Where to hire carpet cleaner?

Am looking at hiring a carpet cleaner and wondered where is the best place to get one from and how much?
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  • diable
    diable Posts: 5,258 Forumite
    Homebase seem to have loads stacked by the tills. Well the one in Kensington anyways, may be worth a punt.
  • moonrakerz
    moonrakerz Posts: 8,650 Forumite
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    Lots of dry cleaners/DIY/tool hire outlets - ring round.
  • Yorkie1
    Yorkie1 Posts: 11,973 Forumite
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    Johnsons dry cleaners have a hirable cleaner system called Rug Doctor, if I recall correctly.
  • Yes, Johnsons the Cleaners do hire out Rug Doctor machines. I have hired one before and was delighted with the results. I don't know how to put in a link however If you google Rug Doctor their site allows you to enter your address or postcode and will then show you the suppliers in your area,
  • samc79
    samc79 Posts: 11 Forumite
    I am also thinking of hiring a Rug Doctor.. our local Morrisons supermarket has a dry cleaners (their own I presume) inside and they can be hired there. I can't remember exactly how much it costs, but I recall GF mentioning it was a good deal as you get enough shampoo to clean 8 rooms (not sure what they base their measurements on though!)

    Sam
  • misskool
    misskool Posts: 12,832 Forumite
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    all the lcoal dry cleaners seem to hire them out. the focus near to us also has one.
  • richardc1983
    richardc1983 Posts: 2,157 Forumite
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    If you really want to have your carpets cleaned properly dont hire a rug doctor or any other similar machine.

    Hire a proffesional in, the rug doctors do not extract the soap and leave it behind and ur carpets get dirtier quicker.

    Read this link:

    http://www.avforums.com/forums/home-appliances-cooking-cooling-cleaning/1068512-carpet-cleaning-buy-hire-use-service.html

    Post number 14 shows a video as to why not to use a rug doctor or similar machine.

    look for a truck mount carpet cleaning proffesional fantastic guys, good value and they dont use soap chemicals they use alkalines that do not foam.
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  • Mutton_Geoff
    Mutton_Geoff Posts: 4,015 Forumite
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    I second Richard's comment. Hire someone, a 3 bed house from around £100 done with much better, industrial standard, machines.

    I've tried both methods (several times) and the "man in a van" has always been much better.
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  • richardc1983
    richardc1983 Posts: 2,157 Forumite
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    Yes deffo, just google Truck mount carpet cleaning and then your area.
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  • chloe99_2
    chloe99_2 Posts: 312 Forumite
    I dont know about this - someone I know who used to work self employed for a carpet cleaning firm said that the several hundred pound carpet cleaning machine (with carpet beater bar) that I bought from Argos does a much better job than his equipment and chemicals.

    If you can afford it and you think you may use it a couple of times a year, then consider buying your own.
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