10-28-2016, 04:00 AM
As the title says, I just moved into a new house and the carpets are filthy. I'm sorry if this is the wrong place to post this, but it would be great to get some help from the experts.
I was thinking of hiring a carpet cleaner just to go through the whole house, but then I considered trying to do it myself. I've got a decent hoover, but I was thinking of getting a steam cleaner to clean the carpets and then following up with a good vacuuming session. I could then use some sort of stain remover for the worst bits.
I've got my eye on the Karcher SC1 (which I found on this list), but I realised there was a newer version (the SC2) so I'm a little stumped now.
My question is: are steam cleaners "good enough" for cleaning carpets? Or do I really need to hire a carpet cleaner? And what's the best process for cleaning stains (they look like a mixture of dog urine and spilt drinks...not nice).
Thanks!
I was thinking of hiring a carpet cleaner just to go through the whole house, but then I considered trying to do it myself. I've got a decent hoover, but I was thinking of getting a steam cleaner to clean the carpets and then following up with a good vacuuming session. I could then use some sort of stain remover for the worst bits.
I've got my eye on the Karcher SC1 (which I found on this list), but I realised there was a newer version (the SC2) so I'm a little stumped now.
My question is: are steam cleaners "good enough" for cleaning carpets? Or do I really need to hire a carpet cleaner? And what's the best process for cleaning stains (they look like a mixture of dog urine and spilt drinks...not nice).
Thanks!