The carpet can be described as the most vulnerable objects in the house. On the carpet is often spilled drinks, food drops. It suffers from small children, pets, excessive moisture. All of this leads not only to physical wear, stains. The main enemy of housewives becomes an unpleasant odor, which is not so easy to get rid of. On what are the sources of odors and how to fix them at home, discussed in detail in this publication.
Carpet - one of the most vulnerable to contamination interior.
Content
- 1 Sources of odors
- 2 How to remove the smell from the carpet?
- 3 The smell of a new product
- 4 Odor cleaning
- 5 The smell of damp
- 6 vomiting
- 7 beer
- 8 Fish
- 9 vinegar
- 10 tobacco smoke
- 11 The smell of mold
- 12 Especially the removal of odor, stains on carpets of wool
- 13 conclusion
- 14 VIDEO: How to effectively bring the smell of the carpet.
- 15 VIDEO: How to clean the carpet to an ideal condition.
Sources of odors
An unpleasant smell can trigger a variety of reasons. The most common of them are discussed in more detail in the table.
| The reason for the unpleasant flavor | Short description |
| Tobacco | If there are smokers in the house, the appearance of the stench of tobacco does not take long. He not only saturate carpets. Other surfaces will also exude a scent of the smoking mixture. |
| The new coating | This is a feature of all new products. But do not despair. Over time, the smell of the new coating will disappear by itself. |
| Animals allocation | Pets need time to accustom to the toilet. Otherwise, they can start to defecate on the floor. |
| After washing, dry cleaning | Stink after washing may occur due to insufficient drying, use of a specific flavor. |
| Mold | Dampness always causes a feeling of discomfort in the house. |
Contamination should be removed as soon as possible after their arrival, so as not to spoil the appearance of the carpet.
How to remove the smell from the carpet?
At home, clean scent in several ways: personally prepared, purchased cleaning agents. In this excellent assistants will be additional tools: brush, sponge, vacuum cleaner.
Tools for cleaning carpet.
All depends on the purification process. Make a choice in favor of a particular agent (home, purchased) must be based on several factors. The main criterion should be the material from which made the carpet. For example, wet cleaning is forbidden for products from wool. Several such procedures can lead wool in a terrible state. When cleaning flavor important aspect is the coating drying process. It is advisable to dry it in a natural way - in the sun. If this is not possible, many have resorted to the use of a conventional dryer.
It is necessary to make a carpet on the balcony or outside on a sunny and dry weather, and hang it on a rope or bar.
Important! During drying, the sun does not shine directly on the material. Direct sunlight can lead to burnout.
The smell of a new product
Newly purchased carpet has bright shades can instantly transform any room. However, the beautiful appearance considerably spoils the unpleasant odor, accompanied by a new product. Its appearance is due to several reasons.
- The presence of specific bases - rubber latex.
- Chemical impregnation. They improve consumer quality of the finished coating. They prevent electrification, protect the material from premature wear, prevent the occurrence of allergy in humans.
- The low quality of the goods.
new carpet flavor should not scare. It can bring the most common ventilation. Enough ventilate the room for two hours during the week. Apply additional funds is not necessary.
As long as possible, ventilate the room where the carpet.
Note! Nonvanishing smell may indicate a poor quality product. In this case, it is best to return back to the store, to the market.
Odor cleaning
After the cleaning is often a bad smell. This is due to the cleaning procedure, applied by means. Get rid of this trouble is easy - just place the carpet on the balcony and leave it at night with the windows open. If possible, we can make the product in the open air for the whole day.
At least one day is required to completely dry the product to ventilate it.
The main condition - the street must be dry, warm weather. If the smell persists, you should submit a claim to the company, where the dry cleaning was performed. The firm must assume all responsibilities for the removal of the problem free of charge.
The smell of damp
Incorrect wet cleaning, high humidity in the room, not fully dried material after washing - all the main causes of the peculiar smell. Remove the unpleasant odor of dampness also help normal ventilation. Mat should be put to the balcony for a few days, the floor - a good wipe with a dry cloth.
Ideally, you need to ventilate it outside in dry weather, holding up for the night in the house.
If the room humidity, in addition, you can install a dehumidifier. It will help avoid problems in the future.
There are dehumidifiers that you can purchase and use to create an ideal habitat.
vomiting
If the carpet has got vomit, you should immediately clean the surface with soap and water. If the stain is fresh, it will be enough to remove it. However, the unpleasant smell still remains. For this reason, it has resorted to the second stage of purification. Some use special chemicals. However, high efficiency against gag odor shows a conventional mixture of soda, water, vinegar, peroxide. Cook, use solution should be strictly according to instructions.
Spots protein and other organic origin require a different approach, with the same can be effectively used as a folk and industrial facilities
- Mix water, vinegar in a ratio of 3 to 1. Solution thoroughly moisten of contaminated sites. Leave to dry completely.
- Sprinkle stain ordinary soda, sprinkled with a solution of water and hydrogen peroxide (3: 1). At the site of the foam will immediately appear. We leave it for about two hours.
- Remove all the excess with a damp cloth, a vacuum cleaner, dried carpet.
In most cases, the usual baking soda - the best way to remove almost all kinds of smells.
beer
Bottled beer refers to serious pollution. This spot will be a long exhale unpleasant odor throughout the apartment. To get rid of the smell can be purchased via the means. Usually use a special shampoo for carpets. For example, a popular means Vanish.
The first thing to do - is to be applied to the area with a small amount of detergent.
Use shampoo should be strictly according to the manufacturer's instructions. Usually it is necessary to beat the water to the foam. The foam layer must be great to put on a dirty surface, leave to dry.
Finally, the surface should be carefully handle lightly salted water.
After the remains of tools are cleaned with a vacuum cleaner. The purchase means easy to deliver the carpet of yellow beer raid, eliminate odor, freshen the surface quality.
Fish
Often, after a stormy feast the whole carpet is impregnated with different flavors, for example, from fish dishes. In this case, the hostess will help ordinary kitchen salt. It must be generously sprinkle the floor, leave for a while, then vacuum.
It copes well with stubborn food residues and perfectly absorbs odors.
The salt should absorb any unpleasant odors. If this does not work, you can additionally use a mild soap. Rubbing it into the surface with a brush for cleaning.
For this purpose also can use a soap solution, which has the most soft action.
vinegar
Accidentally spilled vinegar is quickly absorbed into the fabric. However, do not panic. He would not harm the coating, only slightly spoil the smell in the room. Remove the pungent aroma of vinegar, you can, using table salt. Its dispersed on the floor, leave for the night, in the morning cleaned with a vacuum cleaner.
you can buy aromatic salt for greater effect. It is easy to absorb all unnecessary, will give the floor a pleasant aroma.
If the salt has not coped with the task, you can use a weak solution of ammonia. To do this, two table spoons of alcohol must be diluted in one liter of water, apply the mixture to the surface, allow to dry. However, such manipulation is best done outdoors.
Let the product dry for a few hours, but if time is short, use other methods of drying.
tobacco smoke
Tobacco smoking is deeply damaging to the smoker and his family, even the apartment. tobacco smell settles quickly on all surfaces. Bring it pretty hard. This is especially problematic when the room with the Palacio smoked more than one consecutive year.
In the event of such a smell should immediately extend all the curtains, blankets, bedspreads, which are at home.
In this case, the handle means at hand is unlikely to happen. Most effectively deliver the carpet to the dry cleaners or wash yourself using a special shampoo.
Turning for help to the dry cleaners, you will pick up the correct way to clean.
After washing the surface should be further processed by spray tobacco odor.
Spray neutralizes all smell remaining after cleaning.
The smell of mold
When the mold is necessary to act immediately. It is dangerous for health. Palace should be immediately put to the street in the room to hold a general cleaning with special antiseptics. It is also important to dry the room well, get rid of excess moisture.
The first centers of the fungus appear at the base of the carpet as it dries longer than other parts.
You can then proceed to the purification of the carpet surface.
- To clean mold from the best on the street, additionally armed with rubber gloves, face mask.
Do not stay in a room with moldy carpet more than a week.
- Special antifungal be treated all parties mat. Means better rub a stiff brush. Hold means to tissues need as much time as specified by the manufacturer.
Spray delivers only from germs, so keep cleaning detergents, in order to completely remove all traces of this unpleasant phenomenon.
- The final step should be to wash clean the surface of the shampoo and drying.
Only after removing the mold can be said to take away the unpleasant odor.
Especially the removal of odor, stains on carpets of wool
Carpets made of natural wool, require a special approach. Remove them with odors, stains you can not use wet cleaning. Such products require professional cleaning.
From time to time you can wipe the carpet baby shampoo diluted in water, but it takes just dry.
At home, remove the smell, you can try using the usual baking soda. It should be dry spread of the wool web, leave on all night. In the morning just vacuumed the rug. Soda absorbs odors, refreshes the product.
Soda need to sprinkle on the carpet and spread it so that it fell deep into the pile. In this state, the carpet should be left for 10-12 hours.
conclusion
Odor from the carpet - no reason to despair. As can be seen, almost any cause of the smell can be removed at home. The main thing - properly select a suitable agent for the treatment and strictly adhere to the instructions for its use.
