After a busy summer many homeowners wonder how to steam clean carpeting to reduce dust or remove stains and odors before the holidays bring company and guests to their homes.
Steam clean carpet before and after.
After you get out your carpet cleaner fill the clean tank to the line with hot not boiling tap water.
You will cause these lines to go away if you clean the carpet after you stretch it.
It is more beneficial to stretch the carpets before getting them cleaned.
The popular thought is if you clean the carpets after stretching them the cleaning will loosen the carpet back up and the wrinkles will return.
There will be a line left in the carpet where the carpet was previously folded.
This is actually a very common misconception.
If you must walk across the carpet to get to another part of the house do it 30 minutes.
Once the worst stains are gone fill the steam cleaner with hot water and detergent or with a 50 50 mix of hot water and vinegar.
While you could certainly hire a pro to clean your carpets it s not a difficult task to do yourself.
You just need to know how to steam clean carpeting properly.
Hot water does a better job cleaning than cold but if you boil it you run the risk of melting parts of your carpet cleaner.
If you don t remove all the soap when you clean your carpet it will attract dirt.
Ideally avoid heavy traffic and keep children and pets off the carpet for at least 6 hours after cleaning.
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Before you steam clean carpet take everything out of the room and vacuum it thoroughly to remove as much debris as possible.
Before and after pictures as performed by steam clean my carpet tile follow.
If you want to ensure that your carpet is cleaned efficiently then you will need to have it stretched by our experienced cary carpet stretching team before you clean it.
Note how the clear tube on our rotovac steam cleaner turns extremely dirty when cleaning up dirt pet urine pet stains spots etc.
Be sure to remove any deep set in stains with a stain remover before steaming the carpet.