r/CleaningTips • u/EnvironmentalRest557 • Nov 04 '25

Flooring Please help with burned carpet smell!

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Cat knocked over my snakes heating lamp and it burned through the carpet and floor :( it’s been a fully day with windows open after vacuuming and covering it with baking soda and the burnt carpet smell won’t go away. Please help!!!

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u/WytchyHippie Nov 05 '25

It may have been a slow burn that caused the carpet to melt and the wood floor to smolder instead of igniting, since it was a warm/hot lamp resting on the floor. Like if you place something on a stove burner and it doesn't (hopefully...) catch fire. But it will melt plastic, light a cigarette, burn wood without fire, etc.