What not to do.
What do you use to clean a carpet.
If you aren t able to give your carpet a good steam cleaning you can still get your carpets clean and be smelling fresh with just a few items and your hands.
Use wool detergent and vinegar to clean water based stains.
Remember you do not want to get the carpet too wet which will cause mold underneath.
Fill the soap reservoir with a natural carpet cleaning solution.
Try and pull up as much of the soap as possible.
Let the mixture sit on the carpet for five minutes.
While some websites sing the praises of vinegar as an all purpose cleanser it simply shouldn t be used on carpet.
Now we ve given you plenty of tips on how to clean a carpet here are a few things you should avoid doing.
Combine 1 2 cup of white vinegar with 1 2 cup of warm water in a spray bottle.
Using vinegar to clean carpet is not effective.
Use very hot water to remove dirt and stains more effectively.
Use a wet rag and dampen the shampooed areas.
All you need is a bucket a scrub brush some white vinegar and a little bit of sweat.
Don t use vinegar undiluted on carpet stains.
Mix 1 teaspoon 4 9 ml of wool detergent 1 teaspoon 4 9 ml of white vinegar and 4 25 cups 1 01 l of warm water.
Never pour neat white vinegar directly on to a stain as it will just soak in spread the stain and could damage the fibres.
First pour club soda onto a clean cloth and blot the stain.
Most do it yourself carpet cleaning machines use the hot water extraction method.
Rent a carpet cleaning machine if you do not have one.
You may have heard that you can use club soda to remove beer and wine stains from carpeting which is true if you use it correctly.
Spray the mixture on the stain and use a carpet brush to work the mixture into the carpet.
If you use.
The vinegar works to neutralize the feces.
Don t believe everything you read online.
A hot water and detergent solution is sucked out of a reservoir sprayed on the carpet and immediately extracted with a powerful vacuum.
Rinse your newly shampooed carpet.
Sooner or later your carpet will need to be cleaned.
Hand clean the carpet with vinegar.