[thegables]

hello
can anyone help. i own a nursing home in sussex and i'm sick and tired of buying carpet shampooer after carpet shampooer somebody has recommended that i buy a rugdoctor because they are more reliable than most of the others. does anyone have any experience of them

[Muckypup]

Hi there Ive used a widetrack for a while its really very good - great for rooms etc. go hire one b4 u buy (safeaway etc) - they do a good job and are tough.

[Derek]

If, as you say, you have used 'shampooer after shampooer' you may have a foam residue problem to contend with.  This residue will then be attracting soil and be part of your problem.

Why not contact a Company with a view to purchasing a professional machine that will do the job time and time again. It will probably prove more cost effective in the long term.

[woodman]

In answer to your question I would have to say No.

You describe having to keep shampooing your carpets I hope this is not the case is all you are doing is making a bad situation worse.The residue left in the carpet will build up attracting more and more dirt.

Are your carpets becoming dirty more frequently?

The Rug Doctor will only add to the situation and you will be blaming the machine.
It sounds to me that your carpets urgently need attention.
Call a reputable local carpet cleaner he will carry out a ph test on your carpets and recommend neutralising to remove any residue left in the carpet BEFORE any further solution cleaning.
Set up a regular clean with them instead off purchasing your own machinery, it will work out cheaper in the long run and your residents will no longer be sticking to the carpets.

[petermaybury]

People use our services because of the investment we have made in equipment and training. A entry level professional start up kit will cost you  a minimum of 5,000. (many of us have in vested many 10 s of 1000s into equipment) To get professional results that is the sort of investment you need to make, along with all the other tools and bits of pieces.  Then you need to get your staff trained to use it and understand the chemistry for dealing with odours bodily fluids and the type  of things you will encounter in your situation. The staff will need to be fit enough to use that equipment.
In reality rug doctors and the like are just D.I.Y. machines  and you are being a bit simplistic in expecting professional result from them.  The time and effort you will save in paying somebody to do the job properly will be a better investment.  I go to many nursing homes and the like where they have invested a large sum of money into  a  good machine only to find they have no one capable of operating it, and it is just in a cupboard collecting dust.

[Lewis Newby]

I wonder how many carpet " shampooers" the original poster has been through since he posted this 18 years ago 

[colin bird]

I wonder how many carpet " shampooers" the original poster has been through since he posted this 18 years ago 

Classic !!!!

[AuRavelling79]

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