On 24 Sep, 15:42, newbee wrote:
We have a new 2 year old townhome that has standard carpet installed.
We upgraded the pad but not the carpet.

There are no kids or pets in the house and we vacuum it on-and-off
(not regularly).

Now I find that in areas of high usage, the carpet looks awfully old
(other areas look much much better).

Is there a way to rejuvenate the carpet. I hear horror stories of
shampoo based cleaning. Would steam vacuum bring it back to life?

Thanks in advance

SR.

Can't hurt to try a Rug Doctor or other rental cleaner. These don't
use "shampoo", they use hot water and a detergent that doesn't produce
a lot of suds. Rug Doctor (and I assume others) have pre-treament
solutions for high-traffic areas. I just did my house this weekend
and was impressed by the visible and tactile changes to various grades
of carpets.