horriable smell

janey70

hi wonder and hope if anyone can help at my wits end i brought a new carpet had it delivred a week ago now fitted it myself its only cord nothing fancy just for my bedroom but the smell from the carpet is driving me mad !! cant explain the smell its like a new carpet smell with something else which stinks ive left windows open ive put some carpet deodorizer down but doesnt seem to be having much effect and leaving all windows open at night trying to get rid of smell ive read they spray the carpets with some sort of chemicals and it will go eventually but i spend a lot of time in my room and cant stand this smell and worried if its harmful any advice on what could get rid of this smell or wot to do would be very very helpful thanks

ormus

yes like leather furniture they use a chemical on it. it needs cleaning off with soapy water and then airing.
try a carpet shampoo job.
not sure if its harmful or not to kids and pets, but i wouldnt take any chances.

janey70

thanks for that but havnt got a carpet cleaner and think leaving water on carpet will end up making it smell worse surly

wallbash

Think yourself lucky , I have just bought ( nearly 3 weeks ago ) a new bed .

Its got smell!!!. not offensive. but its certainly there. Its much better, than it was, but with this weather,leaving all the windows open , was not an option.

The Kids even objected to the smell from the new car , we must be a delicate lot.

TomsMom

"New carpet" smell, which can be a bit unpleasant, can sometimes hang around for weeks. We had this with a good quality 80/20 wool/manmade HSL carpet a few years ago, we just kept leaving the windows open and it eventually went.

If you're not happy I would contact the supplier and ask his advice rather than thinking about shampooing a brand new carpet.

janey70

yeah shampooing is not really a option dont think been looking around on net so many diffrent things people say to do like putting white vinegar in bowl with water and leaving it room ,plants , bicarb soda so many just aint got a clue

ormus

janey70 wrote: »

thanks for that but havnt got a carpet cleaner and think leaving water on carpet will end up making it smell worse surly

surely a family member or friend has a vacuum shampooer you could borrow?
you wont leave that much water on it. the vacuum takes most of it away. the rest just dries out overnight.
thats what i would do anyways.

janey70

wish i did family live in london im in notts and friends dont have one lot of people have wooden floors now days so dont really have need for carpet cleaners

TomsMom

Vinegar in water and plants will just give off a different smell, it wont remove the smell of the carpet. Bicarb can absorb smells but that's more for fridges.

Ventilation and time is what you need. Check this out, scroll down to New Carpet Smell.

I would check with your supplier if you're thinking of doing anything else in case you compromise any guarantee.

MX5huggy

I would not wash it, not yet anyway.

Try a bowl of Charcoal it absorbs odor.

But time is all it probably needs.

janey70

is that charcoal in water ???