Sixteen years of living with the same family room carpet (through two growing kids, a husband who does not like to take off footwear when coming into the house plus a total of four dogs) ended this past March. The old rug had been professionally cleaned on occasion, but the time had finally come to say good-bye. New wall-to-wall was purchased & installed. And while knowing that this rug would receive, while not as much traffic (kids & dogs gone) but still a good amount, I opted for a medium beige rug instead of a more realistic darker shade...silly me.
After 1-2 months noticed a definite difference in color, especially the entrance areas into the room although all precautions were being taken to keep the rug as clean as possible. And since this room is still the one where everyone gathers to relax, the high traffic "path" is still a problem. Had borrowed my daughter's Bissell 'Little Green" for spot cleaning but decided to spend the money to purchase a more professional-type machine. Spent the summer doing research (with and without onboard heaters). Came very close to getting a Bissell 2080 Quicksteamer upright, but one of the things I wanted was the hose attachment for upholstery/stair cleaning; the Bissell does not have this feature.
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