How is this steam for cleaning throw rugs. I have a couple of nice oriental rugs about 3 x5?
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Hi there....I use my steam cleaner on beige full pile carpet because I have a little dog. What I do is a combination. I have an environment cloth from Norwegian on hand & dry....I plug in the cleaner put the steam to the carpet...let it get really steamy & wipe up excess water (dog stains)....takes only a short time to dry....stain & smell gone....
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This will not serve that purpose. You are better off getting a small steam cleaner at wal mart or target. Sorry!
1199362
Yes. It works very well on carpets and area rugs. You must go slow, however. I typically do an inch per second so it's a slow clean. It does a very good job of "refreshing" carpets. For example, I use it on a 3 by 5 area rug in our mud room. It sees lots of traffic, mud, salt, etc. The steamer is great on it.
160158
I was amazed how much old fur and dirt was released from my berber carpet when I used the steam stetting. The vac is not very strong but the steam is amazing.
160155
It steams as far as sanitizing. But as far as removing stains, I would use carpet cleaner prior to steaming.
842122
I can only respond that the Haan is fantastic. I previously owned a Haan for years and it stopped working so I replaced it with the Haan SI-70 and I LOVE it. It steams quick and gets my tile floor clean, my hardwoods shiny and I have used it on my chair and couch and carpets and it gets them clean and odorless, with 2 kids and dog and a cat I would consider that impressive! I haven't used the attachment for the grout yet, but I am excited to. Hope that helps.
511551
Not really great for carpets. Probably need something larger. Can spot clean with it. Mostly it's great for hard floors.
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If rug is thin it'll get bunched up, vac has very good suction. I also use it to clean my car mats. This vac is borderline commercial use. I'm about to replace mine, it got too noisy. It was mostly our abusive cleaning lady's fault. Best vaccuum I've bought since the old Hoover/Electrolux beasts existed.
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My rug is a 3X5 and is large enough for my Cairn Terrier. It does a good job, too.
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It only will help if you want to get something fresh out by steam but you truly need a carpet extractor to suck out the water to do a thorough cleaning. It did freshen them up a little, though. I still love my new machine! It saves me lots of time on my laminate floors. Wouldn't trade it for anything else.
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There is no suction, so while the steamer part is great, you would have to rub wet with towels and let air dry. I have a rug steamer that has a hand held portion that I use for upholstery and spots.
602894
I looked on the can and it said not to be used on oriental rugs or upholstery and dry cleaning items. I hope this helps
938065
My family room has a berber carpet (that's getting pretty filthy) and the lightness of this model concerns me re: cleaning that type of rug. To get my handvac to suck up the dirty water I really lean on it to increase its ability to suction. I suspect that as far as berber carpet goes, its best to get a heavier (industrial) machine, as I don't think you can push down on an upright to get it to suction better. I'll check this at the Hoover retail store near me and post a reply later.
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Its perfect for that. It also works on carpet. The only problem with carpet is that the steam gets the pad underneath moist, so you have to give it time to dry before putting furniture back on top of it. It will clean your tile and grout with no problem. You can spray a tile cleaner or a water and bleach mixture (buying a good tile cleaner is better because it has the correct water to bleach mix in it so no mistake could be made) on it first and then hit it with the steam cleaner.
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It's not really steam, but very hot water. It works very well, my wife loves it. You would not believe the dirt it removes from carpets.
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I agree with the other commenter...This is would not be an ideal choice for rugs/carpet. It does a great job picking up small debris on tile and hardwood flooring as well as food crumbs, etc. on upholstered furniture when used as a hand vac.
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Okay...I'd say if I was buying at this time, I'd spend the extra for a steamer that also vacuums up stuff, not just mop it with the pad as this does. The good things are:My house smells cleaner after I use it (only with H20).It's light.The cord's long enough.It's easy to assemble.The bads: the body's too tall to fit under the countersThe handle could be sturdierIt doesn't suck....