carpet vax what shampoo?

Ninno820

Just to add another suggestion into the mix - I used 1001 carpet cleaner. My Vax had lived in the loft for several years and my blue carpet had turned a deathly dull grey. Several washes with 1001 in the machine - plus the hand attachements to ruffle up a bit and teh carpet looks as good as new. Of course my machine is out of warrenty.

iQueen

Gillybean103 wrote: »

Hi there

We bought a Vax Rapide Ultra last weekend, and with it you got a bottle of cleaner for it. When we looked at the price of the cleaner it's about £16 a bottle. Now with 2 doggies we are going to go through quite a bit

Does anyone have any suggestions for what we could use instead. You have to put the cleaner with water in a tank thing so i don't want anything that's going to bu**er the machine up

Help!!!

I always use automatic washing machine liquid - doesn't suds up; doesn't gunk the equipment; and removes most stains.

40somethingmum

Hello everyone,

My carpets really need cleaning and although I am lucky enough to have a shampooer (sp?) I no longer have any of the [EMAIL="v@x"]v@x[/EMAIL] shampoo left . I really cannot afford to buy any so is there something cheaper that I can use in my carpet cleaner that will
do the job.

Thanks in advance.

40SMxx

shandyclover

Funnily wnough I was just talking about the same subject to a friend who is a property manager. He said if the carpets have at one time been shamppoed, just use the carpet cleaner without shampoo, there will be enough suds remaining in the carpet. He said a carpet will stay clean much longer if it has not been shampooed, once that happens the soap actually attracts the dirt.

40somethingmum

Thanks for that. I will give it go.

40SMxx

marmiterulesok

If the carpet is musty,sprinkle with bicarbonate of soda,leave overnight and then hoover it up in the morning.

To brighten a carpet,dip a clean broom or wrung out cloth into 1 cup white vinegar/one gallon of water and brush the carpet.No need to rinse.

To remove light carpet stains,mix 2 tbsp of salt with half a cup of vinegar.Rub onto carpet stain and let dry.Once dry,hoover it off.

Ben84

shandyclover wrote: »

Funnily wnough I was just talking about the same subject to a friend who is a property manager. He said if the carpets have at one time been shamppoed, just use the carpet cleaner without shampoo, there will be enough suds remaining in the carpet. He said a carpet will stay clean much longer if it has not been shampooed, once that happens the soap actually attracts the dirt.

I've found this too. However, a bit of ammonia works great in the water when cleaning carpets and it doesn't leave a residue as ammonia evaporates fully in to the air after a while.

McKneff

Good old Stardrops, £1 a bottle.

zippychick

ive merged this with an older thread full of ideas

this thread may also help

Zip

hilstep2000

I use 1001 from puondland in mine.