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Old 29-05-2010 | 06:50 PM
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Family debate going on here

Basically, my mum wants to get the carpets in the house cleaned and washed. She wants to hire someone to do it as basically she says and my brother that the carpets are "too dirty" for a normal carpet washer (they aren't they are just trying to invalidly argue their point about hiring someone ) and we need someone to do it because they will have an "industrial" strength washer.

I think different in that a decent carpet washer will do the job no problem and I told them that most "industrial" stuff like with pressure washers aren't all that more powerful if at all. They are just designed for constant use and therefore built with endurance and durability in mind rather than actually being more powerful. As usual they don't address what I'm saying and keep saying the same thing..

Neither of us are experts though so I'm hoping someone on here can shed some light on carpet washers and whether it is better to hire someone or buy a washer and do it ourselves?

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Old 29-05-2010 | 07:13 PM
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u can hire a shampoo cleaner for 35 pound a day with all equipment thats droped of and picked up when done saves u some money
Old 29-05-2010 | 07:15 PM
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Hire someone tbh.

You will have to test on a patch to see if the carpet reacts with any cleaning products with the ones you hire.

Also atleast you have comecack if they do a bad job.
Old 30-05-2010 | 10:26 AM
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I paid £25 for someone to come clean a cream carpet in a 5m x 4m room, they even moved the furniture.
Old 30-05-2010 | 11:32 AM
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get someone in, by the time you have hired the stuff, got the hang of it and then spent hours doing it, paying someone to just get on with it seem a far better option.

REMEMBER that when you get you carpets clean, they WILL get dirtier quicker as you will be removing a % of the stainfree/scotchgaurd treaments from the carpet.

Still cheaper than replacing them though.
Old 30-05-2010 | 05:01 PM
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what carpet?
Old 30-05-2010 | 05:29 PM
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Ive got a vax carpet cleaner and it is crap, hire someone in to do it
Old 30-05-2010 | 11:19 PM
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Old 30-05-2010 | 11:37 PM
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Old 30-05-2010 | 11:53 PM
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We have a Vax carpet cleaner/extractor, it has a handy hand held attachement that is perfect for car seats and interior. I was amazed at how much better the carpets looked, and the little hand held washer/extracter made my car interior look brand new.
Old 31-05-2010 | 12:02 AM
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Originally Posted by swebber23
I paid £25 for someone to come clean a cream carpet in a 5m x 4m room, they even moved the furniture.
Your joking right

A pony to for a 5 x 4m room

Must be desperate or shit

You gotta value what your worth to get an idea on what to pay as its the labour that takes the time and costs the most
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Originally Posted by matts1
get someone in, by the time you have hired the stuff, got the hang of it and then spent hours doing it, paying someone to just get on with it seem a far better option.

REMEMBER that when you get you carpets clean, they WILL get dirtier quicker as you will be removing a % of the stainfree/scotchgaurd treaments from the carpet.

Still cheaper than replacing them though.
Proper cleaners treat the carpets.
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