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Expert Tips to Help Keep Your Carpet
Fresh
 Here's the biggest mistake
you can make. When Fido has a little tinkle or when Killer makes a huge
puddle, the first course of action should NOT be towels or paper
towels. This only mashes the urine down into the padding. It makes the
urine harder to get out. Sure, some of the urine is absorbed in the
towel, but not nearly all of it.
The second biggest
mistake is grabbing for the spotter bottle first. Think about what you
are doing. If you have urine in your carpet and spray some spot remover
on the urine, you now have a puddle of urine with spot remover in it.
This does NOT equal clean. The spot remover doesn't make the urine
evaporate. Sure, it may make it smell a little better, but the urine is
still there and in a big way.
Here's an important
concept you should know: Spot remover is made to remove what is left
behind after you clean up the bulk of the mess. It isn't
designed to make urine evaporate. So having said that, what do you use
to remove the bulk of the urine before treating with a spot remover?
Here's the trick:
Use a wet vacuum or a
shop vacuum as soon as you find urine on your carpet or rug. You can get
one at any hardware store and most department stores. When used on a
fresh urine spot, the wet vacuum will remove a majority of the urine.
Then whip out your favorite spot remover and treat the remaining urine
left behind.
It's really that easy.
If you use this tip you can save your carpet, rugs, and your
relationship with your pet.
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