i have this vaccum that doubles as a rug cleaner and it comes with detergent but i ran out of it and i assume i can use laundry detergent to do the same job. Can i? or will it have bad consequences, or is it not the ideal thing to use but it works?
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7 Responses to “Can I Use Regular Detergent For A Rug Cleaning Machine?”
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October 18th, 2009 at 3:15 pm
By all means don’t It will make to much suds for one thing. It will not clean as regular rug cleaner and it could screw up your machine. Once you clean a rug it takes the scotch guard out so you should buy a spray can and put it on after it is dry if not you will get more dirt back in the carpet in the most used parts.
October 18th, 2009 at 3:29 pm
No…don’t do it, it will be way to soapy!!!!
Your rug will be ruined.
October 18th, 2009 at 3:53 pm
As everyone else has said, don’t do it.
If you want to save some money on the rug cleaner, you can use plain ammonia (not the sudsy kind) instead. It does a great job by breaking down the oils that hold the dirt so the vacuum can suck them up. That’s what I use in my Hoover dirt extractor.
October 18th, 2009 at 4:51 pm
Never use anything other than the cleaner that is recommended. Laundry detergent will not work and if you use it will probably make a mess of your carpet and the machine.
October 18th, 2009 at 5:30 pm
There are special rug cleaner shampoos for those machines to clean carpets. Stick with those, regular detergent won’t do the same job.
October 18th, 2009 at 5:40 pm
regular detergent could make your carpet sticky thus causing it to get dirtier more easily.
October 18th, 2009 at 6:39 pm
you will end up with a foamy mess.