Cleaning Carpeting with Rug Doctor
Hi Everybody, hope all are well. I will be renting a Rug Doctor next week to clean the carpeting in the RV. I won't be able to use shore power and will have to use the generator (Onan 4000). Just w...
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Generator no issue.........
But Rug Doctor ?
Doesn't that use water.......soapy water to clean, then rinse water then suck it up?
I would be very leery of saturating rv carpet with water.....will not be able to suck it all up. Wet padding/carpet on RV plywood (osb) could cause it to soak up some of that water resulting in soft floors/crumbly floors.
I had a water leak, used a wet/dry vacuum and sucked it up. Missed one small area in corner of slide out (which didn't even feel wet)
2 days later shifted dinning table chair and leg went thru floor.
Pulled carpet back and flooring was swollen up, crumbling that just came apart in my hand.............$$$$$ to replace flooring.
I have had Stanley Steamer come out and clean RV carpet.
YES they use hot water w/cleaner BUT their Vacuum will suck a golf bag thru a garden hose
OSB and water
But Rug Doctor ?
Doesn't that use water.......soapy water to clean, then rinse water then suck it up?
I would be very leery of saturating rv carpet with water.....will not be able to suck it all up. Wet padding/carpet on RV plywood (osb) could cause it to soak up some of that water resulting in soft floors/crumbly floors.
I had a water leak, used a wet/dry vacuum and sucked it up. Missed one small area in corner of slide out (which didn't even feel wet)
2 days later shifted dinning table chair and leg went thru floor.
Pulled carpet back and flooring was swollen up, crumbling that just came apart in my hand.............$$$$$ to replace flooring.
I have had Stanley Steamer come out and clean RV carpet.
YES they use hot water w/cleaner BUT their Vacuum will suck a golf bag thru a garden hose
OSB and water
