Cleaning > CarpetSeptember 08, 2009

What is the Best Carpet Cleaning Method?

How do you clean carpet?

By Donna M. from Hurst, TX

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09/11/2009

I don't know if you mean a fitted carpet or large rugs. The guy at the carpet shop where I purchased my acrylic carpets, woolen carpets and silk mix carpets always told me to scrub them with plain white vinegar and water - half and half - and I always have had good results.

By
09/09/2009

Get a steam vac to clean it. It works all over the house on carpet, good luck.

By
09/08/2009

I like to spray it with a mixture of fabric softener and water about 2 water to one fabric softener...and it helps get up pet hair. I use a rubber wonder mop and it gets it up really well. On spots that I spot treat, I use pine sol, or dawn or whatever mixed with some water and spray it on the spots. I don't generally use the carpet cleaners you buy at the store. I read somewhere on here that someone uses a mop dipped in cleaner on the carpet too. I have not tried that yet.

Robyn

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09/08/2009

I used to live in Hurst Texas, had my babies at Harris Methodist HEB.....

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