On Mar 28, 1:16*pm, Bobo Bonobo® > wrote:
> On Mar 28, 2:58*pm, "brooklyn1" > wrote:
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> > "FERRANTE" wrote
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> > > *I know this is way OT, but with all the home makers here, I am sure
> > > someone can help me.
> > > *I am looking for a good steam cleaner for my carpets, but with so
> > > many to choose from, I am not sure what to get.
> > > *I cannot afford a lot, so I am trying to stay under $200. How
> > > essential is a built-in heating element? Obviously, I want one with
> > > two tanks. I see some offering cleaning in both front and reverse
> > > movements. Some offer a button to give the carpet an extra shot of
> > > cleaning solution, some don't.
> > > *Considering that I cannot get everything for what I can spend, what
> > > should I make sure it does and contain at the very least? Any
> > > recommendations on a particular model or on a make/model to stay away
> > > from?
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> > How often do you need to steam clean your carpeting... if more than once a
> > year you're too much of a slob and you shouldn't have carpeting. *None of
> > those homeowner carpet steam cleaners work very well, neither do the
> > rentals...
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> I do this for a living. *Last week I probably spent 15-20 hours
> extracting carpet. *The Rug Doctor rentals are fine for home use. *A
> very important number is inches of water lift. *This one, which is
> much like the rentals, has 101".http://www.overstock.com/Home-Garden...Upholstery-Ste...
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> --Bryan

I have a question. Why is it professionals (at least around here)
only clean wall to wall carpeting? I've used bound w/w carpeting
(let's say 10x12) as an area rug in the past but they wouldn't give me
the time of day when I called to have it cleaned.