| Cleaning carpet stains can sometimes be a very | | | | want to take this risk, so they choose to have their |
| difficult task. Part of the reason is because when a | | | | carpets cleaned using "dry" cleaning methods. |
| stain first occurs, your first reaction is to pour every | | | | The dry chemical cleaning method uses certain |
| chemical on it that you have in your house to try to | | | | chemicals, usually packed with certain enzymes, that |
| get it out. However, this can actually be | | | | break the stain up without having to get the carpet |
| counterproductive. You want to be careful what you | | | | wet. The drawback to this method is that you can |
| apply to your carpet as different types of carpets | | | | ruin your carpet if you don't know what you're doing. |
| have different carpet cleaning needs. | | | | It's best, if you're going to use this method, to find |
| Cleaning carpet stains doesn't have to be difficult. For | | | | the help of a professional so that you don't do |
| simple stains, such as dirt, you can usually get the | | | | permanentdamage to your carpet. |
| stain out with a good soap based cleaner. However, | | | | Cleaning carpet stains doesn't have to be an activity |
| if the stain is stronger than that, say, pet stains, | | | | that causes a lot of anxiety. It all depends on what |
| ketchup, wine, or ink, you may have to either rent a | | | | kind of stain you have. Any stain, be it pet stains or |
| steam cleaning machine or call a professional carpet | | | | ink stains, can be removed. The trick is to apply |
| cleaning company to come and do the job for you. | | | | whatever method you choose as soon as you can |
| A professional will usually steam clean your carpet. | | | | so that the substance doesn't have time to reach |
| Steam cleaning carpet stains breaks the stain up by | | | | the padding underneath, which is the reason most |
| using very hot water. The drawback to cleaning | | | | stains becomepermanent. Don't worry if something |
| carpet stains this way is that it leaves your carpet | | | | hits your carpet, there's a method out there that will |
| damp afterwards. This usually means that you can't | | | | get that stain out so that you don't have to find a |
| walk on it for some time. You also run the risk of | | | | new piece of furniture to cover it up. You can keep |
| mold and mildew developing in your house if it isn't | | | | your carpet looking great for as long as you have it. |
| the correct temperature. Some people just don't | | | | |