Carpet cleaning gadgets
 

We've done vacuum cleaners and now I am looking into carpet cleaners. I was going to hire Rug Doctor but they need you to have a mastercard or visa credit card and we have neither.

So, given that the new vac combined with some bicarb based cleaning powder has cleaned up the smell and general crud from the carpets, do carpet cleaners work? I am not thinking of the huge beaty sweepy models but the ones that just apply shampoo.

Also the people who lived here seem never to have vacuumed the edges so there's a black line all along the carpet next to the baseboards .

I am too lazy to get down on my hands and knees and scrub, so would be very pleased to discover a gadget that works.

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We bought a Bissell Proheat 2X and have been very pleased with it. The light coloured carpets we have have come up really well. It does edges well. It doesnt leave the carpet sopping wet either so you can actually walk on it not long afterwards. We can recommend it (we bought it from Walmart) :)

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The best way to deal with cruddy carpets is to rip them up and put down hardwood.

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We had a bissell in the UK and it was brilliant. I had tried other brands in the past and the bissell was the best by miles.

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I am happy with the carpets. I much prefer them to hardwood.

I think they have that one in Costco right now for $229? maybe 249. Is it ok on wool carpets as I think the ones we have are wool.

I was also thinking of the cheaper gadgets that shampoo only, as my vac is pretty good. Have you tried them at all?

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You can rent that sort of stuff from e.g. Loblaws.

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But as stated in the original post they want Mastercard or Visa credit card for security and Fledermaus said they have neither. ;)

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(Sighs)

Thank you Steve.

Poor Novo.

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Aha. Missed that.

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Well in his defence it is late where he is. :sneaky:;)

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It's always late where he is ;)

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Oi! I'm not poor. I have both Visa and Mastercards, which I never use

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Get round here and rent a carpet cleaner for me then.

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You're on. Here is my credit card number. Expect a PM.

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Ours cost around $240 mark from Walmart. Carpets here are not wool so cannot comment. We have a mixture here of wood, ceramic tile and carpet and I must say I do like the wood, it is so easy to keep clean. When we lived in the UK I didnt like the idea of wood floors as they always seemed so noisey but ours are great. :)

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I used my bissell on wool carpets in the UK with no problems.

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I don't like the wood because it makes the room echoey, especially if there are blinds rather than drapes too. I do like the look of the wood but I need all the help I can if I am going to make out what people are saying.

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Thanks, I think I will get one of these machines.

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Wow, <stunned>

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I have a bissel from walmart too and its super, it even has an upholstery tool for the stairs and sofa etc, and having a dog that likes to roll in mud then roll on the carpet it comes in handy.......i ended up buying it as i was renting the rug doctor often and found that spending $40 a time was adding up so i may as well have my own and have no time limits on when i can and cant use it!

That said, i've had enough and the carpet is coming out this weekend and hardwood is going down, only in the main room where the dog likes to spread his clattiness though :p

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Make people take their bloody shoes off, then.

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I do, they do. The cats don't.

I used to think my wood floors were clean until my mum was here. She had white slipper socks on, the soles of them were filthy. Lets face it, I'm a slut.

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Cats on wooden floors are amusing.... when they try to run round a corner their backend goes sideways :rofl:

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Yes.

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Ahem.

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Yes it is funny, BE cat does that anyway. He has a huge backend, built for speed, and usually has to fall over to stop.

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I tried to buy a Bissell last night but Home Depot didn't know what I was talking about. Crappy Tire, were the same once I got in there. I tripped on their scrubby door mats on the way in and landed on the turnstiles. This hurt, all CT did was agree with me when I said the mats were dangerous. No chair to sit on, nothing. Pah :thumbdown:

The good news is that OH has managed to borrow a Bissell for the weekend. So money saved :thumbsup: