5. Shampoo and Steam

The combination of shampoo & steam method of carpet cleaning had a lower percentage of soil removal, than either the fine mist or dry-foam extraction @ (34.2 %) & caused the carpets to re-soil extremely fast in 1 to 2 months.

Drying time was also bad at 2 to 7 days with the average being 3 & ¾ days.