Hot Water Extraction Carpet Cleaning vs. Carpet Shampooing

There's a never-ending debate for which is the best carpet cleaning method. Though all the experts claim that hot water extraction or steam cleaning is the best method, there are many exceptions. For example, it might not be the best method if you need your carpet dry and ready to use in just a couple of hours.

Today we're going to discuss the pros and cons of hot water extraction and carpet shampooing. We'll dive into how each of the methods works on the carpets, how effective cleaning is, how long it lasts and what are the health concerns associated with it.

Carpet Cleaning Techniques

In the case of carpet shampooing, a cleaner that's capable of generating a large amount of foam is used. Once it's applied to the carpet and dries, it leaves a residue that attracts dirt. This residue can then be, removed by a vacuum. In the case of hot water extraction, a boiling stream of water is pushed onto the carpet; the dirt is pushed out of carpet fibers due to this and immediately sucked in by the vacuum hose attached to the machine.

Cleaning efficiency

Carpet shampooing is a light surface cleaning method whereas hot water extraction is the only method which claims deep cleaning. Carpet shampoos are also guilty of having optical brighteners. These substances make the carpet look much cleaner than it is. Hot water extraction, on the other hand, goes deep into carpet fibers to bring out the dirt and catch it via a vacuum hose. That results in the proper clean carpet.

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What equipment is used for cleaning and how effective & user-friendly it is?

For hot water extraction, most commonly used machines are either truck mounted or portable. Truck mounted machines are much safer than their counterparts as they do not dump the fumes right inside the house like mobile ones might. Moreover, they do better cleaning than portable machines and make the carpet dry faster.

For carpet shampooing, either cylindrical foam or a rotary shampoo machine is used. A cylindrical foam machine produces the foam and combs it into the carpet fibers. Due to this, the foam sets in deeply in fibers and requires proper vacuuming for removing it. A rotary shampoo machine uses rotary brushes (which are not recommended at all by carpet manufacturers) to apply the foam.

Concerns related to the carpet cleaning methods

While some hot water extraction machines can cause health concerns, carpet shampooing ones don't seem to be good enough to do the cleaning job.

Shampooing methods ultimately lead to:

• Interior cleaning

• Cause resolving issues

• Can damage the carpet

On the other hand, hot water extraction, due to use of water at very high temperatures, can cause:

• Scalding in a case a line is broken

• Damage the carpet fibers in such a case

So, does that mean you should never go for carpet shampooing?

If you can find a foam cleaner that can produce a significant amount of foam, has minimal, or no use of optical brighteners and have a powerful vacuum that can remove all the residue that builds up during the process, you can opt for carpet shampooing as your next DIY carpet cleaning process. It will save you some money, but if you want a rug thoroughly cleaned, hot water extraction is what you should go for. In fact, most of the professional carpet cleaners prefer this method for carpet cleaning.

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