Ultra Extraction Carpet Shampoo is a five-in-one cleaner promising to be a stain remover, degreaser, deodorizer, defoamer and stain repellant. We used it in a rental machine as well as a residential-model carpet-cleaning machine, and compared the results with a major-brand steam cleaner with stain repellant.
 
All comparisons were done in three homes and on the same carpets, all of average-length pile. Quality Cleaning Maid to Order divided the rooms, using one product on each side of each room.

 

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Generally speaking, both products gave satisfactory cleaning results – all visible soils appeared to be removed. Although we did not encounter any specific stains, we did use both products on heavy traffic areas, as well as in a home that had multiple (shedding) animals that spent equal time indoors and outdoors.
 
Overall I did find the Stain-X brand to be a better value for the following reasons:

1. The dilution ratio was only one ounce to each gallon of water, whereas the alternate brand required two to four ounces per gallon.
2. The Stain-X brand requires no additional purchase of defoamer while the other major brand does – if the carpets have been previously cleaned with shampoo, or even if any spray foam cleaners have been used between cleanings.
3. Unlike the alternate product, Stain-X left no residual pet or chemical odor while drying.