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Living in a place with carpeted floors for the first time. What kind of cleaning routine should I have to keep the carpet clean?

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[-] PlasmaDistortion@lemm.ee 10 points 10 months ago

Our house is a high traffic house where we have lots of visitors as well as 3 dogs so my schedule is going to reflect that.

  • Vacuum twice weekly. On Monday with a robot vacuum, then on Wednesday with a Dyson for a deeper clean.
  • Spot shampoo when there are accidents.
  • Shampoo all carpets once every 3 months.
  • Have carpets professionally cleaned once a year in the spring.

Ultimately the problem is how dirt enters your home. Our house would be a million times cleaner if we didn’t have dogs. They track in dirt and it is just a pain to control.

[-] AgnosticMammal@lemmy.zip 3 points 10 months ago

Oh yeah, does the enzymatic sprays work for pet accidents?

[-] klemptor@startrek.website 5 points 10 months ago

I use Nature's Miracle and it definitely does work IMO.

[-] PlasmaDistortion@lemm.ee 1 points 10 months ago

It does work but we still use a small spot carpet cleaner right away. This helps to keep things from getting bad. Our dogs rarely have accidents in the house (it’s been over a year since the last one) but they seem to find other ways to make a mess.

[-] berryjam@lemmy.world 3 points 10 months ago
[-] klemptor@startrek.website 1 points 10 months ago

Yup my doggo tracks in so much dirt, but I wipe her paws when she comes in so it doesn't end up in the rest of the house.

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