best carpet cleaning?
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If you search Yahoo! Answers under carpet clean, youll get over 360 responses. I answered this question about a month ago and my answer was chosen best by voters. It is an unconventional method based on the norm...hot water cleaning. If you want to pour gallons of hot, soapy water on your carpet, carpet pad and underlayment, then go for it. If you want clean carpets you can walk on in an hour or less, give my method a try.
Dan
2 months ago
Best Answer - Chosen By Voters
OK...I'm about to go way out on a limb here. Don't use steam cleaners. Try this. Test all chemicals on that inconspicuous spot we all have first*. Go to your local Oreck dealer and rent their orbital machine with nylon brush and plain bonnet. I prefer a worn brush over a new one. While your there, purchase enough of their Dry Carpet Cleaner powder.
Back home, vacuum thoroughly then vacuum again. Mix a 80-20 mixture of household hydrogen peroxide-orange clean in a spray bottle (no! it won't bleach your carpet*) and "mist" an area say 6 feet square. Run the buffer over this area. Use either the plain bonnet or the brush depending on the rug. Go over the area well. Sprinkle the Oreck powder over the area and run the buffer again. You may have to repeat both steps if things are really dirty. Move on to a new "dirty" area and repeat process until your done.
When all is dry, vacuum. Keep the powder, spray mix and a brush for spot cleaning later.
I have used this process several times on three different types of carpet, one wool, two synthetic.
It probably costs more than the grocery store steam cleaners but a lot less than Stanley. I figure about $150 for 2100 sq feet. Single biggest benefit is that you can be back on your clean carpet within an hour if you don't overdo the spray. Further, there is no pad or under layment saturation. Since no detergent was used, your carpets will stay cleaner, longer. Hardest part will be locating a buffer if you don't have an Oreck dealer close. This is a fairly heavy unit with a 10"-12" head, not one of those serious, industrial machines for high school hallways. Sears also sells a dry cleaning powder product but I've never used it.
I've never been disappointed with the results.
I do not now nor have I ever worked for Oreck. Your results may vary. Please test that spot before you start and test run the buffer. I have never "ripped up" carpet but I am careful around seams.
Now that I know about the hardwood floors, my method will not soak the carpet pad, the hardwood or call for some exotic extraction device. You don't need to saturate the carpet. A nice mist, repeated as necessary. The powder absorbs a great deal of the moisture along with residual dirt. That's its purpose.
Other answers:
Dry clean your carpets, they don't shrink.
Dry clean your carpets, they don't shrink.
use the vacuum cleaner