[Roger Koh]

Is wool stinking during the drying process a concern to the customer, especially to on-location wall-to-wall carpeting?

How about in-plants wool rug cleaning – is wool stinking an issue?

How do you eliminate such stink?


Roger Koh
info@leatherdoctor.com

[John Milnes]

well wool does smell when it's cleaned. wash a wooly jumper and it smells like an old dog....yea?.

Aparently it emits a gas of which I cant remember.

In my experience some wools can emit a smell like strong cat pee. I tell the custy it will eventually go, not much point in trying to hide the natural odour.

[Richard Meads]

It is the sulphur in the wool that smells when it is wet, the smell goes when the wool is dry again.
If it's mentioned I say that it's normal, a wet animal hair smell.  You could mask it I guess,
but it'll be gone soon as you get blowers on it.

Richard.

[Simon@arenaclean]

If it's commented on I just tell them it's the smell of quality

[Bob Allen]

Often the smell is worse infront of big windows where the carpet has been subject to sun bleaching

[Jim_77]

Let me guess, sales pitch coming in 5, 4, 3....

[Griffus]

Is wool stinking during the drying process a concern to the customer, especially to on-location wall-to-wall carpeting?

How about in-plants wool rug cleaning – is wool stinking an issue?

How do you eliminate such stink?


Roger Koh
info@leatherdoctor.com

I've never known anyone complain. Always tell them in advance and offer to include a free deodorisor to reduce the smell whilst wet.

[Warren Aldridge]

I've had a few comments...

Customer: "Why does it smell like wet dog?"
Me:            "It doesn't... it's wet sheep"

Then we have an awkward laugh together... and I leave

[Roger Koh]

Thanks to all that participate so far . . .

The pick of the post is as follows for further discussion . . .

Carpet Guy – “In my experience some wools can emit a smell like strong cat pee.”
Smell of cat pee would be an ammonic smell.

RichardJM – It is the sulphur in the wool that smells when it is wet
So its Sulfuric smell.

Bob Allen – Often the smell is worse infront of big windows where the carpet has been subject to sun bleaching.
Can you please share the smell type of sun bleach wool compared to non sun bleach wool?

Besides the above sulfuric and ammonic smell, what others smell types have you all experience?


Roger Koh
Odor Control Technician - IICRC #942
info@leatherdoctor.com

[Len Gribble]

Farm yard (I call it fresh air back to nature)

[Mike Halliday]

the wet wool smell is an easy problem to solve with customers, i just tell them after i have cleaned their carpet

" I can make your carpet smell like a apple orchard on a summers day or like an orange grove on a tuscan hillside

All I need to do is spray  perfume all over the carpet, or we can leave the carpet totally free of any dirt or chemicals.....

but it will have its natural smell of damp wool"

which would you prefer?

 how many do you think chose to have me spray perfume all over the carpet?

[Roger Koh]

Farm yard (I call it fresh air back to nature)

Ah! Nature Farmyard Freshness!

Do we describe it as “sulfuric”?

Or do we describe it as “ammonic”?

Any other description you think may fit too?  

Your contribution please!

Roger Koh
Odor Control Technician - IICRC #942
info@leatherdoctor.com

[Jim_77]

It's pretty common knowledge that there are disulphide bridges in the molecular structure of keratins, courtesy of the amino acid cysteine.

The real question is, what sales pitch are you leading up to?

Jim Neal
Bullsh*t Filterer #45367
getstuffed@stoptryingtosellthingsthroughthebackdoor.com

[Steve Rothwell]

Do we have our "cynical" head on Jim ??

 

[Buckland]

Jim - you are 100% right (and funny) on this call

I made a similarly sarcastic aside after one of Mr K's teasing posts on another forum and was shouted down by some ignorant twats who got suckered in and could'nt see the punch coming!

btw how the heck do you remember your email address?

dave

[Buckland]

Now thats weird: I just looked at my last post and guess what?

If you try to type the word t  w  a  t  the system changes it to numpty - that is the most ridiculous censorship I have ever come across - what is the point - who decides on these automatic changes and have they not heard of freedom of speech? Unbelievable... it was not as though I said the numpties were on this forum - what other words are changed automatically - we could be reading completely different posts from those that the posters thought they were posting!!!

Big brother is watching you...

[Jim_77]

Certainly do, Hector, along with my sarcastic head, and my grumpy head

Dave, know what you mean, but I suppose it's a family show so they try to keep it clean (scuse the pun)

I think others do see it coming but maybe aren't as wound up as me, when all someone does on the forums is try to sell sell sell.  There are quite a few suppliers on the forums we use but they don't make sales pitches all the time, simply offer help & advice and have a bit of chat and banter... and guess what, they are the more respected ones who probably do lots of trade with the forum users without even pushing for it!

[Paul Moss]

Very true Jim, im the same and never buy anything from Restormate 

[Paul Moss]

Oh except my chemicals

[Paul Moss]

Oh and equipment and advice