Get A Carpet Steam Cleaner – Your Rugs Will Love You
As anyone who has ever had a room sized rug or wall to wall carpeting will attest, cleaning rugs can be a real problem. Commercial cleaners you can rent at a grocery store typically do more harm than good simply because of the soap suds that never get picked back up again. And professional companies that promise amazing results all too often just fail to deliver.
Industries have known for years that steam is the perfect cleaning agent for so many fabrics and other items. An entire house can be steam cleaned inside and out with the right tools. Before using steam cleaning on a new item, though, do a test on a small inconspicuous part to make sure it’s steam friendly.
Steam cleaning is probably the best way to remove stubborn and set in stains. Anything from dried blood, red wine, grease, grass and even mud can be loosened and removed easier with steam. Although these stains can occur anywhere, steam cleaning works best on rugs or upholstery.
The commercial machines available for rent are not from the steam cleaner variety. These machines only mix soap with room temperature that is squeezed through brushes and spread over the rugs. Unfortunately, all these machines do is move dirty soapy water from one place to another without removing it from the carpeting. After a few of these shampoos, the carpet fibers are severely damaged by the buildup of soap and dirt.
Most machines that produce high powered steam have multiple reservoirs for water, soap and waste water. You should plan on spending about $300 for a good machine that will stand up to multiple uses and have all the reservoirs you need. There are lower priced machines that do clean, but other than producing the steam and perhaps mixing it with a cleaning solution, they don’t have the ability to remove the dirty water from the surface that you are cleaning.
The first time you use it you will be amazed at the amount of dirt that is removed. For particularly dirty areas, the improvement will be almost instantaneous. Occasionally you may need to clean a rug twice but rest assured that the rug won’t be damaged. All the liquid will be removed quickly so as not to cause any mildew or damage.
They clean up easily. The reservoirs can be removed quickly, rinsed, and replaced. Brushes are simple to detach and many are even dishwasher safe.
Keep in mind that these machines are pretty noisy, so plan accordingly.
