Hello /diy/ was wondering on how to clean carpets. I do have

Vacuum more and don't eat meals or drink soda on your carpeted area. You can get the soda stains out with hot water and vinegar. Heating up with water to near boiling on the stove before putting it in your carpet cleaner is a good idea.

I always advise against using soap or detergents on carpet because it's hard to rinse it out all the way. If it's not thoroughly rinsed out, it attracts more dirt in the long run. You can use it on spots if you rinse it two or three times afterwards, but it's a bad idea to use it on big areas.

Oxyclean actually works pretty well on large areas as well.

Thick shampoo/water mix.
Hand scrub with a brush to make as much bubbles as possible.
let bubbles dry (leaving dirt on surface).
Vacuum dry dirty bubbles.

>>1099206
Soak in carbonated water (club soda or whatever the amerilard term is)
apply a thick layer of potato flour and let it sit for a day or two
Clean
Repeat if stain is not completely gone

Works nice on red wine, blood (both menstrual and nose) and other stains....

>>1099215
Based on how cheaply constructed the pumps are, near boiling water will deform the parts. (That's why the manual doesn't tell you to add near boiling water to the tank).

>>1099884

I've been doing it for years and machines last me a year at least. I run a commercial cleaning company, so that's probably 100 cleanings of large residential houses. It'll be fine.

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>>1099206
rent a rug doctor, pretreat the spots

>>1099886
Right, but we don't own a commercial machine...

>>1099901

I use a brissel.