Steam cleaning involves the use of steam to carry a cleaning agent deep into the carpet. The process starts with spraying a pre-cleaning agent that loosens dirt and soiling - making it easy to steam clean away any dirt and stains. Dry cleaning uses much less moisture (that’s why it’s called ‘dry’) but much more chemical solvent, and dirt is buffed away instead of vacuumed, leaving behind chemical residue in your carpets.
Without the heat and moisture, we tend to find that dry cleaning just doesn’t cut it on carpets as it mostly just cleans the surface. Further, the build-up of chemical residue can shorten the life of your carpet, acting like a sandpaper on the fibres as we tread over it. That’s why the team at Cheap as Chips recommend steam cleaning, where you can get a deeper and more thorough clean, removing deep set dirt and stains and leaving nothing behind.