Shaun_Ashmore on March 04, 2009, 08:43:50 pm

I'd apply a neutraliser to it and leave it on over night.

Shaun

Title: Re: Smelly Rug
Post by: mark_roberts on March 04, 2009, 10:48:11 pm

These rugs can smell really bad even when new.  The canvas backing and the latex glue give off the smell.  As the face is acrylic its easy to clean.

Did you notice the rug smelling before you cleaned it? 

Unless you identify whats causing the smell its hard to give specific advice.  Its also very difficult and potentially damaging to soak these rugs which is really the only way to remove difficult deep odours.

In future always pre-qualify the smell from these rugs before you clean it.

Mark

PS. groom out your wand marks.

Title: Re: Smelly Rug
Post by: HIGH LEVEL WINDOW CLEANERS (scrimmy) on March 04, 2009, 10:54:13 pm

i am not a carpet cleaner ( i know, wot u doing responding to this post then ::) ), but for pee smells we use a product called re-osan which is used in refuse areas, old folks homes and the like where there is a lot of urine smells to mask.....not saying to use it, just check its suitability :)

Title: Re: Smelly Rug
Post by: Ricky M on March 05, 2009, 06:46:16 am

Lighter fluid , apply generously , step back , light match !
Pif paf poof !

Title: Re: Smelly Rug
Post by: dillydi on March 05, 2009, 09:04:37 am

Thanks for all your help, looking forward to
trying everything
Peter
Norfolk Cleaning Ltd

Title: Re: Smelly Rug
Post by: cleaningmaster on March 05, 2009, 04:54:19 pm

Sorry to be the bearer of bad news but you wont get rid of the smell.
Had one of these to deal with a few years back when a lady got in touch when she cleaned her carpets herself, then put one of these rugs ontop of it before it was dry.We tried everything but it didnt work.

Only way would to use a ozone generator, in a sealed room.

Daryl