Vacuum Cleaning Is Not Enough to Clean a Carpet

While it may be surprising for some readers, it's true: vacuum cleaning is not enough to thoroughly clean a carpet. Don’t misunderstand though. Vacuum cleaning is an important part of carpet cleaning and maintenance. However, a vacuum cleaner will only pick up the dirt and dust from the outermost layer of the carpet, leaving the majority of the grime in the innermost layers largely intact, providing bacteria and mold an ideal breeding ground.

How can you get rid of the interior grime, you ask? There are a few home remedies you can use, but the most effective way to thoroughly clean a carpet is to hire a professional carpet cleaning service that offers the hot water extraction method.

The hot water extraction method (also known as the steam cleaning method) is a deep clean technique that uses a pressurized tank to continuously spray hot water into a carpet to loosen and force out any grime hiding deep within. At the same time, a professional carpet cleaner uses a high-powered vacuum to suck up the grime dislodged by the hot water.

Fortunately, many carpet cleaning experts agree that carpets only need to be professionally cleaned with the hot water extraction method once a year. In between deep cleaning sessions, your regular vacuuming schedule will suffice. If you have yet to get your carpet deep cleaned via the hot water extraction method, be sure to contact a professional carpet cleaning service.