| When it comes time to clean your carpet | | | | late wick back to the surface. Be sure |
| the best option is to hire a | | | | to make extra drying passes with the |
| professional carpet and upholstery | | | | machine to get as much of the water out |
| cleaner to do the job. They after all | | | | as possible. Yet another tip is to not |
| have the right equipment and skills to | | | | use too much shampoo. This will just |
| get the job done. If you must do it | | | | lead to rapid re-soiling so use it |
| yourself however there are some things | | | | sparingly and apply it separately. Use |
| you can do to get the job done right. | | | | the machine filled with plain water to |
| Read this article for some useful tips. | | | | rinse the carpet. The last tip is to dry |
| The first tip which most people do not | | | | the carpet as soon as possible. Use your |
| do is to vacuum thoroughly. This is | | | | air conditioning as a dehumidifier and |
| important with any carpet cleaning but | | | | set it at a reasonable temperature. Also |
| even more so if you are using rental | | | | turn on all of your ceiling fans and use |
| equipment which is not as strong as | | | | any floor fans that you might have. If |
| commercial quality machines. Take your | | | | the carpet cleaner rental store also |
| time and do a thorough vacuuming because | | | | rents fans, consider renting a |
| up to 80 percent of the soil in your | | | | professional quality fan which will |
| home is dry and can be removed with a | | | | greatly speed up the drying. |
| good vacuuming. The average five room | | | | That is it. it is that simple. Follow |
| house should take you about forty five | | | | these tips and you are much more likely |
| minutes to vacuum if you are doing it | | | | to produce a satisfactory job. Remember, |
| right. The next tip is to not get the | | | | carpet cleaning is a lot of work and you |
| carpet too wet. | | | | might not save as much money as you |
| If you over wet the carpet it will take | | | | think doing it yourself so you should |
| forever to dry and you will run the risk | | | | consider hiring a pro. Good luck. |
| of forcing stains down where they can | | | | |