We hired a person and he used a dry clean and it worked better than a wet clean,very happy!

I would hire one of those carpet cleaner’s from woolworths or get a professional maybe.

i would hire someone as they always have deals going on like $80-$100 for 3 rooms and 4th room free etc. this is the general price range and they do a great job. you just have to organize your family to get out of the way (hang around the backyard or go to the park etc)
but you won’t have to move anything or put in any effort lol

for spot cleaning, i use this foaming spray which is antibac and soaks in and foams dirt off and can dry very quickly. there is another product that i use that is a foam that you spray on and it dries pretty much straight away and it’s anti bac also and smells great

yes i was trying to describe 2 different products but can’t remember the names! glade is the 2nd product i think

There are a number of carpet sprays on the market, however I don’t find they do the job properly. You could have them professionally cleaned but even the dry clean ones that you can walk on straight away are not totally dry. I have a Bissell with a built in heater and I still need to wait sometime before the carpets are dry.

You might like to try drytron

Some cleaning product companies do a powdered cleaner – like Vanish Napisan

I used the hire one before and it does a great job! A lot of fun to use too!

We use a commercial company. It costs less than $100 and they don’t use water so the carpets can be walked on straight away and we don’t have to worry about mould under the carpets. I don’t know what coles charge but for $100 I can’t be bothered doing it myself, lol.

there are some good comments here

I agree that steam cleaners are good

I would just hire a steam cleaner. it cleans and dries at the same time.

Just call up the pros

Get the professionals in they’re the ones tht know why they’re doing.

If you don’t like the drying time you could try the ones you dry clean the carpet

these are great ideas

I’d just get the professionals in. Get it done in the morning then take the kids out for the day to give the carpets time to dry without little feet stepping on them. It may cost more but will probably be more stress-free for you!

I like the idea of a professional clean but I have also used hire machines and they do a good job, a lot of it seems to be in the technique. If done properly there should be little water left in the carpet, it should almost feel dry to to press down upon.

If used correctly carpet cleaners should leave your carpet only slightly damp enough to dry in a couple of hours.

what about the organic spray cleaner from the super market? you spray it on, leave to dry and then vacuum

What did you end up using?