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<blockquote data-quote="Star*" data-source="post: 130027" data-attributes="member: 4964"><p>I can tell you NOT to get the Red Devil sized ones - they are worthless unless your carpets have scotch guard on them - </p><p></p><p>I owned a commercial carpet cleaner years ago we used it with the maid service and I learned a ton from the seminars - about steam cleaning vs. chemical cleaning vs. dry cleaning. </p><p></p><p>Most of what a carpet cleaner does that is not a little spendy is put cleaners and leave residue on your carpets. Actually you can achieve very nice results by using about 1/2 of the recommended chemical additives and rinsing TWICE. It's the left-over residue from soaps that actually once dry - then dampened with rain, pet urine, spills - that cause your carpet to be a magnet for future dirt. It's the same as not rinsing all the cream rinse out of your hair and expecting it to be shiny and full of body- </p><p></p><p>That being said - no matter what equipment you use - using less cleaner will be better in the long run, rinsing twice - is the ticket to cleaner carpets. </p><p></p><p>You may want to check with the manufacturer of your carpet and see what blend it is, and which machine and cleaner they recommend before investing in a cleaner. </p><p></p><p>I would have to also put my vote for a Hoover with the spinning bristles - I had one - Dude 'accidentally" threw out the water tank - and it's around $40.00 to replace it vs. 200.00 for a new and powerful machine! vrrom</p><p></p><p>Good luck Loth - </p><p></p><p>also a good test to see if you did get all the soap and residue out of your carpet is to put down a white towel, stomp on it with your foot, twist your foot and if the rag comes up any color other than white - the rug really isn't clean and rinsed.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Star*, post: 130027, member: 4964"] I can tell you NOT to get the Red Devil sized ones - they are worthless unless your carpets have scotch guard on them - I owned a commercial carpet cleaner years ago we used it with the maid service and I learned a ton from the seminars - about steam cleaning vs. chemical cleaning vs. dry cleaning. Most of what a carpet cleaner does that is not a little spendy is put cleaners and leave residue on your carpets. Actually you can achieve very nice results by using about 1/2 of the recommended chemical additives and rinsing TWICE. It's the left-over residue from soaps that actually once dry - then dampened with rain, pet urine, spills - that cause your carpet to be a magnet for future dirt. It's the same as not rinsing all the cream rinse out of your hair and expecting it to be shiny and full of body- That being said - no matter what equipment you use - using less cleaner will be better in the long run, rinsing twice - is the ticket to cleaner carpets. You may want to check with the manufacturer of your carpet and see what blend it is, and which machine and cleaner they recommend before investing in a cleaner. I would have to also put my vote for a Hoover with the spinning bristles - I had one - Dude 'accidentally" threw out the water tank - and it's around $40.00 to replace it vs. 200.00 for a new and powerful machine! vrrom Good luck Loth - also a good test to see if you did get all the soap and residue out of your carpet is to put down a white towel, stomp on it with your foot, twist your foot and if the rag comes up any color other than white - the rug really isn't clean and rinsed. [/QUOTE]
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