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Question I now you can hire rug doctor to wash your carpets. Isit worth buying my own? I've only got carpet on my stairs and I'd use it to clean the mattresses as I've seen this mentioned too. I wouldn't want to pay 100s for one but are there any decent recommendations for your own carpet cleaner or isit worth just sticking to hiring it every few months

Answer 1

I love my carpet cleaner, wouldnt be without it! I use it on customers carpets. I have the new bissell one. I will post before and afters of a customers in the comments so you can see x

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Have you got a picture of the one you use @shimkus382 ? Pleasex

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@drusi226 its this one. I just took a generic photo from amazon but i know you can find it alot cheaper elsewhere. Think i paid £189. 99 for mine x

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@shimkus382 thank you  x

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@drusi226 no problem x

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@shimkus382 Do you know if you can use it for the sofa? X

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@drusi226 yes it has a seperate upholstery pipe and ive used for mattresses, sofas, any upholstery really x

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I got my light beige carpet on stairs about 8 years ago like yourself only carpet in house . I wash by hand twice a year with flash works a treat every time . just spray and rub

Answer 2

We hired ours from Asda xx

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Think it was £25 for 48 hours xx

Answer 3

I have this 3 in 1, it’s amazing I only use it to clean carpets and sofa never actually used it as a vacuum. Carpets come up brand new every time

Answer 4

We were the same, we got a Vax Dual Power ECR2VP1 Pet Advance that was around £120 the same price as hiring one. It’s great to know it’s just there whenever we want and think it encourages us to use it more. We literally cleaned everything from carpets to the mattress to the car upholstery with ours.  

Answer 5

Hi I bought the small rug doctor which would be ideal for stair carpet and mattress

Answer 6

I got the rug doctor for £250 and it's worth it  

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@soulful have you bought the big one as I am thinking off buying one as I have carpets in most off my rooms I hired the rug doctor and was most impressed with it

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@coterie I have it too and its fab way better than the vax

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@lug6711 the small one is great but what is the big one like x

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@coterie it's great! Really sturdy and washes really well

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@lug6711 which one did you get if you don't mind me asking x

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I got this one. My dog was really ill over christmas and had accidents and blood pouring out of her and my carpets look like new now! I thought id have to rip them all up x

Answer 7

Bissell do a spot cleaning one for about 70 quid think that would be ideal just for stairs?  

Answer 8

Hire one. Much cheeper long term. You won't use it that often and you have to store it. 25. 00 for 24 hours when you hire

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I swear by Vax does the job brilliantly I borrow my friends x

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My mum has a vax one and it’s fab!  

Answer 11

I use the carpet cleaner. Got bissel now used Vax last but prefer bissel

Answer 12

Rent. For washing 2 times a year When buy it, u pay a lot and having headaches with storage solu

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Rent and share with a friend, no need to store it.  

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I have a Vax it’s great .