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Beware of the three most common ways do-it-yourselfers (and inexperienced companies) damage carpets and sub floors: Over-shampooing, Over-wetting and failing to protect the wet carpet from furniture
Do-it-yourselfers are more likely to encounter these problems because they often don't remove all the furniture from the room when cleaning, and they often don't have ready access to the foam blocks and foil-backed cardboard squares that the pros use to keep the furniture off the carpet until it is dry. Professionals commonly use much more powerful and sophisticated equipment and cleaning agents. Because they know what they're doing, they can use all that extra power without succumbing to the risks that power entails. Professionals have two other advantages as well. First, they're accustomed to moving the heavy furniture. Second, they usually know a lot more about how to handle specific challenges like heavily soiled areas and stains. Many people used to believe..."Don't ever use any kind of water/ steam based cleaning!" This has not been the case for over a decade! Every major carpet mill and all four of the fiber producers which make the fiber the mills make carpet from, recommend hot water extraction for cleaning their carpets and the fibers they are made of. The water will absolutely NOT ruin your carpet or the backing, They haven't used jute as carpet backing for well over 20 years. All carpets produced since then use "ActionBac" which is manufactured from polypropylene and you cannot shrink, mildew, melt, ruin, destroy, etc., polypropylene with water. Your carpets are a major household investment. Trust your carpets and upholstery to Rich's because... If it needs to be cleaned - it needs Rich's Cleaning Services!
Rich's Carpet Cleaning
Email:
richscarpetclng@aol.com
Performing Carpet Cleaning, Duct cleaning, Power Washing in the following counties in New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware: New
Jersey
Delaware
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Another
carpet-cleaning method, dry extraction, isn't technically a "dry"
procedure; it's more a "moisture-controlled" process. That is, it
applies a controlled amount of moisture to clean the carpet and still
leave it dry. This process is similar to the do-it-yourself "dry"
method, but the equipment is larger. 
Companies that use the dry method say their method is
better because the "soap" that other companies use acts as a magnet to
attract soil and stains and gets the carpet even dirtier. Spray/Steam
Cleaning Extraction uses detergents, not soap. Soap contains oils and
fats, which is why we use it for bathing. But it is not used for
cleaning carpets and upholstery.
Ideally,
your carpet should be professionally cleaned. However, to save money,
many people alternate between the do-it-yourself cleaning and
professional cleaning. While the do-it-yourself approaches are less
expensive, they are almost never as effective as professional cleaning
and involve a considerable amount of time and hard work. Depending on
the method used, it is also easy for the novice to damage the carpet. 
Over-wetting
occurs when too much water soaks into the bottom of the carpet. Some
backing materials cause the carpet to discolor if they get too wet. Some
carpets will shrink, literally tearing themselves up from the floor. If
the backing and pad get wet, it is very difficult to dry them, and you
run the additional risk of mold and mildew problems. And soaked carpets
along with soapy cleaning residues and a process called "wicking" can
pull water-driven dirt up along carpet fibers bringing back spots you
just had cleaned.
The
final carpet cleaning hazard is stains caused by furniture coming into
contact with wet carpeting. Many kinds of wood furniture will release
some of the dyes in their stain if left in contact with a wet surface.
Many pieces of furniture have feet that are at least partially metal.
The metal can rust, leaving a stain in the carpet. 
