> Well I was going over afterwards with just water thinking that
> > detergent residue in the carpet might attract dirt but then I again I
> > always do a few dry strokes to remove water.
>
> Ah, see what you mean. Detergent residues do attract dirt and with a
> cheaper detergent rinsing makes sense. I personally wouldn't bother if
> using Prochem because its a top quality product.
>
> Having said that, if you have the time, rinsing the carpet with plain
> water, provided you don't over wet it, is never going to do any harm.
Ah right OK, I tend to do just one pass and then a good few dry strokes or basically until I see no more water coming through the plastic nozzle part, our carpets are mostly wool and I have found synthetic carpet to dry really quickly but wool takes a while.
> > And yes I always rinse
> > the pump but I thought I was achieving something else by rinsing the
> > carpets with the plain water. What confuses me is Prochem having a
> > Rinse detergent meant for rinsing. So I assume it will be ok just
> > vacuuming when dry?
>
> The rinse aids are mainly to neutralise very high alkaline detergents
> residues - such as might be needed to clean the carpets in your local curry > house.
Thanks for clearing that up