Edwin Pawlowski wrote:
"allan" allan at his dot com wrote in message
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Several of my rugs have dirt areas (in front on favaorite chairs)
I was thinking of getting one of those whole house clean services for
the rugs.
Should I use dry or wet (stanley steamer),
Thanks
I have a bissell scrubber, but was thinking the services might do a
better first job.
Oh, worried about chemicals since my one year old daughter is still
crawling.

A pro can do a better job than any home machine. The chemicals are
fairly benign, but I'd keep the one year old off the floor for at
least a day anyway.

Good advice. I was in the office of a rug cleaning company when they
fielded a call from someone who claimed the stuff they used damaged their
carpet. As it turns out, the only thing they have on their trucks was Ivory
Flakes. That's about as mild as it gets. Of course not all companies use
the same product and even with just Ivory Flakes, I agree with your
suggestion.


IMO, the wet chemicals are probably better than
residue left behind by dry chemicals. Check with the service anyway
to be sure of what they are using.

Here is info on the Rug Doctor. Keep in mind, this for the full
concentrate and it will be diluted in use.
http://www.rugdoctor.com/Rent/MSDS/All_Steam.pdf

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Joseph Meehan

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