Carpet cleaning - rug doctor?

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I'm hoping to move in to a new house soon but the carpets at the new place are really dusty and generally yuk. We can't afford to replace them for a while so I need to clean them up. Is something like a rug doctor my best option? I don't want to use too many chemicals as dd seems to enjoy licking the floor at the mo...

Yes they are fantastic. You will be revolted but impressed by the amount of filth, mud, grit and dead spiders. They suck up the water and detergent so there is little residue. Try to do the whole house or split the rental with someone to take full advantage.

Rug doctor is great.

Don't "just try it" on a room you weren't intending on cleaning. You will have to finish the whole room.

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Some machines have an upholstry nozzle as an extra, is very good for car seats and carpets

This is perfectly timed. I was planning to hire one over the next few weeks for our cream living room carpet. There is a line of drip marks from the door to the coffee table where DH had a cup of tea that was dripping!

I got one yesterday! My carpet was disgusting, and I don't just mean a bit grubby!! I have a 2 year old and no dining room so he eats in the sitting room which has carpet. It doesn't look like new because it was way past that, but it looks a million squillion times better :-) It still smelt a bit though so i've shake and vacced it today.

For tea drips, there is a fuschia-coloured squirty bottle that's very good.

You are not supposed to use a brush as it frays the carpet pile, but I discovered you can rub it in with your finger if the mark is bad.

Hope my finger doesn't fall off now.

Are they hard work to use? I remember using an old wet and dry vax to shampoo the carpet donkeys years ago and that was bloody hard work.

Thank you all, i'll hire one and see if I can con dh into sharing the work of actually using it

TBH I hated the rug doctor - it was too messy and time consuming (they may have updated the model- last used one 2yrs ago). In the end I bought a bissel upright cleaner and it has been fantastic, costs a bit but if you are going to use regularly, it pays for itself.

I have a vax which does a good job of brightening up.

I am toying with hiring a rug doctor.

Is the rug doctor worth the money over and above my little vax?

Try Googling 'van mounted carpet cleaning'. They have a powerful pump inside the van and just bring their hoses through a window or door. We had our done yesterday- 2 rooms and hall for £85, which I think compares quite well with the cost of Rug Doctor + detergent+ hard work!