Hot water can get most grime out of your carpet alone just make sure you re filling your machine with really hot water.
Boiling water in carpet cleaner.
It is important to use a formula that is specially.
Even dry chemical cleaning companies use a small amount of water.
Hot water can be used.
Quickly be sure all children and pets have exited the room where the stain is located if on carpet.
Add formula to the tank according to the bottle directions.
I had to boil water and pour it in the solution bucket of the machine while cleaning.
Hot water does a better job cleaning than cold but if you boil it you run the risk of melting parts of your carpet cleaner.
The problem i then encountered was that the water became cold rather quickly and i had to keep boiling water and pouring it into the machine in order to complete the job properly.
After you get out your carpet cleaner fill the clean tank to the line with hot not boiling tap water.
Steam cleaning or carpet shampooing does not require professional equipment.
If you have especially soiled carpeting you can add 1 cup white vinegar to 2 5 gallons of water for very deep cleaning.
It also does not have the concerns associated with dry chemical carpet cleaning.
Some machine even heat the water to help the solutions clean better.
Hot tap water works just fine.
You re not going to gain much and possibly ruin the machine.
However bear in mind that most of these carpet machines are made of plastic and boiling water will melt or warp plastics.
Once water is boiling turn off stove.