Cleaning Carpet

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I have a light colored carpet, about 10 years old. It's in pretty good shape except for one area about 10x20 which is getting a little dirty. Recently I got some Popsicle stains in a couple places on this rug. I cleaned off the stains nicely by pouring very hot water on them, then blotting up with towels, setting a very heavy object on the towels so they would soak up the water. The stains are gone but now there are a couple circles of clean carpet which are quite obvious.

Now, how do I clean the rest of that area. Are there any good machines which can be purchased which will do a job like this? What about renting one of those machines at a hardware store? Those things tend to be filthy, also, I'm concerned the water isn't hot enough and they leave a lot of soap residue, and their suction isn't very strong.

Or am I better off calling a professional paying them maybe $80 just to clean that area?

What about stuff like Glory where you mop it in, let it dry then vacuum of the residue. Do you get satisfactory results from this?

[Coconut]

We use a Bissel carpet cleaner and it does a great job. Got it at Kmart for about 80 bucks. The only things I don't like about it are that its kinda hard to clean out properly and it also has no attachments, but for the price, its a good deal. Its taken up everything from chocolate stains to cat puke. lol Check out:

[Walt Conner]

We have use different "Nationally known Professional" cleaners and rented floor shampoers neither did a good job nor lasted for any period of time. Last year we bought a Hoover Steam Vac shampoer. We are very pleased with it and have much better results initially and stays clean looking much longer than when using a professional service or rental units. These are a little expensive but we bought it after talking to people who had tried various other brands and price range cleaners. I figure it has paid for its' self already by doing our carpets twice and our son's.

Walt Conner

like this? What about >renting one of those machines at a hardware store? Those things tend to be

[Scout Lady]

Out local grocery store rents a carpet shampoo machine by Rug Doctor.....save your money, they aren't very good. The best I found was from a rental company, it was a commercial cleaner and had 2 tanks, one that heated the water and one that picked up the dirty water. It was $20 more than the grocery store cleaner but it was $20 well spent. After that I purchased a Hoover steam vac to maintain and spot clean and it does a great job.