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Homemade Carpet Shampoo Recipes

This page contains homemade carpet shampoo recipes. Cleaning your carpets will keep them looking nice. Carpet cleaning services and even store bought shampoos can be quite expensive. You can save money by making your own carpet shampoo.

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Carpet Cleaning Solution

Whenever my carpet is looking a little dingy from dirt spots and/or those darkened paths that go from room to room, I use a solution of 1/2 cup household ammonia, 2 cups rubbing alcohol, and 1 teaspoon liquid Dawn.

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Homemade Carpet Shampoo

What is the portion of water and ammonia to use in the Hoover rug shampooer? Which cleans better ammonia or white vinegar? Thanks very much!

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Using Vinegar And Water Solution In Carpet Cleaner

What type of vinegar to use in carpet steam machine?

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Homemade Carpet Cleaner for an Electric Shampooer

How can you make homemade carpet cleaner for an automatic cleaner machine?

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Homemade Steam Cleaner Solution

Is there a homemade solution I can make at home to use in my steam cleaner?

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Removing Dog Poop Stains from Carpet

How do I clean solid waste dog stain from wall to wall carpet? It is low pile, probably synthetic, and beige in color.

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Homemade Pet Stain and Odor Removal

I am looking for a home remedy for pet urine stains on carpet.

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Homemade Carpet Freshener

When your carpets needs refreshing, mix half baking soda and half dry laundry detergent. Sprinkle it all over, let it sit, and vacuum.

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Using Homemade Carpet Cleaner in Dirt Devil Shampooer

I have a Dirt Devil shampooer, what homemade shampoo solution can I use?

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Homemade Pet Stain Remover for Hoover Steam Vacuum

I am looking for a homemade solution for removing pet stains and preventing the dog from going back. I want to use this solution in my Hoover steam vacuum.

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Homemade Multi-Purpose Carpet Cleaner

I bought my house 5 years ago and the previous owner had dark stains of some sort throughout the whole house on the beige carpet. I've shampooed many times, but the stains always seem to come back. Is there a homemade remedy someone has used that works better?

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Cleaners Used in Bissell Auto Proheat Carpet Cleaner

I have just purchased a Bissell Auto Proheat carpet cleaner. I notice some of you use vinegar and water. How do you mix it? Also some of you use Awesome which I have, what mixture do you use on it?

Wayne

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Homemade Foaming Carpet Cleaner

Early last summer, I was watching Channel 6 - Joey Green was sharing some of his recipes for different problem cleaning issues. He gave a recipe for foaming carpet cleaner using pine scented ammonia, clear dish detergent -- and something else. I can't find where I put the recipe and can't remember the ingredients/measurements. Does someone have this?

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Dry Carpet Cleaner Recipe

Does anyone have a suggestion for a tried and true homemade DRY carpet cleaner?

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Carpet Stain Removers

How do you get a dirt stain out of carpet?

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Vinegar Recipe for a KIRBY G-5 Carpet Machine

I own a KIRBY G-5 carpet machine. It has the rotator brush on the roller that scrubs the carpet. I don't want to use the Kirby carpet cleaner solution anymore. I want to try the vinegar and water carpet cleaner technique. Can someone give me correct mix of the vinegar and water.

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