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URGENT! Off Milk smell in carpet getting worse...

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PavlovtheCat · 07/09/2008 07:39

Sorry for another urgent

DDs bedroom absolutely stinks. It was fine last night, then I went in at about midnight to check on her and there was an odour, an almost sick odour but not sick. Then DH went in when she woke at about 3am, and no lie I could smell the stench from our bedroom across the hall.

Now, this morning it is vile. About 4 days ago DD spilt a glass of milk on the floor and I had cleaned it up. However I am guessing I must have missed a bit, hence the smell.

Problem is, the carpet is now dry and there is no stain, So I cannot see exactly where it was spilt to ensure I get it all this time.

I have used hot soapy water so far, but it still smells. The entire house smells .

How can I get rid of the smell? If the carpet is ruined, its not a huge problem as it is an old carpet needs replacing anyway and its a small enough room to get an remnant, but I would prefer not to pull it all up until I actually have carpet tp put down!

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PavlovtheCat · 07/09/2008 07:49

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filthymindedvixen · 07/09/2008 07:51

oh I have had this...I basically had to go down on my hands and knees, nose to carpet,sniffing to find thae patch. Then I soaked it it lemon juice and bicarb of soda solution. Then when that was dry, bombed it with febreze...

And then I banned milk from bedrooms

colacubes · 07/09/2008 07:51

Bi card is a brilliant deoderiser, but I would get down and smell where it is, clean it again, then dump tons of bi carb, it will soak up moisture and deoderise at the same time keep doing it till is gone. Or get it pulled up and buy new one, sometimes they are just ruined.

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PavlovtheCat · 07/09/2008 07:57

Oh thank you, I had a feeling bicarb had something to do with it all, but did not want to put it down and then find out it was going to turn into soda bread or something . But I have no lemon juice...

I am glad you said it will soak up moisture cola as I have been worried about soaking the floor as that can smell too can't it?!

I might go have a look at a carpet shop this morning anyway, a good excuse to buy a new carpet.

But in the meantime I cannot cope with the smell so am off to grab the bicarb from the cupboard (luckily I have some!).

Thank you!

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filthymindedvixen · 07/09/2008 08:04

lemon juice is just another odour neutraliser - but if you have a fancy carpet, best not use anyway, as may lighten a tiny bit...

Bicarb rocks - i use t for so many things!

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PavlovtheCat · 07/09/2008 08:21

Scrubbed good and proper, covered with bicarb (and a bit of baking powder too as run out of plain bicarb...oh well, soda bread might not be so far away eh?!!), how long should I leave it?

Not a fancy carpet luckily, its an old one that has been here since we moved in, its done its job well, but is not glamorous!

We will not be doing fancy carpets while we have young children around!

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watsthestory · 07/09/2008 08:24

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SoupDragon · 07/09/2008 08:24

The smell will actually disappear eventually (not that long either).

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PavlovtheCat · 07/09/2008 09:01

soup - my friend had a milk smell too, she could not find it, and it did go away, but took a few days.

I cannot cope with a few days! It is nose wrinkling/stomach churning!

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PavlovtheCat · 07/09/2008 16:38

Oh it has not worked .

I put two pots of bicarb down, just vacuumed it all up, and clogged my hoover in the process. I am not that bright . That is now soaking in the bath.

So, initially, with the bicarb down on the floor, the smell appeared less stenchy, and I thought the vague lingering of odour was due to being stuck in my nostrils.

But No. It is there, I just walked past newly open bedroom door and the waft hit me in the face like a smelly fish.

It is just gross. I don't know how DD can sleep in it tonight. Although I don't know how she slept in it last night to be honest but she did .

New carpet tomorrow. I was going to look today but what with Tesco's messing up my order/being late, the vacuum needing cleaning and the cooker rings being put into soak before I realised I no soda crystals left and had to go get some, I did not have time.

I will have to febreeze it in the meantime

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thecarpetcleaningguy · 03/10/2016 09:02

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JinkxMonsoon · 03/10/2016 09:07

I remember dropping a glass bottle of milk on the kitchen floor when I was a kid, and in those days there was a very thin pile carpet on the floor (I know, weird choice, but it was the 80s). The smell was unreal but it did dissipate eventually. Would biological washing powder work?

sonias27 · 03/10/2016 09:10

I can totally empathize with you my DD spilt some milk on our carpet and then smell was awful. The only thing that helped was this carpet cleaner

Starbright10 · 04/10/2016 21:55

You can hire a carpet cleaner from Homebase - £20/30 for 24 hours. Works a treat

AnthonyPandy · 04/10/2016 22:03

It was 8 years ago, I think she's probably got a new carpet by now!

Starbright10 · 04/10/2016 22:53

Ha! Rejuvenated by some cleaning guy touting for business probably!

FeiYenKansu · 18/06/2017 16:19

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Laurengrundy12 · 28/02/2019 23:23

I Spilled Chocolate Milkshake on my bedroom Floor and it stinks

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