Mix carpet shampoo according to the instructions and add to carpet shampooer.
Cold water carpet rinse.
The seattle fire department recommends rinsing carpet after shampooing with a vinegar and water mixture poured into the tank of the carpet cleaning machine.
Rushing the cleaning job may give poor results so plan to take your time.
Finally let the floor dry for at least 6 hours.
As was expected at the time other school districts greening their school maintenance operations adopted the same cold water restrictions.
Hot water extraction on the other hand forces a mixture of hot water though not quite steaming and carpet shampoo deep into the carpet.
Now you are ready to shampoo your carpet.
An optional step that we recommend if you have time is to go back over the cleaned carpet again with only hot tap water in the tank no formula this time.
When looking for carpet shampooer be sure that the shampooer is an extractor with a clean water rinse cycle.
Rinsing your carpet after cleaning will take more time but it could keep your carpet looking clean longer.
The solution and dirt are then extracted from the carpet.
When you ve cleaned the entire carpet refill the machine with only cold water and go over the carpet again to rinse out soap residue from the carpet fibers.
This will remove any leftover formula and give your carpets an extra clean.