Bad smell when running heat
Hello All, My fiancée and I just moved into our travel trailer for full time use. It is a 2016 forest river Cherokee limited 33’. When running the heat we are experiencing an awful smell. The best ...
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Great post GDETrailer
Assuming that combination was effective, for that to work you would have to use one, rinse all residue, and then use the other. Used without rinsing, the two would simply neutralize one another and create a bigger mess. I suspect this appears to work mostly because your washing the carpet a lot to get the residue out.
A very commonly suggested internet remedy is a mixture of peroxide, baking soda, and soap. But that creates an short lived oxidizer that (quoting an article that I wrote in 2009) "heavily degrades carpet backing materials. Can cause tissue damage to skin. Particularly dangerous to soft tissue such as eyes, throat, etc."**
The truth is that there really is no effective home remedy. And many found on the internet will make the problem worse. Spend a little money (about $20-40) on a quality commercial urine odor removal product specifically engineered to decompose urine. And be sure to follow the directions.
If you can afford to discard the soiled materials (especially mouse waste, which can carry diseases), you should. If not, then attempt to remediate.
Gdetrailer wrote:
Although one website mentions using mix of vinegar and baking soda since urine can contain both acid and alkaline substances..
Assuming that combination was effective, for that to work you would have to use one, rinse all residue, and then use the other. Used without rinsing, the two would simply neutralize one another and create a bigger mess. I suspect this appears to work mostly because your washing the carpet a lot to get the residue out.
A very commonly suggested internet remedy is a mixture of peroxide, baking soda, and soap. But that creates an short lived oxidizer that (quoting an article that I wrote in 2009) "heavily degrades carpet backing materials. Can cause tissue damage to skin. Particularly dangerous to soft tissue such as eyes, throat, etc."**
The truth is that there really is no effective home remedy. And many found on the internet will make the problem worse. Spend a little money (about $20-40) on a quality commercial urine odor removal product specifically engineered to decompose urine. And be sure to follow the directions.
If you can afford to discard the soiled materials (especially mouse waste, which can carry diseases), you should. If not, then attempt to remediate.
