If most of the rooms in your home are covered with carpet, you might want to consider purchasing your own home carpet cleaner. A good carpet cleaner can run anywhere $150 to $400. But what you would save on not having to call a professional in to clean the carpets would pay for it self very quickly. Considering a professional carpet cleaner could charge you anywhere from $15 to $25 a room to clean your carpet.
Steam Cleaners:
Carpet steam cleaner’s work by using a mixture of hot water and a cleaning agent. The machine cleans the carpet by first applying the solution, then it scrubs the carpet and then it will then vacuum up the trapped in dirt and cleaning solution.
These machines will extract most of the water but your carpet may still be damp and need a little time to dry before walking on it.
Shampoo Cleaners:
A shampoo carpet cleaner generally works by using a mixture of hot water with carpet shampoo. The machine uses scrubbers that wash your carpet. This system works well but it does leave your carpet damp and would need time to dry before you are able to walk on it. Shampoo carpet cleaners are heavier and larger than steam cleaners. So you would want to make sure you have the room to store it when you not using it.
When purchasing a carpet cleaner for your home there are a few factors to consider. For example if you live alone and your carpet does not get that much traffic you might only need a light weight compact carpet cleaner. But if your have a large house with a lot of carpet and children running around you might want to consider a more powerful and heavy duty carpet cleaner.
Another thing you need to consider when purchasing a carpet cleaner is if you or any of your family members have any allergies. Since these carpet cleaners could be using chemicals that could cause a reaction to the person in your household with an allergy. If that is a problem you might want to have your carpets cleaned professionally using vapor steam cleaning.
Having your own carpet cleaner is the way to go if you can afford it and have the space to store the unit. Not only will it save you money on not having to rent a carpet cleaner or hire a professional to clean your carpet. By owning you own machine you will be able to clean your carpets more often and also take care of any unfortunate spills right when they happen.
Carpet cleaner machines are a great investment for your home. They are also a lot less expensive than hiring a professional to do the same job.
I think the absolutely best reason for having your own carpet cleaner machine is to be able to take care of the little “accidents” that happen in life. My dog recently went through a phase of biting her tail … which drew quite a bit of blood. She did this three times over a period of several weeks. I worked hard to get the blood out but the stains are still there.
If I had had a machine to work on the stains right away I probably could have gotten the blood out. Having to go out and rent a machine or pay to have someone come is not always convenient or affordable … especially if it happens several times in a short period of time.