those of u who have a carpet washer

[babyjjbaby]

how often do u clean ur carpets i have just got a vax one from currys it was halfprice £90 so me and my ma went halfs how often do u do i tonce u have got rid of all the stains i would think our carpets will need going over about 3 times to get them clean

you may have to do it a couple of times for the first wash (if your carpets are older). i do mine about once every few months. less in winter though. i have a pale beige carpet that shows off every mark.

we only did ours about once or twice a year.

thanks ours are burgandy down stairs so don't really get dirty but we have dogs so they must be filthy i was thinking about every 3 months or so and upstairs it would depnd how dirty they got cos i have been told that once u clean them they tend to show the dirt up more

Hi, I have just bought a Bissell cleaner...again gone halves with my Mum like you...ours is a reconditioned one from a company on ebay...it arrived yesterday, its like new...and I am so impressed. We have 2 dogs, so I'm thinking will be using it as and when needed. Tried it in the hallway last night, carpet now looks like new, beautiful smell, and almost dry when done !!

i am gonna go and do the carpet in my room again got a lot of dirt out of it last night but it has been down for 13years atleast so needs going over again and probably again after that aswell i was really shocked at what it got out

we have a vax and use it every couple of months or so, especially on our deep pile rug as it seem to get dirty. I am always impressed at the muck that comes out. biggest regret is getting a n upright one without a hose so we cant do stairs Doh!

i was lucky the one i got has got a hose aswell but i don't think it is that good

I got a vax recently and was horrified at what came out of the carpets - I lent it to my Mum, and haven't seen it since!

oh no they've blooming sold out!! i got all excited and was going to order one

where were u gonna order one from i just went to currys and got mine

we have one of these
got a reconditioned one from the bissell factory 50% discount

We do our hallway and sitting room every month

we do the rest of the house twice a year

New to us - we used to get someone in to do it but the chap recommended we get this bissell

from their website.....might go and have a loom in store then! !

i would they are great the power jet pro model with the upholstry hose and u can clean the stairs and round the edges where the big one doesn't get to

ooh i am sad indeed ! Just sent my mum in to have a look as she was passing anyway and she got one! And she is excited about it too and is paying half!
Now i just have to wait to use it........
Thanks for pointing out that i should look in store babyjjbaby [i'm stupid emoticon]!!

haha u'll be amazed how much it gets out i did my carpet in bedroom and it was filthy it has come up realluy well not perfect but it has been down 14 years so u can't expect it to be perfect i am gonna do the babies room later

opps - was just about to point out that they are £80 on amazon Sammysam, then read up and saw you have got one. Oh well - for anyone else who is interested vax. We got one a couple of weeks ago.
We had our carpets done professionally about 14mo ago and it was amazing how good they came up - especially the bloody stain that had been on my bedroom floor for 10mo after I had ds2.
The home ones don't do as good a job - but are cheaper . They are also great for clearing up vomit episodes.

I have the same bissell as JigglyJen, its marv i have cream carpets in all bedrooms and a light beige in the lounge(sharp intake of breath here- and a Cream sofa! - yes with a dog and two children i must have been mad. However its great gets everywhere almost dry and aslong as i clean every 3 months with my bisssell it all looks clean.

A really good thread as I have been looking at getting one of these. They both look good! I may even ask my Mum if she wants to go halfs as well Thanks Ladies.

I 'bisselled' my living room carpet Friday night & it looks a completely different colour. V pleased.

It's not got out all the marks my dh's dark jeans have left but has got all the others and it has saved me a lot of money as I was having to get the carpet 'professionally' cleaned x2 a year but actually I think it does a better job. I clean the living carpet 3-4 times a year (messiest toddler dd ever!) and the upstairs once a year.

It removes all marks from shoes, food etc and also gets up those annoying little bits the vacuum cleaner leaves behind.

I would say however that the machine is gradually becoming less efficient over time (about the 6th or 7th time I've used it) and you can get irritating problems with air locks. Also check out the cost of the cleaning fluid as that is pretty pricey.

And for the money it cost to buy, I didn't expect to have to assemble it!

However, in the long run far better results and cheaper than having it done professionally done or cost of replacing the carpet.

I hired out a 'rug doctor' from our local sketchley's over christmas to clean our carpets. It was fantastic and has a hose so cleaned the stairs as well. I found the carpets took alot less time to dry then a vax and it only cost £30 to hire for 3 days and the fluid wasn't that expensive either. I noticed B&Q also hire out the machine but not sure of cost. I plan to hire it out a couple of times a year.

i have done all the carpets in our house bar one room i am very happy with it but would look into getting a leaner which has scotchguard in it the only think which is annoying is the hose is not long enough to get up the stairs we have 12 steps but only goes up bout 7 of them but other than that veyr pleased