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• Carpet Cleaning

  What is a Hot Water Extraction ("Steam") Cleaning Method?

  "Live steam" is not employed in this cleaning method, only warm or hot water.

• Go for the Deep Carpet Dirt

  Your carpet's fibers, whether natural or man-made, dictate the method you should use for regular deep cleanings.

• Carpet Care

  What’s underfoot requires a little understanding. We’ll show you how to sustain and maintain your carpet for years of long life.
• Carpet Cleaning

  What is the Standard Drying Time When Carpet is Cleaned?

  Just-cleaned carpet should dry within six to eight hours or less, and should never stay damp more than 24 hours, or microbial growth and odor may occur.

• Deep Carpet Cleaning Secrets

  Do your own carpet cleaning, or let the carpet cleaning pros handle it.

• Extraction cleaning

  A method that’s highly effective at flushing out dirt from many carpets and some rugs.

• Hot water extraction

  Carpet cleaning that’s highly effective at flushing out dirt.

• Cellulosic Browning

  Brownish discoloration on a carpet or rug after cleaning may be cellulosic browning.

• XRF

  X-ray fluorescence (XRF) technology is a fast, highly accurate method for analyzing the soil removal capability of cleaning products such as vacuum cleaners.

• Microfiber mop

  A relatively new material that removes soil by "hooking" it.

• StarMop Pro

  Microfiber provides advantages over standard mops.

• Clorox BathWand

  Extend your reach into the very corners of your bathtub with this long-armed tool. No need to use spray-on cleaners, because the pad already contains the cleaning solution.

• Stain-X Ultra Extraction Carpet Shampoo

  Multi-talented carpet shampoo performs well for housekeeping service.

• OurHouse Carpet & Upholstery Spotter

  This environmentally friendly carpet and upholstery cleaner vacuums away, leaving neither residue nor stain!

• Ladybug XL2300 with TANCS

  Concentrated hot moist steam vapor penetrates deeply into micro-pores and enables cleaning walls, floors, carpet, hardwood, marble, granite, stainless steel, fiberglass, chrome, glass, etc. leaving surfaces cleaner and, in the case of floors, more slip resistant than before. TANCS technology disinfects without chemicals.

• Pet Stain Remover System

  With this simple process, pet urine stains and odors are gone!

• Capture

  Capture Deep Cleaning Powder is made up of thousands of small, porous particles that look and act much like tiny sponges. These sponges absorb the dirt, odors and allergens trapped in your carpets.

• Method Wipes

  Efficient, nontoxic, fragrant biodegradable wipes.

• Hoover SteamVac All-Terrain Carpet & Hard-Floor Cleaner

  All-terrain steam vacuum.

• Method® HE Compatible Laundry Detergent

  A non-toxic laundry detergent that is compatible with high-efficiency and standard washers.

• Carpet Cleaning

  Carpet Cleaning Tips for Dummies®

  How-to guide offers easy carpet cleaning tips.

• Clean Care Seminars' Specialized Carpet & Upholstery Spotting

  An in-depth book for carpet spot and stain removal.

• Playing House: A Starter Guide to Being a Grown-Up

  A self-help book for young women who aspire to be domestic goddesses.

• Squeaky Green

  The Method guide to detoxing your home room-by-room.

• Secret Confessions of a Clean Freak

  Quick advice for quick routines to get cleaning done quickly.

• Carpet Cleaners

  Good Housekeeping Institute's Carolyn Forte demonstrates a number of appliances for cleaning carpet.

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