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Bunnings carpet shampooer

freddie*rooster — Mon, 13 Jun 2016 05:27:22 GMT

Hired a Britex carpet shampooer from Bunnings for 24hrs OMG what a difference it's made to the carpet it's not due back until 10a.m. tomorrow so I will give the walkway's another run in the morning.

I'm impressed $38.60 hire plus $7.99 defoamer $12.49 carpet cleaner

I just emptied the container that collects the grotty water

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*tippy*toes* — Mon, 13 Jun 2016 06:02:30 GMT

I bought a Bissell carpet shampooer a couple of years ago and it's amazing. I think it was $295. It was half price because it was then considered to be last years model. It looks like an upright vacuum cleaner. The first time I used it I nearly threw up when I emptied the collection chamber. You think your floors are clean, but OMG, they're not! The only downside is the collection chamber is small, probably 2 or 3 litres, which means you have to refill and empty regularly. I'm guessing they did it that way so it was suitable for everyone to use. Even an old person could use it, as could someone in a wheelchair.

I love it and it was worth every cent I paid for it. My carpets were flat in the high traffic areas. After the first wash the pile was all standing up and it looked brand new (even though it's over 20 years old). It doesn't have a water heater in it so I fill it with hot water. After I've washed I go back over it again with plain water to get the excess detergent out of the carpet. I then go over it again to suck up any excess water. Generally dry in about half an hour and feels sooooo soft to walk on!

I usually do mine every month because I've got pets that come inside and bring their dirty feet with them.

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freddie*rooster — Mon, 13 Jun 2016 06:41:33 GMT

Yes I wanted to heave when I emptied the waste container

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lurker172602 — Tue, 14 Jun 2016 00:51:56 GMT

I hired one once, I think it was from woollies. Damn near broke my back filling and emptying the rotten thing. I vowed then I would always find the money somewhere to pay someone else to do it for me

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lurker172602 — Tue, 14 Jun 2016 00:58:51 GMT

Oh, and freddie

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freddie*rooster — Tue, 14 Jun 2016 04:21:14 GMT

Hi Lurker

They must have improved since you played with them - this one has 2 containers on the top 1 you fill with hot water and the shampoo cleaner via your bucket the grot from the carpet goes into another container with the defoamer which is emptied when you finish - for the average home you would probably top up the hot water a couple of times is all.

They do a better job then the carpet cleaning people- the hire is for 24hrs so you can go over it a couple of times during the 24hrs.

I am so happy with the end result.

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davidc4430 — Tue, 14 Jun 2016 04:50:39 GMT

now you made me look at my bedroom carpet and think, OMG! it needs a clean. so i priced the renting of a cleaner at foodland this morning, works out to $60 once i buy the shampoo and foam stuff. i only have carpet in the one room.

my question is, does it leave the floor wet/damp as i do have to sleep in here afterwards and the dog sleeps next to my bed.

maybe i'd be better to put the $60 towards replacing the carpet with floating flooring like the other rooms and put a nice rug next to the bed.

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freddie*rooster — Tue, 14 Jun 2016 05:13:52 GMT

David let the dog out and point him in the direction of tiggywink92's place.

Clean the carpet in your 1 carpeted room

Problem solved.

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debra9275 — Tue, 14 Jun 2016 05:17:07 GMT

we've hired one of those things before and it was pretty good Freddie

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freddie*rooster — Tue, 14 Jun 2016 05:22:00 GMT

Hi Deb my carpet is like new I didn't think it would come up as clean as it has.

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debra9275 — Tue, 14 Jun 2016 05:48:01 GMT

there you go.... nice!

we had a grey carpet once in another house, my goodness a lot of murky water came out of that one

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imastawka — Tue, 14 Jun 2016 06:15:34 GMT

Freddie I had a friend do mine a few years ago with a hired cleaner.

But it was soooo wet after. Have they improved?

How long to walk on them?

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freddie*rooster — Tue, 14 Jun 2016 06:25:29 GMT

Stalks they now suggest adding a defoamer to the water which eliminates the soggy soapy carpet - we walked on our's last night with fongs on. I done the walkways again this morning by the time I got home from the Nursing Home at about 2ish it was dry enough to walk on - I left the celing fans going.

They really are very good. When I had the vinyl put down in the kitchen the chap told me the carpet was top of the line carpet and to get carpet of this quality would cost big $$'s I had visions of needing to replace it due to it's grotty look - being a rental I guess it was never really looked after.

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freddie*rooster — Tue, 14 Jun 2016 06:27:11 GMT

@debra9275 wrote:
there you go.... nice!

we had a grey carpet once in another house, my goodness a lot of murky water came out of that one

Deb this is very pale cream so the ground in dirt showed badly. I'm so pleased with the job I intend doing it every 6 months now.

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imastawka — Tue, 14 Jun 2016 06:43:31 GMT

Thanks for the info Freddie. I have grey carpets.

I hafta work up the energy to do them now

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tasfleur — Tue, 14 Jun 2016 07:00:15 GMT

I'm all inspired as well Freddie xx

Mostly all wooden floors here but there are rugs all over the place, time to do the big Spring thing!

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freddie*rooster — Tue, 14 Jun 2016 08:06:17 GMT

Stawka - you would need someone to help you - although on wheels the machine is rather cumbersome on your own Mr F was here to help me.

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imastawka — Tue, 14 Jun 2016 08:38:21 GMT

Well there goes my clean carpets!

Hubby just waves his arms and says 'Ya missed a bit' when I'm cleaning floors

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twyngwyn — Sat, 18 Jun 2016 08:36:01 GMT

I have a carpet shampooer...but don't use it unless it's 35 degrees + I can put the sweep fans on & leave the house....wet carpets, otherwise

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*tippy*toes* — Sun, 19 Jun 2016 02:21:57 GMT

Not replying to anyone in particular, just replying on the last message.

The tank on my carpet cleaner only holds a couple of litres, which I did complain about and is what most complain about on the product review site. BUT, in hindsight, I think they did it that way so it was easy for anyone to use. Mine is a single tank that has a bladder in it. The clean water goes into the bladder and the dirty water goes in around it, so they don't mix. It lets you know when it's full and you just take it off and tip it out of the spout at the front. I empty it outside into the drain under the tap as I don't want to tip it down the sink or bath because it's disgusting. I then refill the bladder in the kitchen sink. If the waste tanks is getting dirt building up in the bottom, I'll take the top off and give it a quick spray out with the hose.

I did have issues the first couple of times with the carpets staying really wet and the next morning they were still damp. So now, once I've washed, I run over again with some plain water (no detergent) to get any excess soap out. Then I run over again slowly with no water to suck up any excess water. It's surprising how much comes up by doing this. I could easily lift 2-3 tanks from 2 rooms of excess water. Even in winter, the carpets dry very quickly. In the living area where the heater is on, dry within an hour. Rooms with no heating, 2-3 hrs tops (usually closer to 2).

I did clean once with just hot water as I'd run out of detergent and I was surprised how much carp that got up too. If there's stains on the carpet, you can get stain removers, but I find holding the cleaner over those bits for a minute or so and going over them a couple of times gets them out.

I walk backwards with my washer and drag it backwards as it seems to do a much better job than pushing it forwards like a vacuum. I watch the water being sucked up and if its hit a dirty spot, I'll go over that bit a couple of times until the water goes clear. I go over each section twice. I'll nudge it up against the wall, activate the water, drag backwards for a few feet, release the trigger to stop the water, then push back over that strip back to the wall. That helps suck some of the extra water up. I'll then repeat. After the second go, I'll push it back to the wall and not activate the water when I drag it back again, I'll just let it suck the excess out of that strip (I still go back over it all again once I've finished washing to get the extra excess out).

When I move onto the next strip, I overlap a little bit. I've probably made it sound a lot more awkward and cumbersome than what it really is, but I can get the 3 main rooms done in a couple of hours (loungeroom, dining room and I have awful carpet in my kitchen).

I really think the secret to quick drying is going back over it to suck excess water out. I've had no problems since I started doing that. They don't tell you that in the books, but it does work.

Another advantage to having your own washer is, if you have a fish tank and it explodes, you can just suck the water up (I haven't had fish for years, but did have one explode a lifetime ago and I ended up calling the fire brigade to come in and suck the water up. I did ask if they were busy first). If you tip water over on the floor for any reason, pet drinking water or whatever, you can just suck it up. You don't have to find a heap of towels to sop it up. It also works out a lot cheaper in the long run if you have inside animals and want to keep on top of it, especially when it's been raining and they bring their muddy little feet inside.

My step sons house sometimes floods when they get a lot of rain. I told him to get one as they would have towels laying around everywhere. Now they just suck the water up and saves a lot of time and effort.