[davep]

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..

[Ken Wainwright]

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

[davep]

Thanks Ken,

Thought so, shall i suggest we leave it a few days and see if it goes with time?

[Doug Holloway]

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

[davep]

Thanks, i will order some!

[markpowell]

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

[lands]

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.

[Doug Holloway]

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

[davep]

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     :

[lands]

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