Carpet Cleaning Solutions – Carpet Cleaning – Steam a Carpet

Hi! I'm Jennifer DeCristofano for About.com Home.

Keeping your carpet clean and looking fresh can be a real hassle when you have lots of foot traffic or animals running around the house but it is possible to keep looking good as new with a little carpet cleaning maintenance.

So today were going to go over a couple of helpful tips for short term maintenance and how to really clean those carpets with a steam cleaner.

To do this, you will need:

Next, mix the solution for your steam cleaner. Pour in 1-Cup of Carpet Cleaning Solution and fill up the rest of the compartment with hot water.

The important thing is to make sure that you're careful not to over-saturate the carpet. If you do, the carpet padding will become soaked and this could lead to mold problems later on.

Finally, try not to walk on the freshly steamed carpet area until the carpet is dry to the touch. You can check this by pushing your hand down slightly into the carpet. If your hand is still dry when you lift it up, its good to go! So there we have it, smells fresh and looks like new again!

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