Steam Carpet Cleaners

Steam Cleaners are not vacuum cleaners.  You will need to vacuum your carpet as usual, but where carpet cleaners come in is to actually wash the carpet fibres in your carpet.  This can give your carpets a new look and feel, though that obviously depends on the state of your carpets in the first place.

Some Steam Cleaners may not actually use steam to clean the carpets.  What seems to be a common mechanism is that hot water and detergent are applied to the carpet, and then brushes might be involved in agitating the carpets to clean the fibres.  Hot air is then often forced down into the carpet to help efficient cleaning.  The dirty water is sucked back up into the carpet cleaner, and hot air used again to dry the carpets.

When you use a carpet cleaner, be aware that your carpet may require a few hours to dry before you can walk on it.  However the results speak for themselves, with dirty carpets coming up as new.

Steam Cleaners

Hoover F5914-900 SteamVac with Clean Surge

The Hoover SteamVac with Clean Surge is not a vacuum cleaner but a floor cleaner that uses hot water and cleaning fluids. It is particularly popular and does a great job of cleaning carpets, upholstery and even bare floor boards.

Hoover F7411-900 SteamVac Dual V Widepath Carpet Cleaner

The Hoover F7411-900 SteamVac is a widepath carpet cleaner that uses hot water and detergent (and hot air) to deep clean your carpets. You should vacuum your carpets before using a steam cleaner, but after steam cleaning, your carpets could look as good as new.