Will this still work on carpet that has already been cleaned? Still getting odor after the fact and need to find the actual spots.
745561
Yes, I found the old stuff was faded so the new stuff showed up a lot brighter. Good luck, do we ever find it all.
745562
I think that it will work if the substance causing the odor is indeed on the carpet, and not in the padding beneath. We did use ours to check bare floor and not carpet, but the smallest spot should fluoresce. This article may help you with cleaning and deodorizing: http://www.humanesociety.org/animals/resources/tips/removing_pet_stains_odors.html. Good luck!
745563
It will work anywhere there is surface-level urine. You can usually still find spots after cleaning, you just have to look a lot harder and get the light closer to the carpet. Sometimes though, if you have thick padding under the carpet, the surface of the carpet can be perfectly clean but the padding can still release odor. Lights wouldn't help in this instance.
1929653
I have only used it on carpets but you can email the company and they can provide additional info if you need it. They have great customer service.
1068215
I keep getting spots on my carpet. Don't know if they're the same spots or new ones. But the stuff makes them go away.
1868767
I've only used it on flooded carpet. It worked great on that, but it leaves the kind of smell that you associate with cleaners--not bad, but definitely that kind of smell. You'd have to wash the clothes in a "normal" detergent afterwards, etc. to get rid of it.
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Yes it should! You must however clean area immediately which is hard sometimes! Absorb all urine and clean as usual spray and let sit then wipe off as directed. Do this twice if you have to! Definitely works better on tile however my dog marked her territory on my daughters carpet after my parents had left( they were staying in their room) I caught it right away before it absorbed all the way through carpet and cleaned and sanitized and sprayed the enzyme cleaner. No smell at all and I mean it!! I would rip it up if my daughters room smelled like dog pee!! Again catch right away clean sanitize and then use enzyme cleaner. Should work wonders Yes it should! You must however clean area immediately which is hard sometimes! Absorb all urine and clean as usual spray and let sit then wipe off as directed. Do this twice if you have to! Definitely works better on tile however my dog marked her territory on my daughters carpet after my parents had left( they were staying in their room) I caught it right away before it absorbed all the way through carpet and cleaned and sanitized and sprayed the enzyme cleaner. No smell at all and I mean it!! I would rip it up if my daughters room smelled like dog pee!! Again catch right away clean... » Read More Yes it should! You must however clean area immediately which is hard sometimes! Absorb all urine and clean as usual spray and let sit then wipe off as directed. Do this twice if you have to! Definitely works better on tile however my dog marked her territory on my daughters carpet after my parents had left( they were staying in their room) I caught it right away before it absorbed all the way through carpet and cleaned and sanitized and sprayed the enzyme cleaner. No smell at all and I mean it!! I would rip it up if my daughters room smelled like dog pee!! Again catch right away clean sanitize and then use enzyme cleaner. Should work wonders « Show Less
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I have never had this problem, but I would guess that your carpet or upholstery still has a lot of knap on it, like it is when new. this comes off in cleaning in big clumps of the filler . Once the fabric is cleaned by a large carpet cleaner you will probably not have this problem.
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Leave it alone....this product uses enzymes that work afterward, leaving a smell for a day or two if its too badly saturated with urine, but the smell WILL go away after it finishes eating at the "mess" (literally). I have used Nature's Miracle on an apartment I was cleaning that had badly soaked carpets, and the day after, you could barely walk into the house, because the odor of the urine and an "alcohol smell" that is a byproduct of the enzymes doing their work, but after the second day, ALL of the smell was gone, and the carpets looked like new. This stuff works, but people need to know, this is ENZYME based, not chemical or soap based, so it takes TIME to do its job, but it WILL do it, and do it well. Think of enzymes as little critters that live off of urine, blood, and feces, and will eat and eat until they have nothing else to eat. After a couple of days, you can clean the carpets again to get rid of any remaining traces that may be left, but if you don't give this stuff time to do what it does, you are just wasting your money (like the guy that called in the "pros" afterward...all they did was soak up the enzymes that were already doing their job, then probably putting more on there along with some sort of chemical deodorizer that seals the urine into the carpet and padding so you couldn't smell it, which in return, will not allow enzymes or anything else from that point on to remove what urine they sealed in). So...use this stuff, then, LET IT SIT AND DO ITS JOB, even if its for a couple of days, it will work, DO NOT RINSE, after a few days, re-clean the carpet if you like, but don't do it BEFORE ITS DONE WORKING!! The added smell means its doing its job, not that it didn't.
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Bissell makes a 2X Deep cleaning formula that works really well on those kind of stains. That's what I would recommend for your carpet.
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First, it depends on what you are trying to clean. If it's carpet, beds, etc., soak the area completely. It is an enzyme and it will work. Let the Urine Off dry, then clean with a cleaner you can live with to smell...for example, I first dampen the area with warm water, then I use Woolite Spray Carpet cleaner. You can also use any other type of cleaner. I use an old fashioned scrub brush to make sure the cleaning gets down into the area. Let it dry again, and you should not have problems. It's important to dilute the enzymes you placed in the carpet down until they no longer are the major source of moisture in that has been place in the carpet. I use about the same amount of warm water as I used of the enzymes. Then spray the carpet with the carpet cleaner and scrub. Let dry again, and that should do it.
1716162
Same with ours, but the cleaning solution is highly concentrated and soap/water mix in the soap reservoir does go down. It's enough soap to clean our carpets, but not leave a lot of extra soap/residue to attract dirt faster, so I like that. Other carpet cleaners dump soap on the carpet and then attracts dirt and have to clean more often. I clean lightly, then go over several times with soap off to ensure the least amount of soap residue.
840267
Use whatever you use to spot clean carpet. My cats don't seem to have an oder though.
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It will work great just keep the vacuum on the highest setting. If you don't think it's getting all the dirt go to the medium setting. I would not try to go on a low setting. Remember that new carpets shed so don't be alarmed if you see some in the container. Hope that helps and congrats on the new carpet!
1793412
I have not had this happen. My suggestion would be to run it on the correct setting. I could see this being an issue if you are using the lower settings on high carpet but ours works just fine
385471
I haven't tried to spot clean my carpet with this unit yet but I'm sure it would work. Carpets are steam cleaned all the time. If you're unsure if your carpet is color fast I'd first try it in an inconspicuous spot. This has got to be one of the very best products I've ever purchased.
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I use a solution of 50% carpet spot remover and 50% water in a 1-liter bottle (easier to grip with one hand). Drill 4 very small diameter (1/16") holes in the top. Squeeze solution on the spot, scrub with a brush and vacuum up the residue. For minor spots such as fresh dog poop. pick up the poop with a paper towel, squeeze solution on residual stain and vacuum without scrubbing with a brush. Scrubbing a fresh stain only spreads it to adjacent carpet fibers. A dish soap and water solution will also work instead of carpet a spot remover and water solution.
1878974
it will pick up on carpet, but it will not give you a deep clean on the carpet..
2097100
Worked for me. I sprinkled on my carpet, brushed it down into the nap and let it sits overnight. Then I vacuumed. Didn't smell anything.