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How To Clean Carpet
Unfortunately, your brand new carpet never stays clean for long, so it’s important to find out how to clean carpet both easily and effectively so that you can ensure its longevity and preserve its appearance.
When you buy your new carpet, you need to find out the best way to clean it, plus the best carpet cleaner that will make this arduous task just a little bit more bearable.
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What is the best way to clean your carpet?
Regular Maintenance
The first step in ensuring that your carpet stays fresh and clean is to regularly vacuum your carpet. This is a vital task that should not be overlooked when trying to maintain your carpet. Vacuuming your carpet can pick up any loose dirt on the surface and will clean some dirt deeper in the carpet as well, although this can depend on the power of your hoover.
If you would like more information on choosing the right carpet for your lifestyle, take a look at our comprehensive carpet buyers guide.
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Wash your carpets
Although many carpets are bleach cleanable, it can be a good idea to invest in a carpet shampoo machine that should be used once every 3 months for maximum results. Even if you cannot see any evident stains, your carpet has probably lost some of its original brightness and colour, which can easily be revived with a quick shampoo.
If you do not wish to buy a domestic carpet shampoo machine, you should be able to rent one from most well-known DIY shops.
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Pre-treat any stains
It can be useful to know how to remove carpet stains if the worst does happen and your new carpet is subjected to a spill or splatter.
Stains should be pre-treated before you deep clean your carpet to immediately help shift the stain, with some spillages needing to be treated dry and some while still wet.
Steam cleaning your carpets
Arguably the most effective way to deep clean your carpet and remove any particularly stubborn stains, steam cleaning has several benefits:
- It can kill dust mites, bacteria, and mould
- It is an eco-friendly option
- It can remove dirt build-up and make your carpet look brand new again
- It can successfully remove allergens
- It can eliminate pet odours
How to remove carpet stains?
Although steam cleaning can help remove stubborn stains, it can be a good idea to know how to immediately deal with stains when they occur.
The most common carpet stains are:
- Wine
- Blood
- Coffee
- Chocolate
- Mud
- Ink
- Pet stains
Chocolate and mud stains should be left to dry first and then scraped off as much as possible before applying a stain remover.
Wine, blood, coffee, ink, and pet stains (other than mud) should be blotted immediately to mop up as much excess liquid as possible before applying a stain remover.
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What are the best carpet cleaners?
With so many different carpet cleaners available on the market, it can be difficult to know which one to pick. That is why we have collated a list of our favourite carpet cleaners with options to suit all budgets, as well as the pros and cons of each option.
Best budget buy – Vax 6131T 3 in 1 Multivax
Pros – affordable, large water capacity and good motor power
Cons – not very attractive to look at
Best all-rounder – Bissel Stain Pro 10
Pros – very effective, easy to use and excellent suction
Cons – noisy and difficult to assemble
Best for renting – Rug Doctor Deep Carpet Cleaner
Pros – you can rent these for 24 hours from as little as £22.99, strong suction, highly effective
Cons – heavy and difficult to manoeuvre