Keeping carpet clean easier?

dekaspace1

I have thin carpet that is years old as it looked old when I moved in 5 years ago, I have a Henry hoover which is ok, but only my Vax on the lowest floor setting picks up dirt (and a lot of dust) which looks fine for maybe a few hours and then looks terrible again.

I live alone, walk around barefoot or in slippers and even if I don't go out of the house the carpet looks terrible so quickly.

Its so annoying having to go into my storage cupboard and pull out a big vacumn and hoover once or twice a day (not due to laziness but as its big and bulky and seems overkill)

I have a tiny plug in hoover with short lead (basically a dustbuster type with a attachment) but it only does crumbs at best.

Is there any cheapish devices that can be used for everyday usage but not as the main device?

On top of that any ways to stop the dirt building on carpet?

rach_k

If you're not causing a lot of dust/dirt in the house, I would question whether the carpet is really getting dirty within a few hours.  If it's old and knackered, is it possible that the Vax is fluffing up what's left of the pile - making it look better - rather than it actually needing to be vacuumed several times a day?  If that might be the case, you could try brushing the carpet to make it look better instead.  I'd just try a standard soft-ish brush made for indoor sweeping, first.

If it is dirt, maybe neither of your vacuums is actually removing the dirt (perhaps just taking off a top layer) so it might be worth a deeper clean.  Have you had the carpets cleaned ever?  Or can you borrow a different brand of vacuum to see if that helps?  I would question why a Henry wasn't getting it decently clean though, as I find them okay.

Or is there somewhere loads of dust is getting into the house?  Do you leave windows open and live near a building site?!

twopenny

Have you looked under the carpet?
If it is a foam backing it could be perished and this coming through as you walk. I've had that happen in the past when that was the backing for cheap carpet.
Or is it a collection of dust under the carpet coming through? When I had dogs that liked to roll in sand and all sorts it would collect under the carpet but not be visible from above.
So vacuuming would only give temporary relief until walking pushed more through.

another_casualty

This may not seem very mse , but please don't bite 🐕..
to me it sounds knackered and best to buy new carpet and thick underlay .
That is if you own your home . 

If it looked in a used state 5 years ago, it's  probably a lot older than that .
If the room is not very big , a new carpet may not cost as much as you think ..

[Deleted User]

Hi,

think the carpet is worn out, dead, fluffs up when you hoover then goes flat with footsteps, why not get a runner or rug to cover the heavy usage area?

Rosa_Damascena

twopenny said:

Have you looked under the carpet?
If it is a foam backing it could be perished and this coming through as you walk. I've had that happen in the past when that was the backing for cheap carpet.
Or is it a collection of dust under the carpet coming through? When I had dogs that liked to roll in sand and all sorts it would collect under the carpet but not be visible from above.
So vacuuming would only give temporary relief until walking pushed more through.

Apparently this kind of foam backing is no longer made. I remember it from the eighties and it was indeed cheap.

dekaspace1

It's social housing and the worst is in the living room by far, one of the bedrooms had new carpet when I moved in.

I do noticed after I vacumn when I stand on the carpet after it feels a bit like bubble wrap.

Didn't want to replace it mostly as I am on waiting list to move, I know that may take years but don't want to splash out and move my heavy furniture.

Slinky

In that case I'd acquire some rugs and learn to ignore the carpet.

Slinky

Rosa_Damascena said:

twopenny said:

Have you looked under the carpet?
If it is a foam backing it could be perished and this coming through as you walk. I've had that happen in the past when that was the backing for cheap carpet.
Or is it a collection of dust under the carpet coming through? When I had dogs that liked to roll in sand and all sorts it would collect under the carpet but not be visible from above.
So vacuuming would only give temporary relief until walking pushed more through.

Apparently this kind of foam backing is no longer made. I remember it from the eighties and it was indeed cheap.

When we lifted the carpet in our lounge the backing had completely deteriorated and was a mixture of dust in high traffic areas, and other bits stuck to the floor. What should have been a 20 minute job lifting and disposing of the carpet turned into 4 hours with scrapers.  Horrible job.  The carpets had probably been down 20-40 years.