RUG DOCTOR PRO REVIEW | BUDGET CARPET CLEANING
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- čas přidán 27. 07. 2024
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I recently rented the Rug Doctor Pro from Walmart for 24 hours and used it to clean all the carpets in our house - even the stairs! I give a rundown on using the product and product features, as well an honest review. I also show before/after of the worst stains in our house and how the Rug Doctor Pro faired. If you’re looking for potential carpet cleaning on a budget, check out this video!
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Great video! But for future reference... this machine WILL REMOVE just about any carpet stain you have- it's just that when it comes to more stubborn stains, you have to use a different approach. Boil some hot water on the stove (in a pot that's large enough to drench your carpet stain), then pour the water directly onto the stain and add a little cleaning solution directly to the spot, then use a scrubbing brush to loosen up the stain from the carpet fibers before you go over it with the Rug Doctor as normal. Remember that the hotter your water is the cleaner your carpet will be, because heat makes it easier to remove the grit, grim & stains.
Good advice . I used the grout tool attachment to remove grout from my bathroom and kitchen that had built up over 10 yrs of mop use, It didn't do much in my first use. However someone told me to heat the water and pour it directly on the grout then stir up with a grout brush. I then went over it with grout tool atachment. My advice is that if u can afford it just buy the darn till like I did. That way you can work at your own pace. Trust me this is my second machine. The first one lasted for 7 yrs but the plastic on the front end broke while I was moving it to the storing area. My fault though. I just went ahead and buy a new unit. Works lie a charm. My wife loves the new unit with all the attachments.
Happy to find yet another small cleaning channel like mine 💖 I was just looking for a review because I need to get my carpet done and it seems like the easiest way so thank you!
Thank you for posting this! I am getting ready to rent one of these and you answered all of my questions.
Thank you for posting this. I just brought one home yesterday and was very confused!
This looks so great, especially the attachment to do the stairs with as my stairs always get messy and stained. Thanks so much for reviewing it. We used to have a black lab and yes they shed so bad, labs are the best though! Have a wonderful weekend sweet friend 💕
Thanks for watching! Yes, our lab is a sweetheart. ❤️ Hope you have a wonderful weekend, too, friend!
Oh wow ! I might need to do this for my carpets! Thanks for sharing 🤗
I just rented one of these the other day on 07/14/22 and it worked GREAT! Highly recommend. Two tips, though (1) when you unscrew the cover for the fresh water container on the machine bottle, the measuring cup device is attached on the inside of that cap. Fill that measuring device to the line, twice with the carpet cleaner solution and dump that into the water container AFTER you have already filled the container with water to the line on that container. Also, The hotter you get the water, the better the machine will work. So, you don't have to BOIL the water on your stove but, get it really, really hot, almost to boiling and fill your water bottle to the line with that really hot water. To fill the bottle to the line with really, really hot water, you will need 1.5 gallons of water. If you do this, the machine will work GREAT!
I'm glad you did this review because it solidified the fact that I may need a professional clean FIRST and use this for upkeep and maintenance. Sorry your foot took a beating😘😘👍
Yeah 😐 it’s not professional grade but it’s decent for 34 bucks
Very helpful video! I just rented the same one in Publix and now I will try it on my carpet
I hope it works for you!
Super helpful video. Thanks a lot.
I own a carpet cleaning business, first thing you need to do is you need to pre-treat your carpet, the second thing you need to do is scrub the area where you pre-treat it. You need to let it sit for 15 to 20 minutes before you run any machine over it and make sure you agitate your carpet meaning scrub the spot with the pre-treatment first, the solution that rug doctor gives you is not as strong as the high end industrial stuff, are use the big green by basil and are use the rug doctor but I do Not use their chemicals.
@Michael Smith So the chemical I use a zip Carpet cleaning solution from Home Depot.
I rented one and I can't push it forward. I had to clean my rug by going backwards. I did take it apart & cleaned all the hair out of the wheels but that didn't help.
Your carpet looks great! I wouldn't dare get a white carpet lol mine is grey. Thank you for your video!
Wow!!! The views!!! Nice!! ❤️❤️❤️
We have pets and for years I ordered a cleaner from the Melalueca company. Their products are chemical free... but I recently discovered a way to make the cleaner myself and all it is - Tea Tree oil. So buy a spray bottle from Lowes or Walmart. Add probably half of the small tea tree oil and the rest water. I promise it removes pet stains. (we have 3 dogs) it also removed a Sharpie permanent marker from my carpet which was about the color of yours and red Popsicle. Give it a try!
HaulandCo omg ty!!! I gotta try that!! I still have that damn stain and another one on top of it. 👍🏻
@@BetteAvila Seriously GO NOW! hahah We have used the tea tree oil for about 10 years. I even had a carpet cleaning company who was shocked I was getting a bid because our 3 dogs peed everywhere all the time. He was also shocked our carpet wasn't damaged as much as I spot cleaned. Let me know if you try it!
HaulandCo I’m gonna check amazon for tea tree oil! I did that carpet cleaner and the stains are so quick to come back. Kids and dogs 😩 lol
@@BetteAvila If you want to try the real deal stuff you can usually buy the Melaleuca on ebay. It is called Sol U Mel and you mix it with water.
Yes I think I can see what went not as well....For the pet spots. You have to use a spray bottle and let that solution sink in. You need the clean hot water only the actual container. And you have to do it when you bring it back slowly on a pass. Then you can go back up and do it slowly again. Maybe only two or three passes on a spot. That has been the key in the other videos. And that matches the rug doctor website when they show you and explain how to get the best cleaning possible from their machines. And that might make a better and cleaner rug for you after all of this great work that you have done
Since i can't get down and scrub...im getting the oreck orbiter...to go over carpet...then some kind of extractor..
Thank you That helps me a lot
When you pass the carpet cleaner the carpet comes out dry or wet?
DAWN IS YOUR BEST FRIEND....always remember that keep a small dollar store spray bottle or whichever you like. always keep dawn dish detergent on hand even if the stain is older most of the time this works on a rug or clothes put some dawn in a spray bottle this way you can dispurse and even amount on the stain let it sit for a few seconds take some paper towels that are wet and rub it on the stain let it sit some more then take clean paper towels soak it up and i am saying this like just on the same day of shampooing your carpet it will come out ...if your not shampooing the carpet and you spilled something first soak up as much as you can with clean paper towels then spray it with dawn doesnt have to be a lot .. a lot goes a long way and let it sit and just keep rinsing with wet paper towels or a clean rag keep some old white tshirts as rags around and you can keep rinsing it but trust me it works or even a degreaser from the dollar store the clear bottle with the yellow stuff works too can remember the name when i think of it i will post it lol hope that helps .
It’s called awesome!
If you ever update the video, I would suggest that you make sure you have all of your directions down pat for all of your devices ready to go so that the very last thing you do is put the very hot water solution and then you start cleaning up mediately. Especially if you have spot cleaned with the solution before hand. As you're doing a video your water is getting colder and colder. I don't know if it has a an affect on the cleanliness but I would guess that it might do such. And maybe in the future you might want to go on QVC for example and buy a rug doctor on May before payments are 5P by the time you add up a one day rental, and the cleaning solution and the attachment, and the hope you can get everything done in Exemouth of hours, it might be more economical for you and your home and your sanity. There is always a sanity factor at all the silliness that we do. Take care please thanks. Also, yours is the first video that says to go back-and-forth with the rug doctor. Maybe they have change the instructions over the years. But at one time you came out and then you came straight back and then you came back you did not go back-and-forth. So I will have to double check that. But I have this theory about whatever the hell works works just fine. Thanks
great review! x
Thanks!
Just an FYI. The cap on the clean water tank is also a measuring cup.
Good to know! I ended up purchasing a machine, but not a rug doctor.
I tried it las night and i can't seem to push it forward back and worth like you did. It just got stuck to push forward. I'll try it again today. Like your video...Thank you!
Hmmm...that’s weird. It’s been a while since I used it. Thanks for watching! I’m glad you liked it! 😊
You have to pull the black handle all the way down. While you’re pulling the red lever up just pull really hard on the black handle and it will come down. You can push and pull easier that way. I was having the same issue at first.
Show us how to release the handle
I didn’t know you could use on tile... do you think you need to do it trice?
I don’t think it really did much on tile, I only tried bc I know the professional cleaners say they’re machines can clean tile floors. Oh well 🤷♀️
There is a measuring cup on the lid.
Just rented that one I like the other one that had a brush on a bar and really cleans the carpet fibers.
Which model are you referring to?
@@beaconofhope3403 Rug doctor wide track.
@@aliceinchains5243 thank you
it looks so cool
def would want to try it on my carpets
thanks for sharing (:
Desiree Yvette thanks for watching!
Hi hoe long od dry time?
You didn’t peep that the lid for the clean water supply is actually a measuring cup as well so it’s easy to measure.
3:24 😂🤦🏽♂️
Oh Lordy. I have six cats. When I came back to my moms house in 2005 to care for her until she passed, the rugs were already from 1974. And that was 2005. So you can imagine what kind of shape they're in. So I use my rug doctor to clean the carpets and then I laid almost wall-to-wall area rugs on top. I would love to help wood underneath but that was out of my budget. But I went ahead and bought a rug doctor. To me it was worth the investment. So I'm curious to see how well your pet stains come out. It's either that or 'rug doctor the cats' themselves....
Thank u for the review
Thank you!
You should buy a Oreck floor scrubber with bonnets. You can scrub your carpets with it before you extract with something like a rug doctor carpet extractor. This what janitorial companies do when cleaning carpets. You do not need a truck mounted machine to do a professional job. Thanks
Thanks,gracias!!!
There is a spot cleaner edition of the rug doctor pro
How long did it take for each room to dry
It took a bit - maybe 24 hours or so.
Nice vídeo
howcome you didnt use the cup on the lid? lol.
You do know that the lid for the tank is a measuring cup right?
No I didn’t at the time 😂 darn
Your set in stains put Dawn on them after you clean everything else. If you add this with La's totally awesome cleaner it's a yellow solution. I usually spray the spots get them good and saturated then add the Dawn. I let it sit for about 25 mins then scrub with a brush put just hotwater in the scrubber and out they come!
Awesome! Thanks for that tip! Def gonna try. 😊👍🏼
I work for the company and I stand behind this product. Good job looks good. You did some things the hard way but hey we all have to learn one way or another lol that machine is not 80 pounds.somewhere around 18 or 24 pounds I’m not sure but that’s way closer.
Thanks 😂 sure felt like 80 lbs when it landed on my foot
@@BetteAvila believe me I know what your talking about lol
U didn’t show the second step. With hold n clean. Sorry. U should show. What u pressing.
Sorry about that!
Thx
Luv da nails 😍
Thank you 😊
By the way, you did a great job. Just remember the hot water for next time. Also sometimes, there are stains on carpets, you can not get out.
Thanks! I’m glad you had luck. It worked great for us - and you are right, sometimes there are just stains too tough to get out.
@@BetteAvila Wink, wink
Good job on doing the carpet but you are not supposed to dump the dirty water into you're sink where you put your dishes pour it into the toilet...
Loving your channel. New friend here. Let's stay connected.
Thanks!
How do you release the liquid
Lightbright JayBug I cant remember exactly. I’m pretty sure there is a button on the side or bottom.
💜❤️ thank you
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Is it just me? Your carpet already looked clean. I haven’t had mine shampooed in over 5 years. We have mostly floors, but the bedrooms are carpet and they’re awful. The texture, etc. I vacuum with a Dyson daily. I have pet hair from dogs and cats, and 2 children who ruin the carpet with *slime* and spilled paint. We are ready to replace so I hesitate to spend on a professional, but was considering renting this since I can’t stand this carpet
Trust me, they were dirty, but I’m also pretty obsessive about cleaning. I have four kids, a dog and two cats. It’s a good in between option to clean up the carpet if you don’t want to spend on a professional. We did end up replacing the carpet in the long run bc it’s not gonna work miracles on worn out carpeting, which is what ours was.
If you move it slow it will give you better results
CapetCleaning servicea With rug Doctor good to know!
I've been through 3 Bissell carpet cleaner they only last 6 months and then they die
And I purchased a Hoover carpet cleaner they last for about 2 months and then they die
This time I purchase a Rug Doctor hopefully I'll have better luck
Bissell, Hoover work great at first
But after a month they start showing signs of a slow death
I'll never purchase another Hoover or Bissell carpet cleaner again
Good to know! I’ve been looking into carpet cleaners to buy. I didn’t know you could buy rug doctor.
It is far wiser to not put the solution in with the hot water. Make a spray bottle and spray the carpet let it soak for about 10 minutes and then use the hot water to extract. Some people say throw it all together but you're putting a lot of solution down in and it's not extracting pure hot coming out. I'm sure it turned out well but I've watched about 15 of these video nails and I'm finding that the spray the carpet first and let it sit for 10 minutes or so makes it far wiser procedure to use. So let's see what happens I'm all excited now
How mush was the rug doctor carpet clean how mush is it for 24 hours
Roxanne Robbins I wanna say it was like $34.99 but then you can rent the attachments separately for 20 and the cleaner is extra.
Ok and i can purshes this at Walmart right
Roxanne Robbins yep it’s usually by the front near the service desk
@@BetteAvila oh k thank you so mush
Roxanne Robbins no problem 😊
I rented one. Put hot water and solution into water tank. Machine Has a minus symbol and a pause symbol. (No words off and on) Turned on the minus button which I assumed was power and machine turned on. Pushed it forward and back over the carpet and nothing happened. no water and solution came out - no dirty water tank filled. Watched he above u tube. No help. She Showed filling water tank then speeded up use over the carpet no help to me. Bringing it back to fred Meyer and calling a professional carpet cleaner.
It’s a review, not a how to video. I’m sorry it didn’t work out for you.
Rip the carpet out & put in wood floors. It'll cost you a lot less in the long run. You already have what appears to be wood (or laminate) so why wouldn't you just do wood throughout.... Then you'll never have to shampoo again
Lolo Holmes we are actually having laminate put in the kitchen and foyer area soon but we have zero skill in laying floors ourselves and the cost is out of the question to do it through the whole house with a professional
I have Rug Doctor Flex Clean For Christmas
Do you like it?
@@BetteAvila Yes, It Pretty Great, You Like Rug Doctor Pro Rental Carpet Cleaner?
Cedric Smith it was pretty good but super heavy. I dropped it on my foot 🤣🤪 I actually bought a Bissell this Christmas
@@BetteAvila Which Bissell?
Cedric Smith it’s the Bissell Proheat Pet
Thanks for sharing..
If you want better results, give it a slow stroke
Unfortunately your going back and forth super fast good thing your carpet isn't that dirty no offense
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Haha! Thanks 😊