| Carpet steam cleaners use a variety of different | | | | friendly and they are much quieter to run. They do |
| carpet cleaning equipment. There are gas powered | | | | not provide as much vacuum power as gas powered |
| truck mounted machines, electric truck mounted | | | | machines but do an adequate job. With this machine |
| machines and electric portable machines. This article | | | | a cleaner also only needs to bring 2 hoses into your |
| will provide you with the basic differences between | | | | home. |
| these machines. | | | | The last machine I will discuss is a portable carpet |
| The first machine is a gas truck mount carpet | | | | cleaning machine. This machine uses electricity to |
| cleaner. This is one of the most common machines | | | | power a vacuum motor and water pump. All of the |
| used in the carpet cleaning industry. This machine | | | | equipment is located in a portable assembly that the |
| uses either the trucks engine or a separate gas | | | | cleaner will bring into your home. This machine is |
| engine to drive a vacuum blower and water pump. | | | | great for areas not serviceable by truck mounted |
| These machines have the capacity to provide the | | | | machines like apartments and high rises. It does not |
| greatest amount of vacuum and the highest heat. | | | | provide as much power as the the truck mount |
| They are the preferred piece of steam cleaning | | | | machines but it has enough power to get the job |
| equipment because of their power, speed and | | | | done. The drawback of this machine is that the |
| efficiency. With this machine, the cleaner only needs | | | | cleaner must bring it into your home and it can be |
| to bring 2 hoses into your home. This eliminates the | | | | loud and cumbersome to use. |
| need to bring bulky equipment into your hose and | | | | While there are other carpet cleaning machines, these |
| decreases noise in your home. | | | | are the 3 most common steam cleaners. Remember, |
| Electric truck mounted cleaners are another type of | | | | carpet cleaning machines are just tools. Even the |
| carpet cleaning machine. They are similar to gas truck | | | | best machine will not get the job done with a bad |
| mounts but they use an electric motor to drive a | | | | operator. You should choose your carpet cleaning |
| vacuum blower and water pump. They are nice | | | | service based on the skill, ethics and motivation of |
| because they are a little more environmentally | | | | your carpet cleaner. |