| Great-looking tailored carpeting and floor covering | | | | fastness. If any color transfers to your rag, the dyes |
| requires constant work to keep it looking beautiful. A | | | | used in your carpet will not hold up to the chemical |
| steam vacuum cleaner allows you to make quick | | | | recipes selected. |
| work of those traffic pattern areas and anywhere | | | | Here are a few home carpet cleaning recipes that |
| deep dirt collects. You're not the first person to have | | | | have been very successful. |
| dirt tracks through your home and on your carpets. If | | | | 1. Go to the local janitorial supply and pick up pre-mixed |
| you have kids, dirt tracks, juice stains and | | | | carpet steam vacuum cleaning solution by the gallon |
| miscellaneous food debris discolorations on your | | | | 2. 3 teaspoons of cheap, non moisturizing clear |
| carpet are just the fact of life. With the steam vacuum | | | | dishwashing liquid, 1/4 cup of ammonia, and 1/4 cup of |
| cleaner however, it's much easier to keep your | | | | vinegar to 2 gallons of water. |
| carpets looking their best. | | | | 3. Use equal portions of very hot water and Windex |
| The steam vacuum cleaner is actually not steam | | | | window cleaner. You can buy Windex or plain window |
| based, but uses a cleaning solution in hot water to | | | | cleaner by the gallon at your local janitorial supply store. |
| clean your carpet. Preparation and pre spotting is the | | | | Just find any window cleaner that has ammonia in the |
| key to removing the stains and discolorations. You can | | | | ingredients. |
| actually rent a steam vacuum cleaner at your local | | | | 4. Pre-treat your carpets, using a spray bottle with |
| hardware store or supermarket. These rentals are | | | | very hot water in an oxygenating bleach such as |
| typically made for two days at a fixed price which is | | | | Oxy-clean. I personally have used regular chlorine |
| more than enough time to clean your carpets. Although | | | | bleach and hot water in a 1% solution on my light gray |
| many people pay for a heavy-duty carpet cleaning | | | | carpets to make them much brighter. [10 parts water |
| service, a steam vacuum cleaner rental is a great idea | | | | and 1 part bleach] |
| between those more expensive cleanings. | | | | Remember that whatever steam carpet cleaner |
| But the large expense of a steam vacuum rental | | | | chemicals you select be certain to rinse your carpets |
| however is in the cleaning solutions and chemicals. | | | | thoroughly. The key to keeping your carpets cleaner |
| Here are a few carpet cleaning solution chemicals that | | | | longer is to remove all of the soap and chemicals used |
| are a lot less expensive and are claimed to do just as | | | | to clean them. Many steam cleaning solutions can act |
| good a job. This is a good time to remind you to be | | | | as a dirt magnet making your carpets look dull and |
| very careful using any type of chemicals. | | | | dirty much faster. |
| It's also important to test all chemicals even those | | | | Using a steam vacuum cleaner rental can be much |
| specifically recommended for steam vacuum cleaners | | | | less expensive than having a service in to clean your |
| before using on your carpet. One quick way to check | | | | carpets. If you clean your carpets at least twice a |
| is to take a white cloth dipped it in the chemicals and | | | | year however, it may be worth while considering the |
| rub your carpet in a hidden spot to check for color | | | | purchase of your own steam vacuum. |