I have light carpets two dogs in training w accidents baby formula spills grease stains etc.
Dirty vs clean carpet.
When cleaning carpets using the hot water extraction method approximately 40 55 gallons are used for the average home with 750 sq ft of carpet.
The chemicals and cleaning products used to deep clean a carpet can sometimes be too strong for people who have sensitivities to certain ingredients.
How to super clean your carpets when they are in horrible condition this method is one of the best ways to clean carpet and get it looking like new again.
How to deep clean carpet naturally.
Here s a way to get them green clean.
Tests have proven that to remove the dirty water to an acceptable level with hot water extraction or steam cleaning the carpets would need to be thoroughly rinsed as many as 16.
The clean tank is where the water and cleaning solution is stored and after you pull the trigger and it s sprayed onto clean the carpet it s sucked up into the.
Carpets attract greasy residue.
Dry carpet cleaning offers deep cleansing power by supplementing with compound cleaning agents to pre treat fibers and break down dirt prior to the actual machine cleaning.
I mix it myself as spot cleaners and use in home carpet cleaners for overall cleaning.
Like steam cleaning dry cleaning also has a slightly misleading name.
If you think about it if dirty water is removed from the carpet but the carpet is left wet isn t the moisture remaining in the carpet the exact same dirty water.
The look the smell and your health are all reasons for keeping them clean.
A vacuum and a carpet steam cleaner don t worry i explain why we need the heavy equipment below.
And the only product i have found that cleans all is oxyclean.
They have clean and dirty tanks.
Although dry cleaning uses more chemicals than water you usually have to use a little bit of moisture to thoroughly remove the chemicals from the carpet.
Salt borax and white vinegar.
If you want to avoid harsh chemicals try one of these tips from meg roberts president of molly maid to deep clean carpet naturally.
To dry clean your carpets you or a cleaning company will place dry powdered cleaning chemicals on your carpet.
With regular cleaning carpets can retain that new look feel and smell of a new carpet for longer.
Not bad for producing a clean healthy environment once a year.
Vinegar dish soap and water.
Or you do a great job spot cleaning only to reveal how dirty the rest of the carpeting really is.
This is equivalent to less than 2 3 showers.
02 23 2005 by gerri guest post looking for a good carpet cleaner for old carpet.