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DJS5751
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May 2024 20 14:42

Carpet Cleaner - Mats etc.

Hi Guys,

Our trustee Carpet cleaner has given up... [Cry.png]

It was only a vax but it did what we needed on the classroom mats etc. Was wondering if anyone had any recommendations for a general carpet cleaner that might be a decent replacement and a slight upgrade too.

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May 2024 20 15:08

Re: Carpet Cleaner - Mats etc.

This is the one we bought for spot cleaning.

https://www.vax.co.uk/carpet-cleaners-a ... gLJsfD_BwE

It works well and doesn't need to be setup each time..
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May 2024 20 15:40

Re: Carpet Cleaner - Mats etc.

I bought a rug doctor pro after a tonne of reccomendations on here and oh my is it good..... Tbh you could go over our carpets twenty times and the water being extracted would still be brown but you can visibly see the dirt being extracted by the machine
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May 2024 20 15:57

Re: Carpet Cleaner - Mats etc.

I have a rug doctor pro. came with a nozzle attachment that goes into the back. good bit of kit.
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May 2024 20 16:45

Re: Carpet Cleaner - Mats etc.

Yes, my rug doctor pro was a great bit of kit.
I even used it to vacume up floods just using the suction when there were major leaks.
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May 2024 20 21:25

Re: Carpet Cleaner - Mats etc.

I once hired a beast of a carpet cleaner from a hire company, I also borrowed a Rug Doctor from another school, I preferred the Rug Doctor.
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May 2024 21 06:52

Re: Carpet Cleaner - Mats etc.

We had a smaller upright rug Doctor in my old school.

We have/had a bigger rug doctor at my new school,although apparently it keeps tripping out according to the other caretaker. Shall have to get round to looking at that....
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May 2024 21 09:29

Re: Carpet Cleaner - Mats etc.

we have a Rug Doctor too (blue one) along with the upholstery kit that plugs in the back. it uses a lot of water/cleaning fluid but works well. (it's also rather noisy though)
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May 2024 21 10:02

Re: Carpet Cleaner - Mats etc.

I have the rug doctor deep clean and its very good 👍
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May 2024 21 11:25

Re: Carpet Cleaner - Mats etc.

Rug Doctors are good, not sure what model ours is but it is good.
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