good carpet cleaner that works but doesnt cost the earth

[gabby34]

i live in private let flat so when i moved in the creamy brown carpets were black ive had them proffesional cleaned now about 3 times in last 3 years but i intend to live here for another few years atleast so are there any decent carpet cleaners out there i can buy that doesnt cost loads of money im sick paying somebody to do it because the carpets get so grubby looking very quickly because they are so worn/ugly

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Hire the rug doctor
www.rugdoctor.co.uk/rent-carpet-cleaner

ive hired one before but they are very heavy and alot of hard work and to be honest i never got a great result with it

We bought a Vax cleaner last year and it's probably had half-a-dozen outings already in the high-traffic ground floor areas of the house. It's not that cheap, but it is very good, would highly recommend:

www.amazon.co.uk/Vax-V-124A-Upright-Carpet-Upholstery/dp/B000Y828JO/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1346187600&sr=8-1

we have a reconditioned Bissell
returned to the factory because of a fault fixed by bissell then resold on their site.
It has been a god send! if you look at the bissell website there is a link to the reconditioned ones.. Think we got a £300 on for £99

thank you i was looking at these vax ones the other night will have a proper look tonight thanks for the link and thanks for the info on the bissell was also looking at these in the argos the other day will check their website first :)