Carpet Cleaning: Hire or DIY?
If you want to do DIY carpet cleaning, you can find a number of places to hire a carpet cleaning machine. This will be less expensive than hiring a professional service, so is there any reason for you to spend extra and hire a professional carpet cleaning service? What Does a Carpet Cleaning Machine Do? A carpet cleaning machine basically washes your carpet with a detergent and water solution. It works the solution into the carpet and then vacuums up the moisture along with the dirt and grime. All carpet cleaning machines are not alike, though. Hire machines are generally less powerful than professional equipment and don't use hot water in the cleaning process. You can try to get around this by pouring hot water into the machine, but it won't stay hot for long. Another disadvantage to most hire machines is that they aren't powerful enough to remove most of the moisture from the carpet. You can dry the carpets by pointing fans at them, but if the moisture remains fo...