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dzuy
05-14-07, 10:48 AM
hello,

does anyone know what is the best professional carpet cleaning method for a reasonable price?

there seems to be several options and i don't know what is the best.

i have your typical beige carpet, 3 rooms in an apt and its pretty dirty.

the cheaper the better, but has to be good quality.

thanks!

Smokey49
05-14-07, 02:59 PM
My experience has been a good hot water extraction. Some refer to it as steam cleaning, but I'm not sure they're the same. I definitely don't care for dry cleaning. I've never seen one that did the job hot water extraction does.
mitch17
05-14-07, 06:14 PM
Some prefer the dry method, but I'm with smokey in liking hot water extraction better.

Daniel Wachtel
05-15-07, 07:32 PM
the Carpet and Rug Institute recommends an annual hot water extraction carpet cleaning, so do many carpet manufacturers.
HotinOKC
05-16-07, 10:02 AM
I "acquired" a brand new Rug Doctor X. It's the cleaning machines you typically rent at grocery stores.

This thing works awesome! I have two young children and a large dog. Needless to say, they turn my beige carpet to brown. These machines pull everything up.


It would save you some money just to rent this machine for a day.

The cleaning solution for it is the expensive part. About $18.00 for a bottle.