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Carpet Cleaning Basics For Homeowners

By Sharon Jeggert

Are the best carpet cleaning machines the ones the professionals carry around in their trucks? Are those industrial cleaners really better machines than ones you buy in a store or are they just stronger? This is something many people wonder about when they try to figure out how to go about cleaning their carpets.

If you were to go out and buy your own middle of the line carpet cleaning machine, your carpets would get cleaned but probably not as thoroughly as they would by a professional cleaner. Most carpet cleaning machines on the market are about the size of a big vacuum cleaner and at that size they clearly dont have the power of an industrial machine. From this standpoint, the professionals machines will probably give your carpets the best deep cleaning.

If you are going to be cleaning your carpets regularly (as you should), it might be wise to buy your own machine. Paying a professional can be costly and will add up fast if you do it regularly. Many of the carpet cleaning machines on the market are very good and will do more than an adequate job of deep cleaning. But if they are best when used on a regular basis and not just for that one time clean after your carpets are already a disaster.

If you have carpets that have been neglected and are looking to get them as new looking as possible, hiring a professional cleaner is clearly your best choice. They have the bigger more expensive machines that have cleaning power unmatched in any machine you can buy at the store. Additionally, they have the knowledge of how to clean the carpet and give it the best shampoo and steam cleaning possible. For instance, if you were going to sell your house you might want to use the professional who could do a better job than you could.

If you have pets though, you will want to proactively keep on top of your carpets with periodic cleaning that you can do less expensively yourself. For the periodic cleaning, buying or renting a machine is an economical choice that is probably the wisest one. There are good steam cleaners and shampoo machines that will do a great job of keeping your carpet fresh and smelling good without the big bill that comes from a professional in a truck. - 26706

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