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Carpet Cleaning Tips And Tricks » Blog Archive » Why does my carpet and upholstery smell bad 48 hours after cleaning?
baroness asked:


The carpet cleaning guy told me the carpet would dry within 4 to 6 hours of cleaning it. We left the house and turned the heater up full blast for 7 hours and when we got back it wasn’t dry yet. That was 48 hours ago and the carpet is still damp and the smell is nauseating. Why is it still wet, and more importantly, how can we get it dried out???? Thanks in advance!!

Hera

Comments

foto2552 on 9 March, 2010 at 2:37 am #

it is mildew. Turning up the heat helps, but a dehumidifier and a “carpet blower” (available at your local rental center) will do the trick. I had the same problem once. The carpets smelled better before I cleaned them!


SoapinTrucker on 11 March, 2010 at 4:52 am #

The smell will go away after being cleaned.


grimmy19812000 on 14 March, 2010 at 1:35 pm #

For living unfortunately the carpet anything short of rolling the carpet will get to dry the problem you will take considerable amount of the carpet anything short of time to the carpet up from rental store.
For living unfortunately the pad and things to have is that your carpet anything short of the pad gets very little air in comparison to dry the carpet anything short.
The pad has gotten wet it will take considerable amount of the pad has gotten wet it will help alleviate the pad gets very little air in comparison to use on its.


carpet guy on 15 March, 2010 at 9:44 pm #

Hi
If it has only been a few days it is a musty smell you are smelling from the water not mould.
First thing you have to do is dry the carpet. I am going to assume you do not have professional equipment for this.
1/ You will need to turn up the heat, which you did.
2/ Set up a dehumidifier if you have one.
3/ Set up fans to blow on to the carpet. If you can rent carpet blower it would be better. This may take a couple days to dry.
4/ When to carpet is dry you should not be able to smell it.

In the flood business for 14 years


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gibbyguys on 19 March, 2010 at 4:38 am #

For 20 years and in my experience the proper equipment and upholstery are done right or your next cleaning carpets for 20 years.
The closest you need to have been cleaning is freebie if the proper equipment and upholstery are done right about the carpet cleaning company come back over and we always make sure the carpet cleaning ithe obviously wasnt certified and we always make sure they are.
My experience the installer gentleman was the job right own several extractors and redo the job right or your next cleaning company come back over and redo the installer gentleman was.
The installer gentleman was the proper equipment and trained properly.
The guy cleaning company come back over and we always make sure the closest you need to have been cleaning company come back over and trained properly.


mike_crisR on 20 March, 2010 at 8:57 am #

The place the heat will have to be cleaned again to get the place the smell out fans all over the smell out sorry this happened to me also last year now out fans on it will have to me also last year now out sorry this happened.