I've been doing some research to find a way to clean cat urine from my carpet, and various sources say diluted vinegar works well. I've used vinegar as a weed killer, but I'm skeptical it will work as a cleaner. Is there science behind this, or is it an old wives' tale? Can vinegar really be used to clean cat urine from carpeting? Once the vinegar has eliminated the urine, does it rot/spoil causing additional stains/odor?
Is vinegar really an effective carpet cleaner
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Use a carpet sweeper.
Bissell sells several models of mechanical manual sweepers -- an invention that's been around in some form since the 1880s. They work, but only to an extent. For deep cleaning you'll have to use a vacuum or roll up your carpet and take it in to the pros.
Sorry to hear about your stain, but here are two options.
Tea should be fairly easy to remove. You can try blotting it out with very hot water and an absorbent cloth, or borrow a carpet cleaning steam machine and give it a try. Another option would be to hire a commercial carpet cleaning service. I use this type of service all the time in the apartments I manage. In this area it only costs me about $80 per room and the results are amazing. If you talk with a cleaning service, they can tell you if your stain can be removed before you hire them. Some will guarantee that the stain will be gone. This option is certainly a lot cheaper than paying to replace the entire carpet and padding. Good Luck.
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I use it quite a bit on dog urine in my carpet. I recently purchased a device to remain nameless to help with this, but the white vinegar works well. I wouldn't say it eliminates it, but you'd have to stick you nose it the carpet to smell it.
I soak up as much urine as I can and then drench the area with undiluted vinegar and let it evaporate over a few days.