what is the difference between steam cleaninig and deep cleaning? I don't think we have very dirty carpet but it was always suggested by our carpet cleaner (by the way - I hate how they always upsell their services). anyways - I want to have another carpet cleaning soon in the spring and would like to be more educated about this.Bottom line is - if 'steaming cleaning' does not clean... why bother having such service in the first place?
Steam cleaning is a proven system and the best i think. Up selling is a known and just don't buy.Know what you want and stick to it. Make sure you get a reputable and that means an established company or reputation to be safe.
Well, i have to agree with you about steam cleaning. It has been my choice and if done correctly, it does the job. Pre-treating any stains is a must. I do not care for deep cleaning shampoo cleaners. Shampoo cleaning to me, just grinds the dirt down into the carpet and nothing takes it out. Make sense? One mistake i made tho when my carpet was brand new 8 years ago, was that i cleaned it very often. MISTAKE! in order to retain the stain resistant effectiveness of your carpet, you aren't supposed to clean it but about once a year. that doesn't mean you can't spot clean. Somehow when you steam clean, it can get too wet under the padding and cause problems, and the stains come back through. I haven't tried the businesses that use the needle injection cleaning under the padding. Expensive. But also, my mistake was, that after cleaning so often, i didn't spray the carpet with scotch guard after wards, not knowing i had cleaned it so much till i wore off the original stain resistant. voiding my warranty. Any way, hope this makes sense to you. Actually i have done just as good a job renting a steam cleaner and doing it myself as the professionals did, for a whole lot less. I just make sure i get a clean machine and i really look it over good first. I mean, shoot, the professionals use the same machine on other peoples carpets before they do ours. Good luck tho.
There are many ways to clean carpets. One is where they APPLY a dry cleaning agent on your carpet, agitate the chemical into the carpet fibers and then vacuum it up. I do not prefer this method. The one I prefer is Steam Cleaning. But be sure it is a truck mount - so that it has enough suction to remove all detergents. Don't rent the steam cleaners at the super markets - all they will do is ruin your carpets because they don't have enough power to clean and/or remove the cleaning chemicals. STEAM CLEAN - IT'S THE BEST!
