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.
Overall I did find the Stain-X brand to be a better value for the following reasons:
- The dilution ratio was only one ounce to each gallon of water, whereas the alternate brand required two to four ounces per gallon.
- 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.
- Unlike the alternate product, Stain-X left no residual pet or chemical odor while drying.








