Awesome timing Melissa, let us know how things turn out.

This is awesome to hear Sharr!

So happy it worked for you Digillie!

A small amount of vinegar helps

digillie mama It’s wastes Oxiclean however.

MoneySmartFamily how much dawn and hydrogen peroxide do I use for the pre-treat

It also makes a great toothpaste substitute

Wow, thanks

This is awesome to hear Tammy, keep up the good work!

Great tip Kathryn, thanks for sharing!

If you like it - be sure to read our blog - we break down the cost of store-bought cleaners and this solution - you'll be amazed at how little this costs. We also just created a .pdf label that you can print out and put on a one-gallon bottle so you'll always have the mixture right where you can find it. moneysmartfamily.com/money-saving-tips/diy-carpet-cleaner/

Chris - sorry to hear about your mom's passing. That's amazing that it worked so well on the ceiling - way to be creative! Thanks for sharing.

Thanks for sharing how you use your hoover power scrub. We know its extra work to rinse the carpet, but the results are so much better. We love having clean carpets. And the Hoover cleaner makes it easy.

Thank you Riley for your encouraging words!

Glad it worked so well. We love saving you money.

Ashley ill shamppoo your carpet anytime 😉

Thanks for watching. You're going to love it!

Thank you Halsey!

Very welcome

kyle - way to be resourceful!

Great idea on boiling to get it to dissolve quicker. Thanks for sharing.

So glad it worked for you. Thanks for sharing what you used.

Use AWESOME spray cleaner in the clear spray bottle with red glossed writing on it its a super powerful degreaser scum remover and for really deep stains..i had tried pure ammonia pure alcohol pure acetone pure bleach i scrubbed i scraped nada....all with water so hot my hands were lobsters my friend brought over her AWESOME cleaner all purpose spray oh its golden yellow in color so i even tried comet on this white floor and a furnace cover that had not been cleaned since it was installed in the 60s when this house was built ...and here on the dry floor i sprayed a couple of mists and then ran to the bathroom tub and shower where i had the tall metal furnace front cover the one that covers the starter pilot gas lines and power settings wiring etc...never been cleaned could not get it clean with even toilet bowl hard water rust cleaner...the second i sprayed that cover the dirt melted away and ran down the length of that metal panel and even though...even though it was dissolving the 60 year old grime it STILL LEFT A CLEAN DRIP MARK AS IT ROLLED DOWN BLACK FILTHY DRIPS AND LIKE BRAND NEWLY PAINTED OR MANUFACTURED TO ORIGINAL STATE AND COLOR...MY FRIEND SAID TAM COME HERE CHECK THIS OUT THERE PUDDLED WHERE I HAD GIVEN THE GRAY BROWN MARKED WHITE FLOOR WAS THIS BRILLIANT WHITE AS I MOVED A MERE PAPER TOWEL AROUND IN CIRCLES THE FLOOR RELEASED EVERY SCUFF EVERY DEEP EMBEDDED DIRT AND GREASE MARK AND MY ENTIRE FLOOR WAS SPOTLESS...AMAZING STUFF. YOU CAN FIND IT AT THE 99CENTS ONLY STORE BUT ITS NOT 99 CENTS ONLY HERE IN CALIFORNIA ANYMORE ...YOU CANT EVEN SCRATCH YOUR ELBOW WITHOUT OWING SOMEBODY A SCRATCHING TAX AND AN ADDITIONAL TAX FOR EVERY TIME YOU SCRATCHED AND ANOTHER TAX TO FUND A CHARITY FOR THOSE WHO ARE UNABLE TO SCRATCH AND FEEL LEFT OUT THERAPY..I HATE THIS STATE...A ONE BEDROOM APT IN A TERRIFYING PART OF TOWN COSTS 1200.00 A MONTH NO UTILITIES INCLUDED NO PARKING NO GARAGE NO POOL NO LAUNDRY AREA NO PATIO AND NO HEAT...YES THEY ARE GETTING AWAY WITH THIS NO CABLE NO INTERNET NO WIFI NO ELECTRICITY NO GAS INCLUDED NO REFRIGERATOR AND NO STOVE OR OVEN...TO RENT A ROOM IS 900.00 PLUS HALF ALL THE OTHER THINGS LISTED AND NO PETS NO COMPANY NO COOKING NO POOL NO CABLE NO WIFI NO FRIGE ALLOWED IN YOUR ROOM NO SMOKING NO DRINKING NO LOUD NOISES OF COURSE NO BATHROOM OF YOUR OWN AND HOMEOWNER GETS FIRST DIBBS. THE PLACE ACROSS THE STREET 3 BED 3 BATH HOUSE NO UTILITIES NO GARDENER NO CABLE NO WIFI NO POOL PLUS UOU PAY FOR WATER TRASH SEWAGE STREET SWEEPER RECYCLING THAT HOUSE IS $3,980.00 A MONTH EACH MONTH EVERY MONTH ....TO MOVE IN WAS FIRST LAST AND CLEANING DEPOSIT IF YOU HAVE A DOG 500 EACH TO MOVE IN AND ADDITIONAL 100 EACH DOG EVERY MONTH...SO THEY ARE PAYING HOLY CRAP $4,180.00 EVERY MONTH PLUS PAYING FOR ALL THE ABOVE MENTIONED. A BURGER FRIES AND DRINK $10.90 A LIGHT BULB ANYWHERE FROM $5.00-$22.00. MINIMUM WAGE IS $12.00 AND TO GET OUT OF PAYING FOR YOUR HEALTH INSURANCE THEY WORK YOU FOR 39.99 HOURS EVERY WEEK AND THEY CAN HAVE YOU COME IN AT 11PMWORK TILL 8AM COME IN AT 4 WORK TILL MIDNIGHT THEY GET AWAY WITH IT BECAUSE ITS CONSIDERED A WORK DAY YOU ARE ONLY CONSIDERED TO BE WORKING ONE SHIFT ENTIRELY IN ONE 24 HOUR PERIOD THAT SHIFT BEING THE 4PM TILL MIDNIGHT AND EVEN IF YOUR WORK WEEK ENDS ON THURSDAY THEY CAN WORK YOU ON THURSDAY AND GET AWAY WITH NOT PAYING YOU OVERTIME BECAUSE ITS THE BEGINNING OF YOUR NEW WORK WEEK...SO IF YOU WORKED FROM 4PM WEDNESDAY UNTIL 9AM THURSDAY THATS A NEW WORK WEEK FOR YOU AT MIDNIGHT SO YOU WILL HAVE A REALLY ROUGH WEEK NIGHTS DAYS AND NEVER MAKE OVERTIME EVEN IF YOU COVER FOR SOMEBODY ELSES SHIFT..OH NO BREAKS EITHER AND U GOTTA CLEAN EVERYTHING AND TAKE MONEY AND MAKE FOOD AND CASHIER FOR GAS AND THE MINI MART 12 AN HOUR NO IM SORRY 11 AN HOUR AND THEY GET AWAY WITH IT. ITS SO BAD HERE.

Waitingfor AMiracle I’m from the uk so I will give it a bash

@@blondiegirl8474 which product are you going to use since i live in the UK aswell

@@tamarakennedy4976pppp

Thanks Zandra!

Woo Hoo! Way to go. Hope you pet doesn't have to "go again." But if it does happen, you'll be prepared.

@@MoneySmartFamily oh no it wasn't my pet, I literally had peanut oil in my carpet 😱. Using the indoor turkey fryer 🦃 my countertop are too high so I put a table in the dining room, all was well until I needed to use the spout to empty the oil, I left it for a second, came back and screamed 😱 oil running out the spout onto the carpet. But, with the solution, everything looks like new 😁👌🏾👍🏾

Our eldest daughter was over at our house yesterday and had just cleaned her carpet using this solution. Her husband came home and was amazed at how nice the carpet looked. You're going to love it.

You're welcome Kyle!

Excellent! Hope you like it! It's very inexpensive and super effective!

Thank you!

You're going to love it.

Never heard of Folex - sounds like a great idea.

Folex is amazing!! It's gotten years-old stains (including coffee) out of our carpet with no color change, I love it 😍

You're welcome! Glad to hear it. We love that smell!

Me too!

Hope it turns out good.

Great to hear! Did it work for you?

Thanks for the kind words jessie!

Thank you mama G

You will love it Donna. Just be sure to test it under furniture off in the corner of your room first.

Let us konw how it works for you.

Glad you liked it. We use it all the time now.

Whitney - Thanks for leaving a comment . Glad this carpet cleaner worked for you. Share this video with your friends - they'll love you for it.

You will love it!

Great to hear! We love how it smells. It's so fresh.

Great tip Stacey!

Make sure you use white vinegar

Glad you liked it

We've never done that, so no we don't. So sorry.

Glad it helped

Hooray, love to hear this!

Glad you liked it!

I'm sorry to hear of your mom's passing. Glad you're following up on something she wanted to have done.

You are most welcome

Yes, correct Use it sparingly. If you're using it on a carpet rinse with a clean rag and water. For clothes we just spray it on, let is sit for a whiel and then put them in the wash.

Welcome!

We've never tried baking soda and vinegar on a carpet. Did it clean up okay without leaving residue?

Thanks Malaguena!

Thank you JW!

Thanks for the tip!

You're correct about it using a very small amount of detergent. We do recommend thorough rinsing and blotting. We also recommend using plain water first and only using this solution if the stain won't come out with water. Thanks for sharing your experience.

Yes! Hot water alone, especially if the stain is fresh and not set. I've done this many times using my little green machine following my young child around. Lol

did it work?

You are welcome!

You're welcome Daniel. You will love this!

You're welcome!

Try another all purpose cleaner - be sure it doesn't have bleach in it.

Glad it was helpful.

We didn't use a rinse, just let the carpet cleaner suck up as much as possible.

Rick Pazmino Avoid the Oxiclean

We haven't, but you could.

MoneySmartFamily You apparently don’t understand that the way you recommend using it depletes its bleaching capability, wasting it.

Hannah you're going to love how good it smells and how well it cleans!

@@MoneySmartFamily update: this is an excellent method! Cleaner in the store was 20-28 dollars for a 32 fl oz bottle... And i find that it never smells as amazing as it claims. This solution has a much stronger smell of "freshness" and got up all of my foot traffic, wine, and puppy accidents. I rent my home and there was no TELLING the last time it'd been shampooed. My carpet was definitely not pretty. Now it's prisitine for $2! (I already had the tide)

Also want to add that i made a DIY pretreatment. Of 1 part water 1 part white vinegar and 2 tbsp of laundry detergent that i let sit for 30 minutes after vacuuming

Thanks for taking time to watch and comment - once you find similar products, could you share them here? We have quite a few viewers from the UK and I'm sure they'd all appreciate your input!

@@MoneySmartFamily Certainly! ☺️

@@oneoflokis hi im from the uk what did you use?? Did it work?

Good point about NOT using bleach products.

Great words, thanks Jim!

We just suck it out with our carpet cleaner. However, we borrowed a friends carpet cleaner and they had a water rinse cycle. Here's a link to it on Amazon: amzn.to/2VOBI0F It has 2 reservoirs, one for cleaning solution and one for clean water to rinse with.

This certainly could work. Try a spot in an unseen place first!

Probably in the solution tank. But read the directions. Put it wherever you would put store-bought cleaning solutions.

John Gronber

Actually, Bissel says to only use theirs, of course.

The oxi products we used were from or 99 cent and dollar stores. There should be a recipe out there on the internet for creating this.

Not sure what filtration soiling is. Test it in a small, inconspicious spot first.

Love your sense of humor ..... try Walmart ... they have everything.

hilarious..... I'm dying of laughter

I think I saw some in a SkyMall catalog, it was special volcanically heated water from Fiji, and was only $89.99. Sent to you FedEx Overnight in a special thermal insulated package so it stayed nice and warm. Comes with a free super copper bracelet that cures cancer.

😁

@@MoneySmartFamily what's nice is that you can return it if it gets cold.... you don't even need a receipt

Don't know - we've only used it on Hoover models.

You could try that .

That's not been our experience - we've cleaned the carpet in several rooms using this solution and they look great. If you are concerned, just be sure that you use a machine that does a good job rinsing. We just borrowed one that does that very thing. It's a top rated Hoover Power Scrub carpet cleaner and is on sale at Amazon for $122. amzn.to/2V8k1tC

@@MoneySmartFamily oh nice that's good to know thanks a lot 👍

It should, but test first on a small area.

NOOOO! You cannot use OxyClean on wool. This guy has no clue.

Every carpet cleaner is different. It sounds like you're figuring out what will work best for yours.

Go for it!

Use a general purpose liquid cleaner - that doesnt have bleach in it and OxyClean.

MoneySmartFamily I have Lysol all purpose cleaner. Would that work? And how much ? I am asking bcoz I just bought new carpet vacuum cleaner and I don’t want to ruin it.thank u.

@@sonupatel4585 Give it a try - See the recipe here for the amount to use. Use this at your own risk. It should be okay, as we have used it on 2 different Hoover machines, but we're not responsible for any damage. Do your research and if the manufacturer is explicit about only using their solution - I would do it their way. moneysmartfamily.com/money-saving-tips/diy-carpet-cleaner/#rug-doctor-copycat-solution

MoneySmartFamily.okey. Thank u so much for replying 🙏 . I will follow your recipe.

I pour it directly into our carpet cleaner. Perhaps yours dilutes the cleaning power with water? Or you might need to pre-spot the area before using the carpet cleaner.

That's a tough one. Try rinsing with water first and blotting dry. If that doesn't work, give this a try on a small area. Be sure to rinse it totally out.

@@MoneySmartFamily okay thank you very much

Good question. We have used the store bought brands and see no difference ... expect the cost. Our solution costs about 25 cents per gallon.

Yes, triple it.