Does The Rug Doctor Work Well

The rug doctor claims to provide 75 percent more suction compared to other upright deep carpet cleaners which means it sucks up more water.

Does the rug doctor work well.

The only problem i have had with the rug doctor machine is that it really soaks your carpet. But the manufacturer recommends against using their machine on certain natural fibers. I bought a bissell steam cleaner for under 150 and it works far better and dries in less than 3 hours. In theory this should mean a shorter drying time for your carpets but the rug we cleaned still took several hours to dry out completely.

Regardless of which machine you use to scrub your floors it s going to remain wet for at least a few hours. The hotter the water the better. You can safely clean most carpet materials including nylon and polyester with a rug doctor. You can use plain hot water in your rug doctor.

Then use the rug doctor machine to rinse the carpet with either plain water or add a small amount of clear white vinegar to the rinse water. The rug doctor deep carpet cleaner did do really well on water removal. We found that the carpet the rug doctor cleaned was drying faster than the other strips we tested. Work in small sections of carpet 6 6 or 8 8 squares and lightly agitate the shampoo solution into the carpet with a soft brush.