| Carpet cleaning is something that is | | | | cleaner on the carpet be sure to move |
| usually best left to the professional | | | | all furniture out of the room and |
| but if you are an adamant do it | | | | thoroughly vacuum the carpet. Now spray |
| yourselfer you might like to clean it | | | | the solution on the carpet and give it |
| yourself. If that is the case, there are | | | | about five minutes to dwell. Do not work |
| some things you should know in order to | | | | with too large of an area. Work in one |
| get the job done the right way. Read | | | | room at a time. After allowing the |
| this article to learn some tips on | | | | proper dwell time you will now use the |
| cleaning your carpet with a rental unit | | | | rental machine or home steam cleaner and |
| or with a home steam cleaner. The first | | | | rinse the carpet. Work slowly and |
| thing you need to do is get your rental | | | | carefully and try to be as thorough as |
| unit from your local home improvement | | | | possible. You might need to make several |
| store or take out your home steam | | | | passes for complete removal of soil and |
| cleaner. The directions on these | | | | detergent. After you finish make one |
| machines normally tell you to fill the | | | | extra dry pass to remove as much |
| tank with a cleaning solution and then | | | | moisture as possible. When you leave the |
| rinse the carpet with the solution. This | | | | room turn ceiling fans on and if you |
| is a problem for two reasons. First is | | | | have them, place floor fans on the |
| the fact that the cleaner will have no | | | | carpet. You want it to dry as quickly as |
| time to dwell on the carpet so its | | | | possible to minimize problems and |
| cleaning ability will be severely | | | | airflow is key. Limit traffic on the |
| diminished. It is also bad because it | | | | carpet until it dries and do not replace |
| will leave a heavy shampoo or detergent | | | | furniture until the floor is 100% dry. |
| residue on the carpet. Instead of | | | | That is about all there is to a |
| filling the tank with a cleaning | | | | successful carpet cleaning. Remember, |
| solution fill the tank with plain hot | | | | rental and home units lack the power of |
| water. Get the water as hot as possible. | | | | professional cleaning units so if your |
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| sprayer make a mixture of the cleaning | | | | to hire a professional instead. Good |
| solution . You will use the sprayer to | | | | luck. |
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| clean plain water. Before you spray the | | | | |