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jdostalik
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Posted: Nov 06 2009 at 3:19pm \| IP Logged

I have a nice fellow who comes to my home twice a year and thoroughly steams and cleans my carpets...but it is a lot of work to get ready for him and his prices are going up.

And twice a year is really not often enough to keep my carpets nice-looking (or even sanitary)...

I am thinking of buying/or renting a machine to do it myself. Do any of you ladies own a machine that you would recommend? If you have rented a machine, where did you get it and would you recommend that route?

Thanks in advance!

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stefoodie
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Posted: Nov 07 2009 at 9:22pm \| IP Logged

we have a Bissell that works quite well, when we use it anyway -- once or twice a year.

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Posted: Nov 09 2009 at 3:48pm \| IP Logged

Stef,

What model do you have--there are tons!

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Posted: Nov 09 2009 at 3:51pm \| IP Logged

the rental ones work ok.. I recommend spot cleaning with soap if needed and cleaning whole carpets with water or water and vinegar..

If you have any soap residue left on the rug, it will attract dirt and you'll end up with a floor getting dirtier faster. Plain water can often leave you with a clean floor for a longer time.

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Posted: Nov 09 2009 at 8:52pm \| IP Logged

The best luck we have had (after buying first a bissell pro heat and wearing it out by doing a whole house cleaning and then buying a cheap walmart hoover and having it fail the second use) was the rug dr from Ace Hardware. It was new and clean and awesome.

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