Area rug still stink after it was cleaned? Here's the reason...
Dear Dusty,
I recently had an in-home carpet cleaner come in to do my carpets. While he was there I got him to do an area rug that was smelling particularly nasty.
It got that way because my dog was secretly using it as his personal midnight liquid drop zone. I caught him doing it once but I’m pretty sure he’s done it a bunch of other times.
Not long after this rug was “cleaned” guess what? The nasty smell is back. Why the heck does my area rug still stink?
Cannot Understand it
Dear Cannot,
There’s nothing quite like a sneaky pet who likes to water a rug when you’re not around, is there?
You wouldn’t believe the number of pet owners who bring their rugs to my shop because they’ve caught their dog sneaking a quick bathroom break on them.
Dogs definitely have a mind of their own and apparently so do their bladders.
Now most pets are pretty good at doing their business outdoors or in a designated area...
But accidents do happen and many times their owners won’t know about it until the rug begins to take on the aroma of a barn.
Area Rug Still Stink After Cleaning? Here's why...
Pet urine soaks through the entire rug, all the way to the foundation which then spreads out up to 5 times larger underneath.
The urine then dries into crystals deep down in the rug where regular carpet cleaning machines cannot reach.
And if any type of moisture hits those crystals, (like from a steam cleaner) the odors returns like reruns of a really bad TV show.
The only way to remove those urine crystals is by thoroughly washing your rug.
The Luv-A-Rug Difference
At Luv-A-Rug we wash all your rugs by hand one at a time, from the top, the bottom and all the way through.
And with our machine called a RugRevolution, we can repeatedly rinse and spin your rug with clean fresh water just like your washing machine does.
Once we’re done thoroughly washing and drying your area rug, it will be fresh, clean and looking spectacular.
And the only thing you will smell from the rug is...nothing.
It will be completely odorless.
So next time you have a funky smell coming from your area rug, don’t depend on a carpet cleaner to get it out.
Bring it to Luv-A-Rug where we’ll guarantee it will be 100% odor free.
