Rug Doctor......any experience?

Hidalgo

Hidalgo

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I'm thinking about renting one of the "Rug Doctor" carpet machines and cleaning the carpets in my basement.

Does anyone have any experience with these things, and any advise to pass along?
 
Having done a few hundred thousand feet of carpet cleaning (ex school dist. Custodian) and then repairing a few thousand carpet extractors (school dist. repair man), I don't much care for those units or the job they do. Personally, I would just pay someone with the right quality equipment to do the job.
 
I have a touch of OCD when it comes to my house carpeting and thought about who, where, and what may have been cleaned with it prior. So I went and bought my own Bissel.. /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grinning-smiley-003.gif

For the price of 2-3 cleanings, you can buy a decent one for yourself...

Nodak
 
Hidalgo, I have owned my own carpet cleaning business for 8 years now. Dont use stanley steamer, they are only about 1 step above a bissel. If you have some companies around town, call around and find out the drying times (without the use of fans) of the different companies. The faster the carpet is dry the better the cleaning job (typically). Rug doctors ruin carpets because they dont have good enough suction to extract most of the water. Or you can ask them the brand and type of machine they use, post it on here and Ill tell you who got the best equipment. /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grinning-smiley-003.gif
 
I just tell my wife to do those kind of jobs. /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif

But I make sure it is better weather than we've had lately. The doghouse needs insulation. /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif

The last time I tried it, she was on her knees pleading with me.... to quit hiding under the bed. /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smiliesmack.gif
 
Working construction and doing more than our fair share of shcool remodels/additions, I've been in the need for a good carpet cleaner on occasion. Don't know if "Best Cleaner" is nation wide, but they're the best out here. I'd stick w/ guys that advertise specializing in fire/flood restoration. Check a few references, it shouldn't take long to ID the good from the bad. Typically, the guys that use equipment too big to bring in the house (ie they run hoses to the gear in a van) are the boys with the right toys. As said above, dry time is critical, and being in a basement it's going to be compounded. To do it right you're probably going to need a commercial grade dehumidifier or two down there for a couple days after cleaning.
 
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