my son had his carpets cleaned and now his baby has hives. professional carpet cleaners are strong and he had them add a deodorizer because of the baby being sick and vomiting on the carpet. they had them done twice within a few weeks and now the upstairs person is saying she smells a chemical ordor and the baby sits on the floor and has hives. the apartment is a two story house and their bottom apartment holds moisture. does anyone know how they can rinse some of the chemical off?
Definitely have the carpet cleaners rinse the carpets again. See if he can convince them to bring a dehumidifier to dry everything out more quickly. If not, it helps dry the carpets faster if you heat up the apartment, open the windows to let out the warm damp air, and repeat the heat/airing cycle until the carpet is dry or you're tired of doing this. If the apartment always tends to be damp, it's worth getting a dehumidifier. My family has tried Kenmore (noisy, inefficient), DeLonghi (quiet, inefficient) and ComfortAire (quiet, efficient). Just be careful to keep the condensate bucket clean to avoid mold and clean lint out of the filter regularly so it will circulate air efficiently.
call the carpet cleaners and ask them to come back with just a rinse
It is possible, if any one dies from the fumes the company can be sued.
