Cold Water Carpet Rinse

This will remove any leftover formula and give your carpets an extra clean.

Cold water carpet rinse.

The solution and dirt are then extracted from the carpet. Mix carpet shampoo according to the instructions and add to carpet shampooer. Then start shampooing in a corner of the room and slowly pull the machine across the carpet in straight overlapping lines. The seattle fire department recommends rinsing carpet after shampooing with a vinegar and water mixture poured into the tank of the carpet cleaning machine.

When looking for carpet shampooer be sure that the shampooer is an extractor with a clean water rinse cycle. In 2005 as part of a green cleaning initiative new york public schools instructed all custodial crews to use only cold water when performing cleaning tasks including carpet cleaning. Finally let the floor dry for at least 6 hours. An optional step that we recommend if you have time is to go back over the cleaned carpet again with only hot tap water in the tank no formula this time.

Rushing the cleaning job may give poor results so plan to take your time. All you need to do now is let the carpet fully dry and be amazed at the difference you see. Rinsing your carpet after cleaning will take more time but it could keep your carpet looking clean longer. When you ve cleaned the entire carpet refill the machine with only cold water and go over the carpet again to rinse out soap residue from the carpet fibers.