Comments on: Carpet Stain Removal – Why does my carpet now stink after shampooing?

By: carpet cleaning Norfolk

carpet cleaning Norfolk — Tue, 29 Jun 2010 07:52:30 +0000

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By: Salvador Langley

Salvador Langley — Tue, 29 Jun 2010 04:44:12 +0000

very good, thank you

By: tanja b

tanja b — Sun, 27 Sep 2009 15:03:59 +0000

Is your carpet made from wool? Wool carpets stink terribly when wet, this will cease once the carpet is dry for a few days.
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By: blah1977

blah1977 — Sun, 27 Sep 2009 14:57:59 +0000

I agree it probably is the dampness of the carpet and carpet pad. I use a professional cleaning service called chem-dry. They don't saturate the carpet so now mildew musty smell. I would call a professional or shampoo again with hot water and simple green. Continue sucking the water out until you are sure there is very little left.
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By: kim t

kim t — Sun, 27 Sep 2009 14:14:59 +0000

once a carpet gets wet, all you smell are the odors that have accumulated ,wether you shampood spots or not… my suggestion is to have the entire carpet steam cleaned by a professional… 3 rooms usually undre 200 dollars , servicemaster is a great company to use… also stanley steamer. ask if they can put a deodorizer in while steaming also, harmless to the carpet, but very customer appealing because it makes your house smell fresh while the carpet is wet… it takes a t minimum of 12 hours for the carpet to dry, so make sure you can get around the house after this is done… and after it dries, all you do is vacuum and its like brand new carpet… god luck
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i am a certified stain master carpet cleaning technition

By: shygirl009

shygirl009 — Sun, 27 Sep 2009 13:34:59 +0000

Toxic chemicals of carpet cleaners don't necessary smell good. They are just used to clean your carpet. It smells bad, because the chemicals are toxic.
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By: cavalierkcs

cavalierkcs — Sun, 27 Sep 2009 13:07:59 +0000

Several things can cause a carpet to stink after cleaning. If the smell is sour it probably means that too much water was put in the carpet and not suctioned back out of the carpet and pad. The water will start to sour and make the carpet sour. Steam cleaning by a professional cleaner can help. They use steam to clean the carpet and then remove the excess water. They may also have to deodorize.
I had this problem about three years ago and I rented the "Rug Doctor" and cleaned the carpet and went over it several times with the vacuum portion of the rug doctor to remove the water. Then I put our shop vac on reverse and pushed the nozzle through a small section that I pulled up from the wall. I let the shop vac blow under the carpet for several hours.

Last year I pulled up the carpet and replaced it all with hardwood floors!

Good luck, I hope this helped.
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By: Holly R

Holly R — Sun, 27 Sep 2009 12:50:59 +0000

It's probably due to the carpet pad under the carpet. If animal urine or anything unpleasant smelling stained your carpet, it would eventually dry out and stop stinking. Wetting it would bring back the odor.
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By: T C

T C — Sun, 27 Sep 2009 12:31:59 +0000

Water used was probably spoiled. Buy some Oder Ban and use the shampooer again with it instead of shampoo.
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By: ashleynicole452

ashleynicole452 — Sun, 27 Sep 2009 12:03:59 +0000

The water probably didnt all get sucked out, so as it seeps further in it makes a damn sour smell, shampoo again with less water, and use good suction to remove water from the carpet, sprinkle baking soda on it let it dry then vaccumm it
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