Home Carpet Cleaning

Do you have carpet in any area of your home? It is a given, that in any modern home there will be some form of carpet as flooring. Even if the vast majority of the home is either tile or hard wood flooring, most people will have area rugs that will need regular cleaning so that they appear clean and fresh for visitors and the homeowner as well. There are many factors to consider when deciding to buy a home carpet cleaning machine.

Do you have the time necessary to do the job properly? Are you reasonably handy with machines and instructions? Have you researched the various machines and manufacturers to narrow down your selection based on the type or types of flooring you have and what kind or kinds of stains you either have or can expect to get depending on whether you have pets like dogs and cats.

Pet stains and odors are notoriously difficult to remove permanently and you will need a more durable and powerful machine to deal with those types of stains. You will also need different types of cleaners and pre-treatments depending on the age and severity of any stains or high traffic area dirt and discoloration.

Hoover, Dirt Devil, Daimer and even Rug Doctor offer models for home carpet cleaning. Other factors in choosing the correct machine for your home carpet cleaning needs are whether you plan on using it for spot clean ups or actually cleaning your entire carpeted areas on a regular basis.

There are many models of steam cleaning machines that are prefect for spot clean up duty for under one hundred dollars. If you have carpet with a deeper pile I would recommend a more heavy duty machine. To get the best results on high traffic areas you will need to choose a model that at the very least offers steam cleaning.

A model with steam cleaning features has a built in heater to heat the water and solution to get the best carpet cleaning results. This steam cleaning action is similar to washing articles of clothing on the hot water cycle in your clothes washer. Whatever you do, do not try to clean a set in stain with hot water first.

Make sure you identify the stain and apply the appropriate pre treatment first before using any heated methods including a home carpet cleaning system with steam. There is a current trend toward the use of “Green” cleaning products even in home carpet cleaning machines. In fact, Bissell, one of the leading manufacturers of carpet cleaning machines for the home has a full line of “Green” cleaning products for their machines.

All manufacturers of carpet cleaning machines say that they are best used with their own particular brand of cleaning solutions – Hoover machines are supposed to work best with Hoover cleaning solutions, Bissell with Bissell and so on. I have found over the years that once you find a solution that works you should stick with it regardless of what kind of machine you are using at the time. If you rent a Rug Doctor for home use, they have all of the Rug Doctor pre treatments, anti foam additives, pet and odor remover, and cleaners right there for ease of purchase.

There are several other brands that work as well or better including store brands that cost a great deal less and provide excellent cleaning properties. You can even produce your own natural cleaner by using a vinegar and water mix of one cup of vinegar to two and a half gallons of water. The Rug Doctor Pro is available for just under six hundred dollars and you can get the Wide Track version for about seven hundred fifty dollars and free shipping within the continental United States.

Additionally, you can purchase any of the Rug Doctor cleaners and treatments with your machine online. The “Green” line of products is also available at the Rug Doctor website. For a limited time you get the discounted price mentioned above and over one hundred fifty dollars in accessories and cleaners including a twelve foot hose and universal hand tool, two bottles of Oxy-Steam carpet cleaner, one bottle of high traffic area pre treatment, one bottle of Urine Eliminator for those pesky pet stains and odors, a bottle of Spot and Stain Remover, a bottle of Odor Remover, a bottle of Upholstery Cleaner and a bottle of Anti-Foam solution.

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