Most Inexpensive Carpet Cleaning Method Ever! 

Laundry detergent can damage the glue in carpet backing and leave sticky residue in the machine and on the carpet. Only use carpet cleaner solution. The ZEP stuff from home depot, and lowes is only 8$ per gallon.

LOL...... the comments prove the old adage of "there are a hundred different ways to skin a cat and the cat won't like any of them." :-)

You are actually not using the steam cleaner correctly. You are going back and forth like you are using a regular vacuum cleaner. You are to slowly go forward using your spray to saturate and then slowly go back over the same area using spray. Then you slowly (operative word, slowly) go in the same direction forward and back with just the suction on. You do this in straight lines with 1 inch overlapping until carpet is done. Then, if you really want it clean you will load fresh water only, saturate going forward and back slowly in a straight line, then go forward and back slowly twice with suction only. This is the key to perfect and long lasting clean carpet and they will dry quicker. Adding the fresh water step sounds like a royal pain but it removes all of the cleaning solution residue from your carpet which will help to maintain its cleanliness. Leaving cleaning solution residue on your carpet will act as a dirt magnet and your carpets will be dirty again in one week. I can't stress enough about the going slowly. This allows the rotating bristles to do their job and lift all the dirt and stains up from the root of the fiber. They way you were going fast, back and forth, not in a straight line will only allow you to clean to top of the carpet fibers. If you only clean the top fibers then you still leave behind the original ground in dirt which will show the once it dries and you will have done all that hard work for nothing. Also, the best recipe for cleaning carpets is to use oxy powder, AJAX dishwasher liquid, Isopropyl Alcohol, windex (or any glass cleaner) and hot tap water mixed together. This is hands down the absolute full proof mixture. It will lift anything and everything and make your house smell great because you can buy AJAX in whatever smell you like...lavender, orange, lime, etc. Give this a try and I promise you will not be disappointed. If anyone wants the measurements of ingredients let me know. I use this in a spray bottle to pretreat tough stains like red wine, ketchup, grease and oil, etc. It works like magic and is completely safe for carpets in your home or automobiles.

PROTIP: Get a big pot of water and throw it on the stove. Get it to a good simmer and fill your machine up with that. The biggest difference between these vac style cleaners and truck units are heat and suction. TO make up for the suction just be sure to make several passes without shooting water, for the heat, use the tip i gave you.

I rinse mine a few times, until the rinse water is clear. Also add a cup of white vinegar in the last rinse water to get the soap out completely.

Yeah it does not work good because you have to go slow forward and pull the trigger then slow back and releasing the trigger then you can go over a few times to suck up the water

Go at it slow rather than like you are vacuuming, will work much better.

Using laundry detergent is terrible for carpet, it traps more dirt in, in the long run. You can still see that the carpet is dark and dirty in the high traffic areas. Try pretreating and using La's total awesome in your machine and go over the carpet slow!

Lol “tide works well compared to the chemicals you would buy in the carpet cleaner” I would never use Tide on my clothes 😂 pure toxic chemicals.

You are cleaning a rental. So this is your business. You can't go cheap on your business. I did not like that you used laundry detergent to clean the carpet. You need a Carpet Cleaner. Go to home depot and get a gallon of commercial carpet cleaner for $10.00. It works great! And here's the big one. I have that same carpet cleaner. A Hoover steam vac. YOU ARE USING IT WRONG! Don't use it like a vacuum, use it like a carpet cleaner. RU-vid "how to clean carpets" and do the same thing you see the guys doing with the big carpet cleaners. Small sections, slow, up and down. The results will be great.

I've never had any issues using laundry detergent, in fact I've had better luck using detergent than carpet shampoo. Using Persil, I don't have to go over spots nearly as many times as I did with Bissell and Hoover shampoos.

Thank you for this Tip. Just bought a cleaner on Amazon last night. Saves me some cash and im on my way to Dollar Tree

oxi clean detergent and snuggles fabric softener. never fails

My aunt always cleaned her carpets with Tide. They always looked clean too!

I would have went back over it with clean water to rinse any residue out of it or it'll make more dirty spots quicker.

Basic Simple Green also works well for shampooing carpets.

A janitorial supply store has really good quality carpet extraction cleaner (shampoo) at a good price, even Lowes has some for around ten bucks a gallon that will do an amazing job on carpets. The stuff I use mixes at 1-2 oz per gallon of water. BTW the dirty water you get out of the carpet is nothing compared to the sludge in my carpets and its also a rental. You may also pre-treat traffic areas with a stain formula (spray it on with a weed sprayer) allow it to work for a few minutes before cleaning the carpets.... Thanks for your experience cleaning carpets with Tide

we clean our carpets every month, due to the light tan-ish color they are, dirt shows up really bad if we skip a month. But this said, I have a bit of experience carpet cleaning with our hoover cleaner and I have to say, seeing you cleaning the carpet back and forth fast as if you were running a vacuum cleaner had me on the floor literally. If I cleaned like that, I would have to go over the same area several times, as opposed to going slowly and getting better results quicker. Just my 2 cents.

I've used vinegar in my machine and it works great for residential purposes.

I think a bit more of the solution would have cleaned it better. Thank you so much for sharing.

If you slow down a little it will do 10x more...especially over the high traffic area just go forward half a step slower and the slower u go back the more water and filth it will extract. Good job though. Also if you get the $1 oxy powder and dissolve it in the hot water before adding soap it will help tons. Or a 1/4 cup of vinegar.

hopefully the next tenants get new carpet. What's on the floor now looks like from 1962 haha. Mida standing is that carpet shampoo when it dries will crystallize so that I can be vacuumed up. I don't know that laundry detergent will do that.

Eeek!!! Don't do that!!! Laundry detergent leaves a sudsy residue, resulting in rapid resoiling. Use detergent that is made for carpet.

Stick to washing clothes you use it like a vacum your cleaning it not vacuming it ...

That walkway looks bad..you should redo it or recarpet before the next tenant moves in, I PERSONALLY DONT STOP CLEANING THE CARPET UNTIL THE WATER I DUMP OUT IS CLEAN LOOKING OTHERWISE THAT IS CALLED HALF ASSING IT.

I have an older model Hoover Steam Vac carpet cleaner. I used a 50/50 mix of Ajax or Dawn dish washing liquid with hydrogen peroxide. I sprayed the mixture on the motoroil stain that was on the carpet. After letting it sit for 10 minutes, the stain came out. The motoroil had been on the carpet for over 5 years

Ugh! The carpet still looks dirty. Change the carpet.

I don’t know what that carpet is but remove it. That’s horrifying it’s blue? It’s brown? It’s grey? Girl. Come on.

That carpet is still filthy. Don't be such a bad landlord...get the carpets professionally cleaned OR replace them...you should be embarrassed to show the apartment to rental candidates. Shameless!

Why are you pulling and pushing the machine so fast over the carpet? You are supposed to go really slow with each stride. For example check out this video ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-p_HBPvg9__o.html

You might also try using Windex (regular...not the vinegar formula. ) Be sure to do a color fast test first. I've gotten stains out with Windex in my home shampooer that my Professional Guy with a high heat steamer didn't get out. A carpet installer who was also a carpet saleman for decades gave me the Windex hint years ago. He said... too much carpet cleaning soap attracts more dirt and Windex leaves it clean and it evaporates. Also, the ammonia the Windex is the right strength to disinfect. However, I think I'll try your method soon... I like the smell of Tide so I'm going to try it next time I shampoo carpets. Thanks for the video!

The reason why the rental home carpet isn't that clean, because many won't invest in the machine. Once I got one, I felt so great about the apartment.

can I wash it with brush using this and use a shop vacuum after???

I’m enjoying your videos. They are easily digestible. Thank you

Can I use my liquid perisil in my jet scrub bissel vacuum? I’m scared it’ll break

Using laundry soap will leave the carpet filmy white vinegar will do the job!

Definitely go slower than a vacuum cleaner less passes needed

wtf is going on?? Why is the mikey way archive about a carpet cleanet

How would they know what you use in the machine ? nice video but you never said what type shampooer you used :) and thanks for the tip will give it a try.

You are a very hard working young lady! The carpet looks superb!

For all of you that criticized her methods is that she got the job done, it looks great and she knows what she's doing cause she does this for a living.

Stop cleaning it and get rid of that ugly thing !!!

I think you should've pushed and pull that machine slowly.

Thanks, FGG. I had wondered about using laundry detergent for carpets because of its low suds cleaning. Now I know and I shall try my Tide in my Bissel and see what happens. P.S. I buy mine at the dollar store also.

If you prespray and agitate the high traffic areas they will come out even cleaner. Just like pre treating a stain on clothing.

For anyone interested in the proper way to use that model of carpet cleaner, www.manualslib.com/manual/280273/Hoover-F5914900.html?page=11#manual 5. Squeeze trigger to release cleaning solution and slowly push carpet cleaner forward (equals one wet stroke). 6. Continue to squeeze trigger and slowly pull carpet cleaner back toward you (second wet stroke). Release trigger and slowly push carpet cleaner forward over area just sprayed with solution (dry stroke). Then slowly pull carpet cleaner back toward you without squeezing trig- ger (dry stroke). 7. Overlap strokes by 1 inch to help pre- vent streaking. Keep nozzle flat on floor for both for- ward and reverse strokes. 8. For heavily soiled areas, repeat steps 5-7. 9. For particularly soiled carpet or spots, use the Clean Surge™ button (see fol- lowing section). Avoid saturating carpet, as noted below. Note: To avoid saturating carpet, do not use more than 4 wet strokes over one area. Always end with dry strokes. It is best to alternate wet and dry strokes as described above.

Yea - hate to say it, but this is NOT a vacuum. You need to go slowly. Your sucking the water up as soon as you put it down. Basically - the way youre using it - most of what is being picked up is the same stuff that a regular vacuum would also pick up. Its just dumping and mixing that dirt with the water as its being sucked into the tank. Going slow allows the water to penetrate, loosen up more dirt, and extract. As far as the tide goes - i had this exact idea and just haven’t tired it myself yet. The carpet shampoo is just a low foaming cleaner. Same as laundry detergent in my eyes. For anyone at home “thinking” its gonna hold in more dirt- i think thats an insane thought #1. #2 - you could always go over the carpet again with just water if it makes you feel better.

Thanks ! Nice toes! I love discovering 'Better for cheaper' solutions. I was about to go to that hardware store of order carpet cleaner solution from Amazon but you've convinced me too give this a shot the next time I shampoo the carpet. I still have a bottle of foam reducer that came with the over rated Kirby so should all work out well. I was selling carpet back in 1981-2 and that carpet was popular and designed to not look matted and stained by designing it to look that way new. Didn't like it then like it even less now.

Girl get an oreck orbiter for vlm. Tide leaves residue in the carpet!!!! And attracts more dirt faster!! Use ammonia, 20 volume peroxide, and a shot of fabuloso. Absorb with a bonnet. Extracts more dirt and doesn't leave residue...that cleaning was all wrong!! Not to mention too much water leaves mildew. Ewwww.

That hoover is an awesome cleaner.

nice job girl !! but thats an ugly carpet🤦‍♂️, change that crap.. just saying.. by the way nice glasses 🤘

Can you put the carpet cleaning solution into a Carpet Cleaner? Laundry Soap Not Goes To Carpet Cleaner. Laundry Soap Goes To Washing Machine

Pls whats the name of the cleaning machine...

That carpet is the same color as my carpet. I just recently bought a Bissel Pet Pro Plus. It's under warranty. If you add a little Pine Sol to the mix, it cleans very well. I don't want to do it yet, because the machine is under warranty. They will cover it if I add Oxy Boost. 🐀🐾

I have the same carpet cleaner. I dont buy solution I use tide. Always have..it works so so well. We rent. I had no idea tenants didnt clean their carpet. That is weird and gross. We do about twice a year. And if something is spilled the carpet cleaner to the rescue lol. The owning the machine is nice. I would like one with heat. We used to have one but lost the piece you put solution in. And I couldnt buy a replacement.

It looks the same because it's brown. Well a bit of advice. Ok I just cleaned my elderly friends carpet in two rooms with the SAME Hoover. Her carpet is being and old. I had liquid cleaner solution for carpet cleaners but was running out so I used a little Pinalen in with it which helps get spots out of carpets. Worked very well. Now, growing up as a teenager my mother had a industrial type carpet cleaner and she taught is to use hot water. (She used boiled water and poured for us when she taught us) So, I put hot water from a pot with 1/3 tap with solution in tank. When you start, press button and move back and forth maybe in about a 1-2 ft area then when you go back set brush at power scrub and take your time going back over the floor to scrub going up and pick up as much water coming back. ( If you look at the spot on the bottom tank that catches the dirty water you can see when the water stops flowing...then you know you have gotten up all the water. Do the WHOLE room this way. If you don't like you did, you will have longer drying time, and can end up with water trapped to long and bad smells if house is very hot. Cleaning a say 12 x 12 room with a Hoover will take around 45min to an hour with dumping dirty water and refilling cleaner tank. Of course the water will be dirty...dirt + water= dark. However, if you don't know if the carpet is vacuumed often, vacuum first then clean.

Why is everyone being so rude complaining about her she's putting in work to give tips and help people

The unseen joys of managing rental properties, but rental properties are the new 401k's.

Replace the carpet already. Gross

what is the model and brand of shampooer?

Gee wonder how much cleaner it be if u went slower. You didn't clean crap. U skimmed it.try running slower forward n even slower backwards bet be cleaner if not almost new

Congrats, still looks like shit

You need to go much slower...

I still see the dark stains on the floor what you need to do is need to pre scrub it beforehand and use OxiClean use more than a teaspoon of silver whatever you use i mean u gotta take your carpet. A. shower I mean I drop buckets of hot soapy water on my carpet to soak first then shampoo vacuum it

What I've found to fluff up dents in the carpet from furniture legs? A fork. A common blunt-tipped dinner fork

I use mr.clean and water

Love all your video's! going to try this, and save money, thank you :)

Not to mention these home machines dont have proper suction to avoid wicking but bet she doesn't know what wicking is either the padding underneath is probably staying and no good

If you own the property u should chenge the carpets every year ignorant, peaple paying money to live good.

Lol! I've been using gain in mine for years!

Thank you! Time to get my Bissell shampooer out, after almost 3 years, and get to work.

Hi, instead of using expensive carpet cleaner solution just use laundry detergent. The soap that cleans your clothes will also clean your carpets. If you see suds then use less soap. The brand of machine makes no difference, they all work the same way they spray the solution on and you suck it up. There, my video is done.

I use Persil liquid laundry detergent and oxyclean. BTW I have the exact same machine.

Do you rinse with clean water after?

I'll bet it looked even better the next day after it dried.

The detergent will attract a lot of dirt if not rinsed from the carpet.

As a landlord I have it in my lease that tenants must have the carpet professionally cleaned when they leave. This way they get a clean carpet and they leave one for the next tenant, I don't have to pay or do the work. But i do used a Hoover Stem Vac occasionally for another property. I have used a mixture of Dawn detergent, vinegar and water for at least 8 years and it works great. Ill have to try this method as well. The commercial stuff if way to price and chemicals are not for me! Thanks for sharing. Actually your carpet looks i. Decent shape for what it is and having renters.

you should go slowly i saw doing like footbal game lol

It looks like your passes were a little too fast. You were vacuuming

Is that a Hoover? I had one years ago and really loved it.

That cleaner looks a lot like the one we just got. The instructions called for 5 oz. of the cleaner that came with it. And then...... I wouldn't let my daughter sleep in her room for 5 nights. The smell was so bad it was choking us. Miserable odor.

Is just get the tennants to pay for it to be cleaned by a cleaning company or else take back the bond.

Go slow it Cleans the carpet better

The warranty requires PROFESSIONAL cleaning by hot water extraction.

Just purchased one and used it however I'm not sure what happened The water solution went out the brushes scrubbed great but there was no water extraction going into the tank WHAT AM i MISSING

hi

To be honest just get rid of the entire thing that carpet is so ugly.

Hard to tell how clean the carpet got because it's brown anyway.

Weigh the container while empty then fill it with whatever amount of water and cleaner that you use. I believe that a gallon of liquid is 8lbs. Also, my husband would use a product from Home Depot called Liquid Chisel for rental property carpets and I used it on ours. Did pretty well at cleaning.

Throw that disgusting carpet away!🤢

Carpet still looks dirty. My rug doctor would have that carpet looking like new in no time

This is the exact carpet i have in my apartment, lol

Quick question?? Do you have any vids on making homemade tomato soup? I'm wanting to make soup from my own tomatoes. If you don't already have a vid for this, do you take request for vids?? Thanks and take care

That's 80s carpet and it's still looks dirty

Time to upgraded. Ok job but it's much healthier to replace

This is a really cool idea! Saves money and is more environmentally friendly. :) Does the Tide leave any kind of sticky/tacky residue on the carpet? I see machines like this often at my local Goodwill store. I found a bare floor steam mop there a few years ago for $7.00!

I hate carpet

First btw great video

That carpet even clean is gross

Really? Seems this will save some money.