B&Q Rug Doctor

apinner · 17-05-2008, 19:49

Just hired one of these do try and clean up a couple of tired looking carpets but it also comes with a hand tool so i decided to attack the seats in the octy and they have come up like new! You can see the dirt literally being sucked out of the fabric.

Dont bother scrubbing with 1001, go rent a rug doctor and clean your house at the same time!

Coops · 17-05-2008, 20:48

They are good! Had one a few weeks back whilst decorating the house but didn't have time for the car.

Brought the house carpets up a treat mind.

th4neuk · 17-05-2008, 21:11

any before and after pics??

ultra_joel88 · 17-05-2008, 21:41

do they have a small hose nozzle for use in the car?

jaymd · 17-05-2008, 21:46

How much did it cost to hire?

I just purchased a Vax cleaner to do the carpets around the house and the car.

mluton · 17-05-2008, 22:30

They are £20 for 24 hours from most supermarkets IIRC.

As above do they have a hand attachment ???

apinner · 17-05-2008, 22:43

Yep.. the hand attachment is about 4" wide and has quite a long hose perfect for seats!

Dont have any before or after pics, but i also did the seats in our van and the dirt that came out of them was incredible! You really would not believe the colour of the water..

I will do the mats tomorrow and get some pics of the water for you.

ultra_joel88 · 18-05-2008, 09:46

thats good, I think homebase do them.

apinner · 18-05-2008, 15:03

As requested here are some pics..

Here are the seats now they have dried off over night, there was muddy little paw prints all over them.

clean_seat.jpg

Here is the floor matt before cleaning..

matt_before.jpg

Here are some pics of the water after doing the matts, really revolting!

dirt1.jpg

dirt2.jpg

Steevie Wonder · 18-05-2008, 22:44

Went out and got a dogs bollox vax carpet washer/cleaner thingy.

Results are very good, not bad for nearly 6 years old!

Dmac1969 · 19-05-2008, 19:48

Looking good Steevie! Good job!!

mluton · 19-05-2008, 20:27

Just been to Morrison to have a butchers at the deals.

£25 for 24 hours rental inc carpet detergent.

Can do the car and the 2 carpeted rooms in the flat.

Bang on the mark.

Steevie Wonder · 19-05-2008, 21:44

It's well worth doing mate, it only took 15-20 minutes to do my seats and carpets

MisterGT · 19-05-2008, 21:49

We do the carpets in the house every year and the colour of the water has to be seen to be believed ! Also agree that the hand attachment does wonders for car seats/carpets.

cheezemonkhai · 20-05-2008, 13:32

Indeed it's come to that time of year (eg post winter) that the beige carpets in our house are about to produce large amounts of muddy thick water.

fatty5000 · 21-05-2008, 12:25

I've been pondering doing this myself for ages.

Which detergent did you use theres a few to chose from iirc

apinner · 21-05-2008, 12:33

I used the proper rug doctor stuff which was £9.00 for 2 litres but the gf found it online after at £7.00 for 5 litres! So don't buy it from B&Q! Its 150ml to 9l of water.

fatty5000 · 21-05-2008, 12:51

Cool

Was it just the general carpet one ???

cheezemonkhai · 21-05-2008, 13:04

Quote:

Originally Posted by fatty5000

I've been pondering doing this myself for ages.

Which detergent did you use theres a few to chose from iirc

VAX AAA or the bissell ones I find are best

cheezemonkhai · 21-05-2008, 13:13

Oh BTW, I wouldn't hire one for £30 inc liquid when you can buy a VAX for similar money.

I got mine from graded electricals on ebay for about £31 delivered.

fatty5000 · 21-05-2008, 13:15

I would buy oe but as it is I'm struggling to find space for all the crap that is accumilating in our house at the moment.

apinner · 21-05-2008, 13:33

I cant see how a £31 Vax can compare to a £600 commercial machine?

The rug doctor actually spray down quite a lot of water and the brush has a very strong scrubbing action. Out of one 9 litre fill up i covered 2 runs about 5 meters long so you will need to fill it quite often. But it really does work absolute wonders.

see this review here.. Rug Doctor

cheezemonkhai · 21-05-2008, 13:50

Quote:

Originally Posted by apinner

I cant see how a £31 Vax can compare to a £600 commercial machine?

The rug doctor actually spray down quite a lot of water and the brush has a very strong scrubbing action. Out of one 9 litre fill up i covered 2 runs about 5 meters long so you will need to fill it quite often. But it really does work absolute wonders.

see this review here.. Rug Doctor

I've hired the rug doctor on more than one occasion before I bought the vax and the results are comparable. Even on beige carpets the rug doctor is not noticeably better.

In the car you won't be using the brush either just the attachment which will do the same as the VAX etc one of water in then suck it up.

Where does the `£600` go?

Mostly on a larger water resevoir and building it like a tank.

The vax I got for £31 is listed at £129 rrp IIRC.

Either way, buying a cheaper one for home use means you can use it whenever you like and is the same price as a hire.

17-05-2008, 19:49	#1
apinner @(o_0)@ Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Grimsby Posts: 1,915 Members Car: Mk1 Octavia vRS Images: 8 Thanks: 60 Thanked 114 Times in 54 Posts	B&Q Rug Doctor Just hired one of these do try and clean up a couple of tired looking carpets but it also comes with a hand tool so i decided to attack the seats in the octy and they have come up like new! You can see the dirt literally being sucked out of the fabric. Dont bother scrubbing with 1001, go rent a rug doctor and clean your house at the same time! __________________ . Alex . Briskoda.net Blog

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apinner @(o_0)@ Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Grimsby Posts: 1,915 Members Car: Mk1 Octavia vRS Images: 8 Thanks: 60 Thanked 114 Times in 54 Posts	Re: B&Q Rug Doctor Yep.. the hand attachment is about 4" wide and has quite a long hose perfect for seats! Dont have any before or after pics, but i also did the seats in our van and the dirt that came out of them was incredible! You really would not believe the colour of the water.. I will do the mats tomorrow and get some pics of the water for you. __________________ . Alex . Briskoda.net Blog

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ultra_joel88 Briskodian Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Brecon/ Cardiff Posts: 2,541 Members Car: 04 Fabia vRS (180/300) Thanks: 26 Thanked 115 Times in 109 Posts	Re: B&Q Rug Doctor thats good, I think homebase do them. __________________ '04 Fabia VRS - P-Torque STG1, 312mm Brakes, Whiteline RARB, SEAT Sport Strut Brace, Pipercross Panel Filter & PD160 Intake, Pioneer and Infinity ICE, Custom exhaust system w/ de-cat, CCV Bypass w/ Catch Can, Boost + Volt Gauge, Window Tints

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apinner @(o_0)@ Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Grimsby Posts: 1,915 Members Car: Mk1 Octavia vRS Images: 8 Thanks: 60 Thanked 114 Times in 54 Posts	Re: B&Q Rug Doctor As requested here are some pics.. Here are the seats now they have dried off over night, there was muddy little paw prints all over them. clean_seat.jpg Here is the floor matt before cleaning.. matt_before.jpg Here are some pics of the water after doing the matts, really revolting! dirt1.jpg dirt2.jpg __________________ . Alex . Briskoda.net Blog

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Dmac1969 Briskodian Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Berwick upon Tweed , Northumberland. Posts: 2,462 Members Car: Fabia 1.4 MPi Comfort Images: 1 Thanks: 18 Thanked 57 Times in 44 Posts	Re: B&Q Rug Doctor Looking good Steevie! Good job!! __________________ Duncan - England's most Northerly Briskodian! 2000/V reg Fabia 1.4 Mpi Comfort-Dynamic Blue Ex Octavia vRS and Octavia Slxi 1.8T.

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mluton Briskodian Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: South Birmingham Posts: 6,399 Members Car: Red Octavia vRS 1.8T (20v) Thanks: 46 Thanked 226 Times in 201 Posts	Re: B&Q Rug Doctor Just been to Morrison to have a butchers at the deals. £25 for 24 hours rental inc carpet detergent. Can do the car and the 2 carpeted rooms in the flat. Bang on the mark. __________________ Support Briskoda----------------------> Red Skoda Octavia V//RS Mods to date: Carbonio CAI Forge 007 DV Aero Wipers Briskoda Stickers KVW100 GB Wheel Inserts RS Tuning Remap Delocked Piper Cat Back Kenwood KDC-W6541U Fli Twin 12" Active Sub Parrot CK3100 *------------------------------------------------*

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MisterGT Briskodian Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Okehampton Posts: 791 Members Car: Thanks: 16 Thanked 8 Times in 8 Posts	Re: B&Q Rug Doctor We do the carpets in the house every year and the colour of the water has to be seen to be believed ! Also agree that the hand attachment does wonders for car seats/carpets.

20-05-2008, 13:32	#15
cheezemonkhai Briskodian Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 15,554 Members Car: Thanks: 111 Thanked 511 Times in 474 Posts	Re: B&Q Rug Doctor Indeed it's come to that time of year (eg post winter) that the beige carpets in our house are about to produce large amounts of muddy thick water. __________________ Cars make CO2 and trees absorb CO2. By driving your car you're feeding a tree and helping the environment.

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cheezemonkhai Briskodian Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 15,554 Members Car: Thanks: 111 Thanked 511 Times in 474 Posts	Re: B&Q Rug Doctor Oh BTW, I wouldn't hire one for £30 inc liquid when you can buy a VAX for similar money. I got mine from graded electricals on ebay for about £31 delivered. __________________ Cars make CO2 and trees absorb CO2. By driving your car you're feeding a tree and helping the environment.

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apinner @(o_0)@ Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Grimsby Posts: 1,915 Members Car: Mk1 Octavia vRS Images: 8 Thanks: 60 Thanked 114 Times in 54 Posts	Re: B&Q Rug Doctor I cant see how a £31 Vax can compare to a £600 commercial machine? The rug doctor actually spray down quite a lot of water and the brush has a very strong scrubbing action. Out of one 9 litre fill up i covered 2 runs about 5 meters long so you will need to fill it quite often. But it really does work absolute wonders. see this review here.. Rug Doctor __________________ . Alex . Briskoda.net Blog

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