Question from Barbara Cole
I just purchased a house and when I had the carpet cleaned the man told me that the lady who had the house before me must have burned a lot of candles. The carpet is a medium beige color and you can see where the soot from the candles framed the rooms against the walls in some of the rooms. He explained that the soot is sucked into the air conditioning unit since it is lighter than air and reenters the room via the ducks. I had the blower cleaned out and the air conditioning ducts in all the rooms cleaned out at a cost of $850.00. The cost of removing the soot lines against the walls would have been very expensive had the carpet man done it. He removed the stains in front of the sofa area with what he called an oxy type cleaner. What can I use to get these soot lines from the carpet? He also added that burning lead free candles are just as bad.
Debra’s Answer
Readers, any experience removing soot?
He’s right about the lead-free candles. They still produce soot, but it doesn’t contain lead.
I’m wondering now if natural beeswax and soy candles produce as much soot as paraffin candles? Does anybody know?
