How to get rid of wet carpet smell? help!

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  1. Team Jetfire

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    mixing dairy and hardwood could be deadly for the Lactose intolerant. Who knows what the house would smell like after…
     
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    It's a brilliant plan that couldn't possibly have any repercussions whatsoever!
     
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    I was just going to say that exact same thing.
     
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    The bad smell coming from wet carpets is normal but not good.
    Carpets in your home are the biggest and best filter your home will ever have so depending on the carpet age & your lifestyle(living with "water" dogs[retrievers & spaniels etc.] that have a high sebum[oil] content in their fur will make the wet carpets almost unbearable to smell) expect almost any wet carpet to smell bad if not properly dried within a few hours.

    Towels alone won't do anything, call a flood restoration service if you really want results(and can spare the $$$).
    They need to set up a industrial dehumidifier, air movers & possibly do an ozone treatment.
    Carpet needs to be pulled up with air movers positioned underneath, underlay - chuck it.
    If walls have water damage they may need to be drilled and have forced air circulate inside them, drywall may need to be replaced.
    Anything else you do is a band-aid treatment & you will get mold spores within the next day.
    Also, moist & warm environments are the most perfect breeding ground for bacteria(and mold of course) so don't sit around & wait for the fre-breeze to kick in, you need professional help...NOW !
    Buy some particle masks.
    Good luck.
     
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    How dare you give practical and thorough advice!
     
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    Uh...oops, I meant...reverse the polarity and get the ceiling wet too, yah that'll do it.
     
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    take the old carpeting out replace with new... my girlfriend said steam clean it
    if that don't work
     
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    I thought very bad things when I read the thread title.
     
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    Wet/Dry Vacs and high power de-humidifiers. And if you are replacing the carpet anyways, just cut everything out now to make sure that the sub-floor isn't damaged.
     
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    I see what you did there.......................
     
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    Wait, we're not talking about the same thing are we?
     
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    Tease.
     
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    I saw the title and got excited. Then I read the thread and was disappointed.
     
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    How in the hell can this thread disappoint?
     
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    Well for starters it wasn't what I thought it was about. Then it started to get funny after I read a few posts after the first. :lol 
     
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