How to Clean Carpet with a Carpet Extractor

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• Carpet extractors are commercial cleaning tools
  that use hot water, detergent, and a powered
  scrub brush to clean carpets. Because of their
  high power and strong suction, carpet extractors
  are capable of cleaning carpets more thoroughly
  than a vacuum, and more quickly than scrubbing by
  hand. While they can be used at home, they are
  most often used in commercial spaces such as
  office buildings.

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• The first step to using a carpet extractor is to
  clear all furniture and other obstructions off of
  the carpet that needs to be cleaned. Carpet
  extractors need to be pushed in long, straight
  lines to work properly, which means that the
  fewer obstacles there are in the cleaners path,
  the better the job it will do removing dirt and
  grime.

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• Carpet extractors generally have two tanks one
  for clean water and cleaning solution, and the
  other to collect the dirty water that has been
  pushed through the machine and onto the carpet.
  Before cleaning, make sure that the dirty water
  collection tank has been emptied and cleaned
  thoroughly. Next, fill the other tank with hot
  water and the appropriate level of cleaning
  solution.

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• After making sure that both tanks are securely
  attached to the machine and sealed properly, plug
  the extractor into a wall socket to provide it
  with power. The wall socket should be able to
  provide 120 volts of output. Start the cleaning
  at one of the carpets corners. Turn on the
  powered scrub brush and start the flow of water
  and cleaning solution.

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Vacuuming the Water

• Carpet extractors clean carpets in two ways by
  covering the carpet in hot water and cleaning
  solution, and then by vacuuming up the water. To
  extract the water from the carpet, press the
  button that turns on the vacuum function and walk
  backwards over an area that has been treated with
  the cleaning solution this will suck the water
  and grime it has collected back up into the
  machine.

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• When cleaning a large area of carpet, the tank
  that collects the dirty water will likely have to
  be changed at least once before the job is
  complete. Once the tank is near full with dirty
  water, turn off the machine and empty the dirty
  water in the proper disposal receptacle. Make
  sure the tank is firmly reattached before
  restarting the machine.

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• After being cleaned with a carpet extractor, the
  carpet will need to dry for several hours. If you
  removed any furniture before you started
  cleaning, wait to put the items back until the
  carpet is completely dry. If furniture is put
  back on the carpet too early, the carpet will not
  dry properly. To speed up the drying process,
  open the windows to provide maximum ventilation.

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• Excess foam can damage a carpet extractors
  vacuum motor. If there is too much foam in the
  water collection tank, add more water or an
  anti-foaming agent to the cleaning solution to
  dilute it.
• Avoid walking on a recently cleaned carpet for
  12-24 hours after cleaning. Wet carpet is more
  likely to pick up grime from the bottom of shoes,
  which can make the carpet dirty again.
• Many carpets will need more than one pass with
  the carpet extractor. Overlap your passes to
  provide the maximum amount of cleaning, and add
  more hot water and cleaning solution before
  making a second pass over the whole carpet.

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Summary

• Carpet extractors are used to scrub carpets in
  commercial spaces. They clean through the
  combination of hot water and cleaning solution
  along with vacuum-powered suction, which removes
  dirt from carpet fibers and then draws grime back
  into the machine. After using a carpet extractor,
  carpets usually need 12-24 hours to dry.