life help: my mom shampooed carpets a few days ago (31st & 1st) but ever since then, our house has smelled like dirty feet or wet dog or something. - Help.com



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my mom shampooed carpets a few days ago (31st & 1st) but ever since then, our house has smelled like dirty feet or wet dog or something.

it’s only like that in the living room area/hallway/steps where she shampooed carpets. the other rooms don’t smell like it.. could this be because she shampooed carpets? if it is then why all of a sudden does it smell? it never has done this before. how can we fix it?

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Barbyman offline Verified User (2 years, 5 months) Long Term User Shouts: 5 #
An Unknown Location | 1 year ago (9 minutes after post)

Carpet is still wet and now Mushrooms are growing underneath.Happy Mushroom pickings..NO seriously Carpet needs to get dry put the Heater on for a couple of Days..

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An Undisclosed Location | 1 year ago (13 minutes after post)

I agree with Barby, when it dries the smell will go very likely. :-)

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GB | 1 year ago (14 minutes after post)

dont worrie, the carpet always smells like that after you shampoo it =)

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An Undisclosed Location | 1 year ago (1 hour, 7 minutes after post)

It wasnt dried throughly, do you have any fans? Youre gonna want to dry it as soon as possible.

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Silver Spring, MD, US | 1 year ago (1 day, 18 hours after post)

Yeah it needs to dry out, or the padding got really wet. Maybe the soap wasn’t enough. I’ve never had the place smell after shampooing the rugs—but I also let it dry and air out.

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An Unknown Location | 1 month, 2 weeks ago (11 months, 2 weeks after post)

I have the same problem. Cleaned the carpet, put fans out, doesen’t smell like wet carpet. It really does smell like a bad foot odor or sour milk. Can an old dryed milk spill or who knows what (we have three boys who always have friends over) re-activate and start smelling?
Thanks for the opportunity to ask this.

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