I am looking for a carpet cleaner machine, but it is ok if works for upholstery as well. I think some of them are also advertised as Steam Cleaner.
The company I see most people recommending, Bissell, is from the USA, and so are most of the other companies I see around except 2:
- Noma
- Dupray
But I cannot find much information on their products online, or reviews of their quality. Noma does not list their product on their website. It appears that none is made in Canada.
Do you have any recommendation on carpet cleaner machine, or where to buy them?
Thank you very much.
I made my own. I had a 4hp shop vac, bought an extractor head, hose, some couplings and a wet filter.
Use a sprayer with detergent in it, can use a drill brush to agitate the carpet, then the extractor to rinse and pull it all out. Use very little soap.
Thank you so much, this seems to work better than most consumer grade stuff I saw around. And the video explains so well.
Dude you just blew my mind.
It works very well, just get an adapter for your kitchen sink if you’re using it inside. Vac was donated to me, 4hp Ridgid shop vac., I piece mealed all the rest.
If you don’t go the DIY route, check some cleaning supply stores. I don’t know if there’s Canadian made units, but there may be PRC-made if you’re into that. I bought a US-made unit from Mytee, before the US turned enemy on us. I was also looking at Karcher Presto 3. Karcher is technically German, but I think they also have a US subsidiary, and the Presto 3 is likely US-made because it was originally made by a US company Karcher swallowed.
Good call, you also gave me an idea, I will look into used, and local business parting ways with old stuff.
Mytee and Karcher seem to work great from the videos I saw, thanks for the recommendations, I was not aware of those brands.
One problem with old units, if they were used with carpets, chances are they’re PFAS-laden. If you want to avoid PFAS at all costs, you’ll have to buy new. Of course that would only make sense if the stuff you’re cleaning is also PFAS-free.
I see, thanks for the heads-up, that did not cross my mind.
By the age of the carpet here, I don’t think it is PFAS-free. I think it will be best if I use the money to remove it.
If you mean remove the carpet - yes. If you mean remove the PFAS from the carpet, you won’t be able to. It’s really hard. I was digging into this a few years ago and I found a study that showed it takes many cleaning cycles to decrease the PFAS level in the carpet significantly.
You’ve probably read that carpets and upholstery are the main sources of PFAS exposure for most people. I don’t think their use has been discontinued. I think anything that says “stain-resistant” is basically PFAS treated. So make if you’re replacing it, make sure the new one doesn’t have it.
Remove the carpet, yeah, I was reading and a bunch of things they add to textiles contain PFAS, from flame retardant to water/stain proofing.
It seems hardwood is the best option for health and environment, but also one of the most expensive
Ceramic floor tiles should be fine too.
I like vinyl “tiles” for their ease of installation, nice feel and being waterproof, but I don’t know how good they are for high traffic areas and there’s the question about microplaatics. Perhaps microplaa aren’t a significant problem with them. I installed some in a bathroom and they worked great but there isn’t much wear and tear there.
If you have old parquet floor, that can be refinished to an amazing look and feel. And after all, it’s hardwood.
I like ceramic tiles in places that will be wet a lot, like washrooms and kitchens.
The previous place I lived had vinyl tiles, I liked the feel, but they lost colour in high traffic areas quite fast, like in the living room, or under office chairs with casters.
Parquet floor might be my favourite, I remember when I was a child, we moved to a place and my parents removed the old carpet just to reveal this beautiful pattern underneath.
Sadly, here, I lifted a corner of the carpet, and it seems to be some sort of concrete slab underneath.
