CHEM-DRY VS. STEAM CLEANING

Learn what makes Chem-Dry carpet cleaning much more effective than steam cleaners

Compare the Difference

The answer is evident if you’ve smelled musty, moist carpets or stepped on wet ones. You need Carine Chem-Dry and our unique, effective carpet cleaning that dries quickly. We use a patented Carbonating Cleaner that is applied using a low-pressure spray machine, covering your carpet with millions of microscopic carbonated bubbles (instead of tons of water). These tiny bubbles explode dirt and grime from the fibers of your carpet and raise them to the surface, where they’re easily extracted and cleaned away. With our carbonated cleaning method, we use far less water than most steam cleaners. That’s why carpets cleaned by Chem-Dry are dry in only 1-2 hours, not days.

Steam cleaners have a very different approach to cleaning carpets—steam cleaning machines work by releasing buckets full of hot, soapy water onto your carpet. In a perfect world, all that water and soap would get sucked back up by the machine. However, that’s not usually the case, and this way of carpet cleaning can leave behind a lot of water and sticky residue that attracts dirt. Steam cleaning makes your carpets look clean for a short time, but the soap residue left behind can cause them to get dirty quickly. Then you’ll have to call them again to remove the same stains! And with all that extra water, you’ll be waiting much longer for the carpets to dry, while in the meantime, harmful mold and mildew have a perfect climate to grow.

The Difference Between Chem-Dry and Steam Cleaning

Chem-Dry (Hot Carbonation)

  • Carbonating, active cleaning solution
  • Neutral pH cleaning solution
  • Resists re-soiling – stains don’t reappear
  • Low water quantity
  • Low pressure application
  • Short drying time – 1-2 hours
  • Green solutions and cleaning method, minimal water

 

Steam Cleaning (Hot Water Extraction)

  • Flat, inactive cleaning solution
  • High pH cleaning solution
  • Encourages resoiling – reappearing stains
  • High water quantity
  • High pressure application
  • Long drying times – 1-2 days
  • Harsh chemicals, excessive water
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