A carpet steam cleaner is simply a machine that uses hot water or steam to clean any type of carpet or upholstery. For household cleaning purposes there are several ways you can get your carpets cleaned; you can purchase your own carpet cleaner which allows you to steam clean whenever you want; you can rent a cleaner at your local grocery or home improvement store; or you can have your carpets professionally cleaned.
The traditional home steam cleaner uses hot water and a cleaning agent or carpet shampoo to do the job. The hot water/shampoo is sprayed on the carpets surface while rotating brushes force the mixture deep into the fibers to loosen dirt and grime. The dirty water is then sucked out of the carpet and into a container for disposal once it is full. While these machines do extract most of the water out of the carpet it will still be damp so it is best to give it time to dry before use.
If you have your carpet professionally cleaned it will probably be done with what is called a vapor steam cleaner. These are usually mounted in a van which most of us are familiar with.
Inside the van is a boiler that heats the water under pressure. This produces super heated steam or dry steam which is heated to more then 100 degrees Celsius. The dry steam passes under pressure through a hose from the van to the nozzle into the carpet fiber which forcibly loosens the dirt, grime, and stains.
Because the steam generated by a vapor steam cleaner has an extremely low moisture content the carpet being cleaned dries out in a matter of minutes. Once the carpet is dry a regular vacuum cleaner can be used to finish the job. For those who have allergies or want their carpets cleaned without chemicals having it professionally done with a vapor steam cleaner is the way to go.
Deciding between doing it your self or having you carpets professionally cleaned will ultimately come down to expense. Home carpet steam cleaners will run anywhere from 0 to 0 depending on the model and features. Professional cleaning on a regular basis can get expensive, to the point that you could pay for a home cleaner many times over.
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