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need to quickly build an air purifier to handle new carpet smell
Sredni:
My experience is that washing can take away the smell. I am talking about 'real' carpets (no plastic garbage) and by washing I mean with water, LOTS of water (and a common laundry soap).
I had this carpet that smelled like wet dead dogs, and no amount of steaming could help in removing the smell.
On a very hot summer day, I took it in the garden and washed it thoroughly using a garden hose (and soap). Twice on the upper side, once on the back.
The secret is that it has to dry fast if you do not want it to catch a new bad smell. Hence the hot summer day.
No more smell of wet dead dogs for me, now.
engineheat:
I plan on moving out early. I've rented other places and never before have had this issue. For the sake of my health and happiness I'm prepared to take the loss.
I just feel so robbed if I have to pay 2 months worth of rent as penalty in addition to the Oct rent which I already paid. Is it worth trying to negotiate with them? They do care a lot about online reviews.
I tried thinking over what I could've done different to avoid this situation and given what I knew at the time I don't think I did anything wrong on my part...
engineheat:
Since it's not my place I don't think it's realistic to expect them to take the carpet out and wash it or put it under the sun. They even told me they could've done that before installing but dont have the ability to.
Winter is coming and I won't even be able to ventilate much if the weather gets cold.
Hence I want to move out and get away from this headache now
CatalinaWOW:
Your solution (moving out) is effective, but unless you have very few possessions it is a lot of work. I will follow with my suggestions to cover the case that you are not able to find a place to move to.
My experience with this condition showed a time constant in the one to two week area. I haven't tried, but am not totally convinced that the activated charcoal will help. As others have suggested ventilation is the best palliative. Having the room heat as high as possible (particularly when you are not there) helps. It lowers the time constant.
Winter weather makes the ventilation uncomfortable, not impossible. If you are stuck with this apartment a few weeks of wearing heavy clothing and using heavy blankets is better than spending the rest of the winter being gassed.
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