carpet cleaning

lindseykim13

Hi i got rid of our vax as it never cleaned properly. I now every 6mths or so spray vanish or similar on obvious stains and leave to soak for 30mins or so then get a bowl of soapy hot water (just basic washing up liquid) and a dishcloth and spend the whole evening working my way across the entire carpet whilst watching the tv lol
It is hard work but i find this method works better than any cleaner i have tried in the past.

squeaky

Hi

We have a number of threads about cleaning specific stains from carpets:- carpet threads here on Old Style MoneySaving

And the general "carpet cleaning" one is:- carpet cleaning

xxlouisexx56

Hello there.

In April we had our second daughter. We didnt have to buy much baby stuff so decided to get a new carpet for the living room for when she was crawling.

My poor baby girl has suffered with constipation, colic and reflux. And at 8 months old is on medication but still brings up milk and solid foods.

My carpet is ruined. What can i do to make it look better? Does anything actually work?

SpikyHedgehog

I've got a carpet cleaner and it does do a wonderful job on the carpets, though it was of course not a cheap option to buy!

What have you tried cleaning it with so far?

When DS2 was a baby, daddy managed to knock a (new) bottle of Calpol onto the carpet, and that was before we had the carpet cleaner, so I used 1001 solution. Didn't do a bad job, but everytime there was a spill on the carpet or toilet training DS wet it, the cloths came up with a pink tinge...

Pink.

Hi Louise,

These threads have lots of advice that may help:

carpet cleaning

Carpet cleaning with a Rug Doctor

Best way to deal with sick on a carpet - at the time of impact

Carpet stain remover recommendations?

How do I get rid of the smell of urine from a carpet?

I'll add your thread to the first link later.

Pink

lolly_896

How about a Rug Doctor - decent reviews online x

meritaten

try OS ways or if its too much work - get the carpet professionally cleaned!

xxlouisexx56

Thanks everyone.

Meritaten - trying to save as much money as possible and getting the carpet professionally cleaned is the last (and expensive) resort

keelyjrs

We usually use all the indexed tips, but yesterday my lovely hubby hired a rug doctor and we have our beige carpet back lol. The dirt and grime that c\ame out of it was disgusting, to think we have walked on that with our bare feet is yukky lol

We now have no shoes rule in the front room and will use oldstyle tips to keep it nice and spot clean as needed. Good old bicarb keeps it fresh

ps rug doctor from homebase was £21.99 for 24 hours (plus £50 deposit)

nadmaj

hello

I've got black dirt spots on my carpet and I just can't shift them- I've tried using my carpet cleaner with vanish , 10001, washing up liquid with a brush on my hands and knees but they don't shift - any solution and ideas would be great please, its a cream carpet

ps I've got a vax rapide with powertools carpet cleaner and wanted to try the bissel proheat that was advertised recently - has anyone got experience of it