Why does half me carpet

[George]

look cleaner using Fairy washing up liquid as opposed to 1001 carpet shampoo?

Damn now I've got to go over the other half again. :-(

[meow2222]

that'll change due to sticky residue.

NT

[Graham]

You just can't get decent carpet shampoo for less than half a crown any more :-)

-- Graham. %Profound_observation%

[The Medway Handyman]

Absolutely right. I've been involved in carpet cleaning for 30 years and I can guarantee it will look like sh*te in a few weeks.

1001 is a dry foam shampoo. The minimum moisture content avoids over wetting carpets. The foam traps the soiling & as the shampoo drys it crystalises enabling the dirt & shampoo residue to be vacuumed away.

Fairy will leave a sticky residue and will attract dirt like a magnet.

Hire an extractor & buy loads of defoamer.

[Andy Hall]

No and it doesn't clean a big, big carpet either.

[George]

When? one half is bone dry now and feels ok. I must admit it really does look clean now.

[George]

"1001 is a dry foam shampoo"

Don't think so, its in liquid form and goes on wet. :-P

ps when does the carpet go tacky?

[George]

Still not sticky.

Personally if it was going to be sticky it would be when the carpet has dried out.