America, I ask you for very little
But today, I really do need your help.
1. Is it better, if the weather it hot and humid, to dry out the carpet by opening up the house and running fans or shutting up the house and turning on the air and running fans?
I'm of the opinion that it's better to run the air because air conditioned placed tend not to be humid and so air conditioners must help with stuffiness, right?
2. The smell. Please. It smells musty and unfortunate. Will anything help? Will it ever go away?
Please advise, America.
Love,
Aunt B.
posted by Aunt B at 9/24/2005 04:12:00 PM
5 Comments:
Run the air. Air conditioning functions by taking the moisture out of the air and recirculating it. But if the humidity drops, you can let the downstairs breathe. You will end up with mold growth if the source of moisture is not stopped. Run fans on any areas that are damp.
I guess the 'progressives' didn't school you on that, either.
That carpet deodorizer stuff works pretty well.
The Butcher's a bigger commie than me and he seems to have handled the situation just fine, so Sarcastro, I'm afraid you're wrong.
Anyway, I take care of wiring; the recalcitrant brother is the plumber. Rather than relying solely on ourselves to provide everything for each of us, we pool our resources and each of us benefits from the knowledge and life experiences of the other.
Extrapolating that to Tiny Cat Pants, I knew that, sooner or later, some old man who knew a thing or two about soggy carpet would come along and school me.
Chris, good idea. I'm going to try some pet oder crap we have and see if that helps.
Boy, do I know soggy carpet!
Not sure about the air/open window thing, but...
My brother had a serious and nasty carpet flooding incident. Once the carpet was dry enough he scattered coffee grounds over the carpet, left it for a while and then vacuumed it. Got rid of the sewage-y mouldy smell, apparently.
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