There are times your carpets will start to look dingy, dirty, messy and flat. These are all normal when you have carpets and live on them. Just living a normal life and walking on the carpets and the occasional spills and pet accidents can cause them to lose their luster. You want to make sure you know what you can do to keep your carpets looking their very best. They are not cheap to replace so keeping up with cleaning and care is paramount. This can get you years on the life of your carpets. You need to vacuum them regularly to remove dirt and daily debris. You also want to make sure they are cleaned professionally to keep them clean. One of the hardest to deal with problems when you have carpet is they can soak in odor. The odor can come from many things but one of the hardest is the smell of mildew. The mildew smells comes from water that has been spilled and not cleaned properly. Steam Magic Carpet Cleaning outlines what you can do about mildew smells on your carpets.
Drying Wet Carpet to Remove Moisture
The first step that needs to be taken to remove the mildew smell is to remove the moisture. Of course one of the issues you may come across is what caused the moisture. If you have a leak or a storm come through you need to find out how it was able to get on your carpet. You need to stop the leak or water coming in. Then the moisture needs to removed from the carpet. One of the things that you can do is to open the windows to allow some fresh air flow. You can also use towels to soak up the water by placing them over the area and stepping on them. You can also use fans that are set on the floor to dry the space out. This is important to make sure that you remove the odor and you stop it from returning.
Clean Carpet
After you have stopped the leak and have made sure that the moisture has been soaked up you can start the cleaning process. This step is needed to make sure that any remnants are taken off the carpet and left clean. The best way to do that is to use a cleaning solution and a clean cloth. You can mix some vinegar and warm water together and add it to a spray bottle. Spritz the area and follow up with a clean cloth. Once the area has been cleaned you can start working on the odor.
Neutralize Odors in Carpet
Now that the area has been dried and then cleaned you need to find a way to pull the odor and neutralize it. You can use baking soda that you have in your kitchen and place a layer over the area. Allow the powder to sit overnight so that it can soak up the odor. Then remove the hard chunks and vacuum up the rest of the mess. You should have fresh smelling carpets after this last step.
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