It looks as if the carpet is discoloured.
Dark spots on carpet coming from underneath.
Wicking this is when the carpet stain has soaked through to the backing of the carpet.
Black marks spontaneously appear on the carpet.
Most of the stains are actually in the 2nd floor near bathroom entrances and in the walk in closet areas.
Now i am seeing similar spots on the carpet on my first and second floor.
The leftover residue becomes sticky over time.
Footprints quickly appear on carpet although everyone takes off their shoes.
Use a wet vacuum to suck up the water and cleaning solution left behind from the previous carpet cleaning.
Extra solution left to hang out on carpet fibers will attract dirt and soil to the very spot you just cleaned causing it to become soiled once again.
We were spot cleaning our carpet in preparation to put our house on the market and when we tried to clean a very small dark spot from the rug it suddenly became a much larger reddish brown ring on our white carpet.
Wicking occurs when the substance that was spilled on the carpet has soaked through into the backing of the carpet and sometimes even the underpad when you clean the stain you are cleaning the surface of the carpet.
Dark ring around table that is seldom used.
A dirty carpet causes horrible odor and it most likely grows black mold.
Wicking is the result of a stain reaching deep into the carpet and soaking into the carpet backing and sometimes even the pad underneath the carpet.
Make sure the carpet cleaning machine you choose has enough vacuum power to allow the carpet to dry in 6 to 12 hours or you may risk damage from getting it too wet.
Wicking is another cause of a reappearing stain.
Black mold on carpet can cause some health concerns in addition to the unpleasant trail if you don t clean it for quite some times.
The other common cause of reappearing stains is something referred to as wicking.
Each time we attempt to clean it it looks good and then we come back 10 minutes later and the stain has reappeared.
We have just moved into a newly constructed house.
If the spots are dry skip this step and move on to step 3.
Step 3 spray the low ph acid cleaner on the brown spots.
As the weeks progressed we are noticing in all three carpeted rooms.
After four weeks we are noticing dark spots coming from the bottom of our carpet.
You do not want to over wet the affected area again.
Be aware that if your carpet is wet for more than 24 hours you risk mildew and bacteria growth.
There is no discoloration on the top of the carpet fibers threads.
The heavy traffic areas appear to be revealing the dark spots.
When the remaining carpet cleaner is left to stew in your carpet it will begin to attract dirt debris and soil in the same spot making it appear like the same stain is coming back time and time again.
They just look like someone dropped some oil drops here and there.
If it s not coming from your child the main culprit should be the carpet.
The stain vanishes at first but keeps coming back.