Hello.

I have new carpet about a week old. Are there any ways I can speed up the process for out gassing? I have heard of pouring baking soda and vinegar to help remove the new smells..

Thanks
Denie

Hi Denise,

The baking soda should help to absorb the toxic gases from the carpet as they are given off but I am not sure whether pouring baking soda and vinegar onto the carpet will actually cause it to outgas faster.

Ideally it is best to keep new carpets in a garage or other out of the way place fo a while before having it fitted as they initally outgas a lot - as you can tell from the \"new carpet smell\". If you have already had it fitted then keep the windows open as much as you can and leave curtains/blinds open during the day so the carpet gets as much sun as possible.

Has anybody else used the baking soda and vinegar solution? Please let us know if this helped with your new carpet...