Then it came to me.
Wet carpet in my rv.
Use a commercial carpet shampoo if the smell persists.
If i cleaned the entire rig at once how would i keep wyatt from laying on the wet carpet.
Follow the directions on the shampoo s packaging which will likely direct you to vacuum the carpet first.
And if that wasn t bad enough the stress of new surroundings and the movement of the rv was more than my dogs could handle and one of my larger dogs relieved himself.
I would deep clean our rv carpet one room at a time.
So we thought the worst.
First the bedroom then the living room.
I do all of my own repair work.
We confirmed there was no plumbing leak and were stumped as to how the carpet got wet so we went into troubleshooting mode.
The best way to clean carpet in an rv products used in this video.
Open the slide out slightly so that the floor is raised a little higher than the main floor.
I used a baby gate to keep him off the damp carpet until it was dry.
Commercial carpet shampoo can also help remove a wet carpet smell.
This is simply not compatible with the way most rvs are used to camp in campgrounds.
It can be found at your local grocery store or online.
The other side of the wall inside the storage compartment with our freshwater tank was also wet.
Most rvs come with cheap rv carpet installed in the bedroom slides and cab area.
I ve been involved in rving for over 50 years including camping building repairing and even selling rvs and motorhomes.
First park your rv.
And now i have the odor of pet urine that no matter how hard i scrub by hand wet vac specific cleaner s the odor remains.
But it could have also been coming from the bathtub since that was right above.
Almost every rv i ve been in had a light colored carpet for some reason.
Prevention is the best way to keep mold out of your rv so hopefully before you find any mold you will take some steps to prevent it from forming.
Remove the old carpet and padding as before and then install a line of tack strip and lay the new carpet padding and carpet.
Tap the carpet over the tack strip and stretch with a carpet stretcher as well.
What could be the cause of wet carpet in my rv.
Here are a few ways to prevent mold from attacking your rv.
Campgrounds are full of this annoying stuff called dirt.
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Another way to identify it is by looking for black blue green or white stains on your rv walls carpet or other flooring.