Tips for Cleaning Your Carpets

Carpet is kind of gross when you think about it. You spill things on it, your kids spill things on it, food falls in, you’re walking through it with wet shoes from time to time, it dries, dust settles in it, repeat…

Ok, maybe we just shouldn’t think about it.

But alas, the more you realize how much your carpet goes through, the more you realize the importance of cleaning your carpet. Deep cleaning your carpets.

Cleaning Your Carpets with Shampooers: Tips

Vacuuming is a necessity to keep the major crumbs, hair, and dust out of your carpet as best as you can. But eventually, over time dirt and grime cling to the fibers of your carpet, making it necessary to give it a nice deep clean here and there. That’s where shampooing comes into play.

If you have a shampooer, or are looking to buy one, there’s a few things you should do before tackling the daunting task of deep cleaning your carpets. Here they are:

1)  Vacuum First

When dirt and hair is wet, it actually ends up dissolving/clinging to carpet all the more. So while a heavy duty carpet cleaner may seem like it will pull anything and everything from your carpet, the best way to actually get clean carpets is to start dry.

Vacuum your carpets twice over. Get as much of the dry materials out of your carpet that your vacuum is able to pick up before you even think about bringing out the heavy-duty carpet shampooer.

2)  Prepare the Room

This is a simple step, but it’s best if you get everything out of the room – any rugs or furniture should be completely clear of the area.

Sometimes it’s easier to just move a chair or couch over while you vacuum under it, but unless you move it out of the room entirely, the legs can still be dragging dirt with them, and anything clinging to the bottom can get rubbed off and end up back in the carpet you were trying to clean.

3)  Don’t Overdo the Shampoo

Kind of rhymes, huh?

We’ll put it this way – it is best for you to have to go over a spot twice than to do it once and use way too much shampoo. People who are eager about deep cleaning their carpets are often impulsive with how much shampoo they use and end up “overdosing” their carpet. It makes it sticky and squishy and does a lot more bad than good. Be cautious of how much you use to not overdo it and you’ll be fine!