Advantages/Disadvantages of professional carpet cleaning vs rug – doctor?

Posted on September 5th, 2010 in Steam Cleaning | 2 Comments »

Hello:

We just bought a house and wanted the carpet/steam cleaning professionally. It has carpet in the living, dining, 4 bedrooms, 1 family room areas and the quotes we got are anywhere from 0 – 0. The carpet is 10 years old, isn’t bad at all and has no major stains but just regular wear and tear of 10 years. We are thinking about replacing the carpet in the living room, dining areas with hardwood in 3-6 months time period. Since the cleaning is so expensive we also thought about renting a rug doctor to do the cleaning ourselves. But we are not sure what the rug doctor can’t do that the professional cleaners can. We need some advice on how to proceed? Do we go ahead and shell out the 500$ or just rent a rug doctor for about 50$ and do it ourselves. What are the major disadvantages with rugdoctor? What do you all suggest?


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What cleaning solution should I use on my carpet?

Posted on August 28th, 2010 in Steam Cleaning | 2 Comments »

A friend is loaning me her carpet steam cleaner. She says it does a nice job in her house on her carpets.

I do not have visible stains on my carpet. The main problem is pet urine odor.

What solution should I use with this machine for that type of problem? My friend goes to the grocery store and gets Rug Doctor products to use with her machine. But I never see a Rug Doctor solution that is to be used to get rid of urine odor.

Thanks
I see that Rug doctor has Urine Eliminator but this is to be applied to individual stains. I want something for urine that you use with the machine on the whole carpet.


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What works better – a "carpet extractor" or "steam cleaner"?

Posted on August 3rd, 2010 in Steam Cleaning | 5 Comments »

I have an older light colored wall to wall carpet with many spots and stains. It’s a real pain to treat the spots by hand. I’ve considered renting the "steam cleaners" from the grocery store or purchasing a hand held "carpet extractor". They both work the same way, spraying steaming hot water and detergent into the rug, then vacuuming it up along with the dirt or stain.

If you’ve used one of these – or both – please give me the benefit of your advice. How well do they clean mud and food spots, how easy are they to use, and how wet do they leave the carpet? Thanks!


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How do you recommend cleaning carpets?

Posted on August 2nd, 2010 in Steam Cleaning | 4 Comments »

The carpets in a house we placed an offer on are ick. Well they don’t smell and most of the stains I think will clean out but they eventually need to be replaced. But due to other costs we have to address first we want to clean them. Is calling a professional steam cleaner the best way to go? Does steam cleaning really do a good job? We have shampood carpets before with horrible results.


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Homemade steam cleaner solution for carpets?

Posted on July 23rd, 2010 in Steam Cleaning | 3 Comments »

We just purchased a new house and want to clean the carpets before we move in. They don’t look dirty and no visible stains but we just want to give them a good cleaning before moving in furniture. The house has been empty for a year. I have a steam cleaner. I have heard there are homemade solutions that work great in these cleaners. Can anyone give me some? LIke I said, I don’t see any stains so I don’t need a stain remover, just a good solution that will clean the whole carpet.


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I have an off white couch and its cotton i cant take the cover off so i need a steam cleaner?

Posted on July 20th, 2010 in Bissell Steam Cleaner | 1 Comment »

i dont want to rent one.. you see the dirt on it .. and i dont know what to get i know bissell is good but i dont know which one the get i need one with the extender thing that has the scruber thing.. and i only want to use a good website like sears , bestbuy , newegg.. ect i also dont want to wash it to get wet stains and it has to be up to a 0

i dont know is this good

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16896659086&cm_re=steam_cleaner-_-96-659-086-_-Product

or this

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16896659085&cm_re=steam_cleaner-_-96-659-085-_-Product

or this

http://www.bissell.com/proheat-2X-deep-cleaner/

Can anyone recommend a steam cleaner/vacuum to…?

Posted on July 19th, 2010 in Steam Cleaning | 7 Comments »

get the stains and smell of urine out of my furniture? I’ve got a cat that’s…well let’s just say hasn’t been very good lately. I’ve tried every product, spray, you name it and none of it works. I figure steam cleaning it might work plus I need a new vacuum anyway. Has anyone been in this situation before? What would you recommend?


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You know the stain-master carpeting? Well does, Steam Cleaning your carpet remove the stain-master stuff?

Posted on June 15th, 2010 in Steam Cleaning | 3 Comments »

My carpet has that stuff on the carpet that helps it not get stains on it, well, does STEAM CLEANING get rid of that stuff on my carpet?


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Carpet Cleaning: Do you recommend, Dry Chem. Solutions or Steam Vacs to clean carpets?

Posted on June 8th, 2010 in Steam Cleaning | 5 Comments »

I have used Capture (dry chemical powder) and I use to own a Hoover Steam Vac. I am trying to decide which is better for my carpet and me, my family and pets. As far as cleaning ability I think that some stains are just meant to come back.


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Does steam cleaning really help pet stains.?

Posted on June 7th, 2010 in Steam Cleaning | 11 Comments »

We just got a new puppy and she obviously isn’t potty trained yet. We rent a home so I don’t want there to be stains all over, we are trainging her but she still has accidents, so I’m just wondering if Stanley Steamers came here if they could get them out later. Could anyone also give me tips on how to potty train my pup??


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