How Dry Carpet Cleaners Work

Deciding on how to clean your home's carpet can often be confusing to some. There are a variety of methods, and machine, to choose from. One of these includes dry carpet cleaning. So what is this type of cleaning method and what is it all about? Here's a look.

A dry carpet cleaner does just as its name implies, it cleans your carpets, rugs or upholstery, without the use of water or liquid detergent.

The majority of all carpet cleaning machines use water. While they work well in most all cases, there are issues such as wet carpet to deal with that bother many homeowners.

When a carpet is dry cleaned, it is done so with a powder type of cleaner. Generally, it involves taking the powder and spreading it out over your floors and letting it sit for an hour.

What happens is that the agents inside the powder attract the dirt up to the surface where it can easily be vacuumed up.

The key with dry carpet cleaning is to get the powder spread out evenly. In some cases the cleaning machine does this for you, while in others, you do it yourself. A brush can be used to work the powder throughout the carpets.

To see the best results using this method of carpet cleaning you will always want to vacuum your floors before starting. Any stains should also be spot cleaned the best you can.

Most experts will tell you that applying the cleaning powder the night before and letting it sit overnight will give you even better results.

Naturally, you will want to follow the manufacturer's directions with any cleaner, but this method is another option to consider in cleaning your carpets.