Help! Again!!

[drgirlfriend]

Someone who shall remain nameless pitched a small fit and threw some boxes around and ruptured the bag(s) at the bottom of his stacks. Don't know how long they've been sitting there wet - I'm guessing since Wednesday of last week. Now the carpet is wet and the pad underneath. Logically his concern is about mold and mine is about attracting insects. What is the best way to clean this up? I've got towels down now trying to get up anything in the padding. Should we rent a carpet cleaner? Throw down some baking soda? What?

PS: I'm not nearly as upset about this as he is. I'm just glad he learned a lesson about throwing things.

[MaryD]

If they're PD bags I would think the sugariness would be the problem - ANTS!  I don't know what's best.  I do know that a bag with a leak goes a long way.  I had a drain bag that leaked - YUK!  At least it was onto a timber floor.  I'd be inclined to go for the carpet cleaner.  Good luck

[cassandra]

its been a long time that that happened to me, so I Googled it, and I remember doing something like that, and it worked. “Stir one teaspoon of liquid dish detergent into a quart of warm water. Add ¼ teaspoon of white vinegar.” Dishwasher detergent should not be used, as this can harm carpet. The book recommends allowing this solution to soak into a stain for 10 minutes before blotting. I found this on www.suite101
 
•Another all-purpose homespun solution recommended by the Carpet and Rug Institute is one part white vinegar to two parts water. For a small stain, this would mean one cup vinegar mixed with two cups of water. This solution can be mixed in advance, labeled, and stored in a spray bottle for quick action when a spill happens.

good luck Cas

[drgirlfriend]

Thanks MaryD and Cas! Yes, it's PD fluid. So far I don't see a stain, but don't want anything growing or crawling. I may try one of your homemade remedies.

[MooseMom]

Gross!  LOL!  I hope the Unnamed One won't be trying THAT party trick again!

[drgirlfriend]

I think he's pretty ashamed of himself and won't be trying that again, MooseMom.

[stringbandbeth]

We had 20 liters of PD fluid drain on our carpet. The best thing you can do is  rent a carpet vac ASAP....the fluid can start to ferment in just a day or 2 and Smells TERRIBLE. took almost 2 weeks of repeated shampooing to get it all out...P.S.- we ripped up the wall to wall in the new home hemo room for that very reason.
   Good Luck!

[Joe]

I would think a good run with a steamer would take care of it. With just the dialytic you aren't going to have a stain to deal with, just the liquid. Good luck and let us know the outcome.

[drgirlfriend]

Thanks beth and Joe! Since the same thing happened to you, stringbandbeth, I'll take your word for it and recommend renting a unit. The bf is not going to like that since we're on a tight budget. From what I could tell, only about 3000ml got spilt. Do you think that's enough to cause a smell problem?

[chiawana]

Oh no! I hope you can get it cleaned up with no residual issues. Makes me glad that our supplies are in the basement, which has a concrete floor.

[lmunchkin]

Happened to us, and I used carpet cleaner with a little pinesol with carpet cleaning solution and a couple scoops of oxipowder (light carpet only). It did a fantastic job.

God Bless,
lmunchkin

[brenda seal]

my son used to clean carpets when he was at uni and he said you need an extractor to suck up the excess fluid out of the carpet . If funds are tight - do you know anyone you could borrow one of those wet and dry vacs from ? Is there any way you can lift the carpet to get to the underlay to soak up any fluid left in there ? If none of these options are feasible  I would put a couple of fans in there and open all the windows to dry thoroughly before shampooing . We had a mishap with the drain line a few weeks ago and leaving towels down to soak it up did the trick - no smell , no stain . At least it was clean fluid and not used -ewww . Good luck .

[drgirlfriend]

brenda - my first thought was to extract as much liquid as I could right away. We can't get to the underpad so we put down towels for a couple days and it is mostly dry. There does not seem to be any stain. And yes, thank goodness it wasn't drain fluid. I'd be grossed out if it were.

[drgirlfriend]

Well, I ended up renting a cleaner from Home Depot and making a variation of cassandra's homemade solution (hot water, vinegar, hydrogen peroxide, dish soap). I hope it worked because this is the first time I've dealt with a carpet cleaner and don't have a clue. Stupid thing is heavy and it's pouring rain today. I don't want to take it back in all this wet but I have to. Gotta find a way to make peace with the rain. I friggin hate it and now I live in hurricane territory. Grrrrrrr.....

Thanks to everyone for their input!!

[amanda100wilson]

I ended up with PD drain fluid  on a carpet a coup,e of times (I know that yours is just PD fluid, luckily).  The first time I tried everything to get rid of the smell.  Every time I cleaned the carpet, I could smell,it again.  The second time was in the house that we live in now, and I was determined not to put up with the smell.  Not caring, if I bleached the carpet a poured a whole bottle of hydrogen peroxide onto it.  It foamed up good and proper, so I guess that there must have been a chemical reaction going on between the hydrogen peroxide and the carbon bonds in the drain fluid.  Anyway, it didn't bleach the carpet and the carpet never got smelly!

[drgirlfriend]

That's good news, amanda! I don't know why I decided to go with that particular cleaner recipe, but I hope I chose well. So far so good! I will keep your story in mind if we ever spill drain fluid. Yucky!