Rug Doctor is Closer to Rug Killer

Thinking of renting a Rug Doctor to clean your carpets? Please read this page before making your decision.

When you clean your carpets with a rug doctor, you really have to be careful on how you use it. These machines just don't have enough vacuum power to adequately dry the carpets. They are ok for spot cleaning, but please don't try to clean a whole room with one.

We recently got called out to a rental property where the tenant used a rug doctor in an attempt to clean the carpets before moving out. His intentions were good, but when we arrived it was days after he moved out and here is what we found under the carpet:

These units do not have the vacuum power necessary to extract the water they put down. I'm not going to completely oppose the home units like the Rug Doctor. These units are fine for spot cleaning (If you take your time). Please don't try to clean an entire room however with these units. The picture says a thousand words. You will do more harm than good.

Before renting a Rug Doctor, think over the following points before making a decision

• The cost of renting a unit and purchasing the cleaning chemicals isn't that much less than having us come in to do the job.
• You have to also put a price on your time. To prevent damaging your carpet your going to have to spend at least an hour per room. You must spend that time to try to extract the amount of water these units put down. Having us come in to do the job will free up your time so you can tackle other items on your "Hunny-Do" list.
• Your risking mold and mildew issues because it's real easy to over saturate the carpet with these units.

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