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Casterina

Post subject: Carpet Washer

Posted: Sun Dec 04, 2011 7:15 pm

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I have purchased Vax V027 Carpet Washer today in store and would like to know which Carpet Washing liquid is the best to wash the carpets nice and clean?

Also how many Litres is required to wash 1 Dining Room and 3 Bedrooms?

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Post subject: Re: Carpet Washer

Posted: Sun Dec 04, 2011 7:23 pm

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Post subject: Re: Carpet Washer

Posted: Sun Dec 04, 2011 7:32 pm

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How rude Wine O :lol:

The manual will say use Vax liquid of course :roll:

We use the rug doctor stuff you get from places like Homebase it's good stuff plus you can snigger at the name :wink:

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Post subject: Re: Carpet Washer

Posted: Mon Dec 05, 2011 11:55 am

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I use washing machine (as in clothes washer) liquid in my vax wet n dry vacum / carpet washer and use washing machine fabric softner as a defomer.

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Post subject: Re: Carpet Washer

Posted: Mon Dec 05, 2011 12:13 pm

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Razor wrote:

How rude Wine O :lol:

The manual will say use Vax liquid of course :roll:

We use the rug doctor stuff you get from places like Homebase it's good stuff plus you can snigger at the name :wink:

we have a carpet cleaning firm around here call Rug Munchers :lol:

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Post subject: Re: Carpet Washer

Posted: Mon Dec 05, 2011 4:19 pm

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I love companies with funny names....I'm a bit like Homer Simpson, in that I'm drawn to them when choosing somthing.

What was the one I saw on youtube.....a female plumbing company called Stop Cocks..... :lol:

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Casterina

Post subject: Re: Carpet Washer

Posted: Mon Dec 05, 2011 4:32 pm

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Razor wrote:

How rude Wine O :lol:

The manual will say use Vax liquid of course :roll:

We use the rug doctor stuff you get from places like Homebase it's good stuff plus you can snigger at the name :wink:

I have checked Homebase in store and they haven't got any Rug Doctor in stock, should I buy Vax liquid to wash the carpets or could you recommend me a better brand?

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Casterina

Post subject: Re: Carpet Washer

Posted: Mon Dec 05, 2011 7:10 pm

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Homebase doesn't have any Carpet Cleaning Shampoo in stock so I was loooking on eBay for Carpet Cleaning Shampoo and results came up with few different products,

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/VAX-ULTRA-CARPET-UPHOLSTERY-CLEANING-SHAMPOO-1-42L-/310330456810?pt=UK_HomeGarden_CLV_Cleaning_CA&hash=item484122faea

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/VAX-ULTRA-Carpet-Upholstery-CLEANING-SHAMPOO-1-42L-/170605123586?pt=UK_HomeGarden_CLV_Cleaning_CA&hash=item27b8db9802

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/VAX-AAA-PET-ODOUR-Carpet-Cleaner-SHAMPOO-1-5-LTR-/350107083670?pt=UK_HomeGarden_CLV_Cleaning_CA&hash=item5184022396

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/VAX-AAA-Carpet-Cleaner-SHAMPOO-1-5-LTR-IMPROVED-FORMULA-/350123496405?pt=UK_HomeGarden_CLV_Cleaning_CA&hash=item5184fc93d5

Which Carpet Cleaning Shampoo is the best for me to clean the carpets as clean as possible as it's been used for 10 years without a wash and how many Litres is required to wash 1 Dining Room and 3 Bedrooms?

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Casterina

Post subject: Re: Carpet Washer

Posted: Wed Dec 07, 2011 7:03 pm

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Casterina wrote:

Any suggestions?

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wine~o

Post subject: Re: Carpet Washer

Posted: Wed Dec 07, 2011 7:08 pm

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at the risk of sounding rude.... :oops:

wine~o wrote:

:dunno: Rtfm

The "F" stands for flipping BTW..

How many lires will depend on how badly soiled the carpets are...

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Post subject: Re: Carpet Washer

Posted: Wed Dec 07, 2011 7:21 pm

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As you have bought a VAX machine, then use the VAX shampoo as recommended in the machines manual for best results.
Regarding amount will, as said above, depend upon how crappy your carpets are and how often you need to run over them with the shampooer to get a result that is to your liking. There is no such calculator as 1 litre of shampoo and water will clean X square meters of carpet, so it is trial and error.

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Post subject: Re: Carpet Washer

Posted: Wed Dec 07, 2011 8:05 pm

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If I were you I would buy a new carpet - lot less hassle

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