how to get rid of damp smell?

sunflower_2

mamaoba wrote:

I'm with kazoline on this one. I'm a tight-fisted as anyone but not when it comes to my babies saftey - if you've washed it throughroughly and it still smells get rid, SIDS is too horrifying to take chances with.

im afraid i wouldnt risk it either - not where a baby is concerned

it doesnt matter if its the covers or a mattress - the spores would still be there?

Thriftylady

I wouldn't want to take a risk with a baby either, but I have to admit that I hadn't thought that the second hand/spores/mould thing was an issue with a pram as a baby would be spending much less time in it that they would in a cot ? I know that its not recommended to use second hand matresses for this reason, but I didn't realise it would be an issue with a pram.

Steam cleaning would kill more or less anything I suppose. I wouldn't fancy using one of those odour removing sprays though, as you would presumably be replacing any fungus with chemicals instead which isn't going to be much better......

Rachie_B

im surprised no one has mentioned the fact it has a second hand carseat !!! id be far more suspicious of that that 2nd hand pram covers ???!!!

as for the damp smell i swear by the bicarb method,sprinkle and leave for as long as you can then shake / hoover off

may need to repeat the treatment if its really bad

Thriftylady

Rachie_B wrote:

im surprised no one has mentioned the fact it has a second hand carseat !!! id be far more suspicious of that that 2nd hand pram covers ???!!!

you are absolutely right, I never noticed the fact that it included the car seat. I wouldn't use a second hand car seat as a car seat, if you know what I mean, although I don't see that it should matter if its just being used as part of the pram, but then if you're not using the two together it sort of defeats the purpose of the all in one system.....

*Sparkle*_3

Thriftylady wrote:

you are absolutely right, I never noticed the fact that it included the car seat. I wouldn't use a second hand car seat as a car seat, if you know what I mean, although I don't see that it should matter if its just being used as part of the pram, but then if you're not using the two together it sort of defeats the purpose of the all in one system.....

A second hand carset is only bad if its been in a crash before.

Rachie_B

but if its second hand from freecycle how can you be sure ??? id only risk it if it was a friends / familys TBH and so id know if theyd had an accident

a lot of the time you cant actually see any damage but its been weakened on impact

but like you say if its only used as the carry / rocking element of it then it doesnt matter

Sallys_Savings

I definitely wouldn't use the car seat....even if it hasn't been in an accident it could be weakened or stress damage over time.

Its just not worth the risk

Dave_T_UK

I might be missing the plot here, But if all the material items have been steralized either by steaming, freezing or sterile washing agents, then I cannot see a problem.
And as for the car seat, if all the componemts are in good condition, (No frayed Straps, tears) and all securing features are intact no cracks or spilt plastic.

Although some advice from some accident prevention authority would be a good idea, I can't really see a problem here.

Thriftylady

Dave_T_UK wrote:

And as for the car seat, if all the componemts are in good condition, (No frayed Straps, tears) and all securing features are intact no cracks or spilt plastic.

Although some advice from some accident prevention authority would be a good idea, I can't really see a problem here.

This is a direct quote from the website https://www.childcarseats.org.uk, which is linked to RoSPA.

The best advice is do not buy a second-hand child seat.

You cannot be certain of its history. It may have been involved in an accident and the damage may not be visible. Very often the instructions are missing from second-hand seats which makes it more difficult to be sure that you are fitting and using it correctly.

Second-hand seats are also likely to be older, to have suffered more wear and tear and may not be designed to current safety standards.

So, personally I wouldn't take the risk.

Austin_Allegro

I would steam clean it, then leave out in the sun to dry (if we ever get any) as sunlight is very good at killing mildew.