How To Clean Carpet

How To Clean Carpet.

 

I'll give you a couple ways of how to clean carpet yourself.

 

13 Steps On How To Clean Carpet With A Portable Hot Water Extractor/Steam Cleaning .

(1) Move your furniture into another room using shoulder dolly moving straps and super sliders to avoid injuries.

(2) Carry furniture across hardwood floors. DO NOT SLIDE... Big mistake!

(3) Vacuum your carpet thoroughly.

(4) Apply stain remover to the stains and let is sit for 10 minutes. This softens the stain and makes it easier to remove.

(5) Spray your room with your carpet cleaning solution and let it work its magic for 10 minutes.

(6) Use an Oreck Orbiter to agitate your carpet to break the soil free.

(7) With your Hydro-Force portable extractor start from one side of the room and clean to the other side of the room. Do not over saturate your carpet with water.

(8) Go back over your carpet and extract as much water as you can. Do your best to make your carpet bone dry.

(9) Most important tip: DO NOT apply excessive soap and water to your carpet.

(10) Make sure to rinse out the soap thoroughly.

(11) Dry your carpet quickly by turning your fans on and opening your windows.

(12) On cold days crank up the heat. Your furnace will draw out the humidity.  If you do it right your carpet should be dry within 24 hours.

(13) Move your furniture back once the carpet is dry.

Pro Tip do not over saturate your carpet to where water goes through the backing of the carpet and into the padding. This will create mold, mildew, and odor.

After cleaning be sure to extract every drop of water you can out of the carpet. Make it bone dry. Turn your ceiling fans on to help it dry fast.

How To Get Carpet Dry After Cleaning It. 

The most important step is to apply the right amount of water when you clean carpet yourself. If you apply to much water it will go through the backing and into the padding. This will create mold, mildew, and odor.

After you clean go back over your carpet and vacuum extract up as much dirty water as you can.

Turn your ceiling fans and floor fans on. Open your windows to create a cross flow of air. You can even turn on your exhaust fans on that's in your bathroom and above your stove to remove the humidity.

If its cold out then crank up the heat. Your HVAC system pulls the humidity out of your home.

As the carpet dry's  water evaporates into the air and creates humidity. You can use a dehumidifier to draw out the moister. This will help speed the dry time.

How To Clean Carpet By Hand.

Cleaning carpet by hand is an alternative way to clean carpet. I recommend to always do it. This is how . . .

Vacuum then sprinkle capture carpet powder onto your carpet. It will deodorize it, break the soil free, and help stop spots from reappearing. Use a carpet brush to scrub your carpet back and forth to loosen the dirt. Then vacuum your carpet again.

The last step is to use a stain remover on the remaining stains you have. I recommend Proxi Spray because you don't have to rinse it out.

Just spray Proxi Spray on the stain and leave it to do its magic. Once it dries vacuum it.

Proxi Spray removes most common carpet stains.

 

The Best Portable Carpet Cleaner To Buy For Big Jobs.

If you would like to buy a professional portable carpet cleaner I recommend a Hydro-Force- Hot Water Extractor.

This machine heats up the water to where you can do steam cleaning (hot water extraction). It will save you a lot of time and energy.

It has a bigger water tank that cuts back on re-filling and dumping. It has 500 PSI pump that blows dirt out. And it has a powerful vacuum that extracts up dirty water like a champ.

With this machine you can even start a side business to make some extra cash $$$.

For superior results use an Oreck Orbiter or a CRB to agitate and scrub your carpet before hot water extracting it/ Steam cleaning.

A huge wave of professional carpet cleaners are now using the Oreck Orbiter to agitate the carpet before rinsing it out. This machine works wonder on removing dirt and stains from carpet. Its a must have for professional carpet cleaners. Your back will thank you.

 

To buy chemicals and equipment call me at 224-805-6456

 

Thank You.

Randy's Carpet Cleaning