[adimarsh]

I have a flat to clean which has a luuuvly stink in the air. Never used a fogger before but am considering one for this job. Any advice would be welcome or an alternative deodorizer which may be sufficient.

[richy27]

first of all i would determine where the smell is coming from and what has caused it.

[adimarsh]

It's in the carpets Rich. But it's so bad you can almost touch it. Neither I or the agent can determine the original source other than not been cleaned (vacuumed) for about three years. The flat has been occupied by a single "gentlemen" in that time. The best I can describe is it's like a doss house. Just thinking about it as I type, wonder if it could be a drug's smell?

[richy27]

the only reason i asked was wther it had come fro urine or damp from house structure so i you hwe you woldnt make worse . i have used a fogger before but only after i had cleaned carpets odour fresh prochem is pretty good mixed a little more conc than directed one of those situations where you just have to see what happens

[Jim_77]

I can almost guarantee to you that if you just clean the carpets and nothing else gets cleaned in this property, the smell will remain.  It just gets into the whole fabric of the building.

Tell the agent the only surefire way to deal with this is to take down and clean (or throw away) any curtains/drapes etc or anything made of fabric, including divan beds.  Then the whole place needs a couple of coats of paint before you go in and clean the carpets and upholstery if there is any.  Fogging might be an option before decorating, as a bit of a belt and braces approach, but depends on cost.

Clean with a colloid (m-power/nemesis) mixed with deodoriser, put lots on and give it a very long dwell before extracting.  Then afterwards re-spray it with the same solution, brush in and leave.  If that doesn't fix it, new carpets!

[adimarsh]

Rich, def not urine or damp.

Jim, I would tend to agree that all furnishings would need to be cleaned, except in this case the whole lot is being dumped. The carpets however, although dirty, are in good condition. I have suggested that the carpets will need to be flushed through really well to stand any chance of restoration and a heavy duty traffic lane cleaner should take care of that. Have used Odour Kill from Alltec in the past but not that impressed with it to be honest. Hadn't considered m-power as an deodorizer, would that work in the same way as DFC 105?

[Jim_77]

I'm by no means an expert on this, but no they're not the same.  DFC is a microsplitter (which is actually bullsh*t terminology, not a scientific category) but m-power/nemesis are a colloid which works a bit differently.  They break stuff apart on a very small level, that's about as much as I know apart from they work very well to kill odours etc.  When I'm dealing with smells I always add the extra odour neutraliser in with it though.

If they're dumping all the other furniture etc that's good, but the smell will still linger unless the wals & ceilings are sorted!

[adimarsh]

Cheers Jim

Did email Nick @WOC re: M Power and he more or less said the same as you. Was going to order some today but been rushed of my feet........not that I'm complaining Thanks for all the reply's.