Castle Rock Carpet Cleaning: Controlling Pet Odors In Carpets

Pet urine can cause permanent damage to your carpets by severe discoloration. It can also create an unhealthy indoor environment by causing odor gasses. When your pets urine is first deposited in your carpet, it has a pH that is considered acidic. Your pets urine is easier to clean if you catch it as soon as it happens. Once it dries it turns  to a high pH between 10 to12 on the alkaline scale. At this point the carpet has turned yellow and it then becomes much harder too clean because of the discoloration. The discoloration is because the stain is now in a alkaline state. Now you also have a second problem as the urine in its alkaline state can cause strong ammonia that forms as multiplies and spreads deep in your carpets.  If left for days or weeks it can cause permanent staining, making it uncleanable even by the most professional carpet cleaning experts. 

Urine can presents additional odor problems when the humidity is high during the summer. Salt crystals are a by product of the urine that are left behind as the urine dries.  Dried urine is often easy to find even if you can't see it as the odor will give you an indication where the urine salts are located. Urine salts can also burn the latex in the backing of the carpets. This can be visible with a black light. You will require the assistance of a professional carpet cleaning company to steam clean and flush out the urine salts to get rid of the odor. During the cleaning process enzyme solutions are used to kill the bacteria. This process can cause a dye off process that can cause off gassing. This process is very unpleasant to smell but is an indication that bacteria is dying and that's a good thing. 

 

If you need help with odor control in your carpets call TLC Carpet Care at 720-314-0178 and don't forget to visit us online at tlccarpetcare.net / TLC Carpet Care a professional Castle Rock carpet cleaning company.