Carpet Cleaning Methods At Home

In the wrong hands, however, the spinning pad can turn your deep-pile carpet into a puckered moonscape. ”The absorbent-pad method should be used only by a properly trained cleaning professional,” Ms. Sellers said.

And Phil Manwarren is just such a man.

”Our cleaning method is so different from steam-cleaning by shampooing that it isn’t even funny,” said Mr. Manwarren, the owner of the ChemDry Northeast franchise in Clarks Summit, Pa.

With the ChemDry method, he said, the cleaning solution is sprayed onto the carpet where it begins to bubble, thereby ”emulsifying” the dirt and lifting it to the surface.

”It’s like using club soda to get a stain out of your shirt,” Mr. Manwarren said, explaining that for stains in the carpet, the ChemDry company has a whole array of spot removers.

”We have specialized spotters for just about every stain under the sun,” Mr. Manwarren said. ”And the best thing about our system is that we use about one-tenth of the moisture used with steam-cleaning and shampooing. And that means your carpet will be dry in one hour instead of 10.”