Carpet cleaning and maintenance may seem to be really challenging, but you can easily accomplish the job, using home carpet shampooers, available in the market. You can get the cleaning job done, even using carpet cleaning rental services, but then you cannot use them whenever there is a need and you may actually end up paying huge rental fees. A large number of homeowners are purchasing the carpet shampooers instead of relying on rentals.

Residential carpet shampooers are quite easy to handle as compared to the commercial ones. It can easily keep your carpet stain free and also help in removing the odor. They are available with several features, but you must make sure the cleaner consists of quality sized water tanks. While shampooing the carpets, you need to use fresh water and suck out the dirty water. If the containers are not big enough, you will end up refilling and emptying them at regular intervals, which can actually slow you down. Check whether the filled containers make the cleaner too heavy to handle, in that case you will need to choose models which are lighter or have smaller water storage facilities.

Another feature of the carpet shampooer, which enhances its performance, is the brushes attached to it. The brushes may be of fixed or of rotating nature; you should opt for rotating brushes as they can effectively loosen the dirt even if it is deep inside the carpets. Some shampooers have attachments for cleaning your stairs and upholstery; using them makes your job easier.

Now you may have a question in mind and that is “which is the best carpet shampooer?”. Based on my recommendations, Hoover and Bissell manufacture some of the best carpet cleaners in the market.

Hoover Steamvac With Clean Surge F5914-900

The Hoover carpet shampooer, F5914-900 SteamVac with Clean Surge features a 12-amp motor and five spinning brushes, which can be managed by a high quality speed regulating system. It comes with 3 speed control mode for normal cleaning. gentle cleaning and spills. The brushes are equipped with the SpinScrub ability that allows it to effectively clean all directions of the carpet fibers removing dirt at any angle. There are two water tanks, which help to store the clean and dirty water separately, and uses hot water to clean carpets. The most unique selling point of this carpet shampooer is the clean surge feature which provides extra burst of cleaning solution to get rid of tough stains.

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Bissell Quicksteamer Powerbrush 2080

The Bissell carpet shampooer, 2080 Quicksteamer Powerbrush is a lightweight carpet cleaner weighing only 12 pounds. As compared to the Hoover carpet shampooer, it is almost 2 times lighter which makes it effortless to carry. This becomes a perfect selling point especially for those who lives in double storey apartments. As it uses a 4amp motor, it is natural that it’s suction force isn’t as powerful as Hoover F5914-900 and thus is more suitable for smaller area work. Many customers have recommended to work it slowly to boost its effectiveness and the result is obviously great when you look at the amount of dirt found in the water. This is only possible because of Bissell’s own DirtLifting brush technology which is capable of removing any dirt found deep inside the carpet. However, I need to emphasize that I will only recommend this machine if you are using it for a smaller area.

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Update: A better alternative would be the Bissell Quicksteamer PowerBrush Multi Surface Deep Cleaner, 20803 which is much cheaper than the 2080 model.

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Hoover MaxExtract Dual V Carpet Cleaner, Garnet-F7411900

This is another model of Hoover carpet shampooer that has received raving reviews of an average rating of 4.5 stars out of 5 from over 200 Amazon customers. As compared to Hoover F5914-900, it is slightly more expensive but comes with added feature – the Dual V Technology. This particular feature enables it to create equal suction force across the entire cleaning path which ensures that every area of the carpet is cleaned properly. In addition, it will also leave the carpet much drier as compared to other brands due to this particular technology. Most of the other features are similar to F5914-900 except for the clean surge function.

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