How to use a Karcher Carpet Cleaner and Detailer [ Home Depot Rental ]
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- Опубліковано 14 жов 2024
- We rented a Karcher Carpet Cleaner and Detailer from Home Depot. It was $24USD for 24 hours (plus $5USD Tax) and it was money well spent!
Here is a quick video showing how to set it up and use it!
If you haven't cleaned the upholstery in your car for a while, be prepared to be grossed out by how filthy it actually is.
You can get Folex [the cleaning solution] here: amzn.to/3cADWHb
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Home Depot needs to pay you! Excellent tutorial 👌🏾
Thank you Victoria!
Agreed
Thank you - I was about to cry using it. Very very helpful.
Aww, you're welcome. ❤
Thank you so much for putting this up, I didn’t have a lot of time to use this machine and I was able to figure out how to work it from this video so quickly. I will say, it took me a minute to understand that the solution runs out relatively quickly and you have to refill it a few times if you’re doing a whole car. (:
This thing kicks ass. Detail my car and furniture once a year with this thing.
Thank you! I struggled with the quick connect and even brought it back to the store. This video saved me
That quick connect gets everyone! Even me, took me a bit to figure out what the heck to do.
Thank you so much for this video! It helped so much - especially connecting the little hose to the machine. I was about to lose my shit because I couldn’t get it to fit and connect. Thank you!!!
That hose thing is pretty much why most people watch this video. Most of us have never seen a connection like that in our regular lives. I'm glad I could help!
The link Home Depot gave me to learn how to use this thing was incorrect and provided me with info on a larger, much much larger model… but with my ability to hack into anywhere and get the info I need I looked up the model that I had and I put it into YT and yours was the one I clicked on first. Damn Sonic and their hi-punch juice formula… that stuff seeped IN to this carpet and held fast IMMEDIATELY… So while the product/machine combo I used didn’t get it ALL out it looks much better than when I started and your video made the process of using the machine easier than HD did. Thanks very much!!! 💟
Wow that punch must be Supersonic! Thanks for the kind words, and I'm sorry it didn't get everything out.
Your voice is very pleasant. Clicked on another video just to hear it. I think you’re a news caster. Great job on this tutorial. Now I feel confident renting this machine from Home Depot. Thank you. 😊😊
Aww thanks for saying that! Not a news caster, sadly. Good luck with this little carpet cleaner! It was definitely worth renting for us. ❤
Here's another video that I did that isn't a how-to: ua-cam.com/video/nx7h93CdDdA/v-deo.html
I work at home depot currently and I came upon this video so I could learn how to use it too. Yo I love the commentary by the way, honest but hilarious. Love the video
Thanks Destin5!
thank you so much for this video. my dog passed away a few days ago and during the car ride to be euthanized she made a mess all over my 20 year old seats. my mental energy is very low and the Home Depot tutorial is just terrible. thanks a ton for making a video where we can ACTUALLY see how it works live!
I am so sorry to hear about your girly passing away. It is for sure a rough time and I'm happy that my video could help. Much love to you.
Thank you! We rented one today after our 1-year-old had a messy diaper incident on my MIL's living room rug. We used hot water and oxiclean. It was efficient and looked great afterwards. We expect to do this again :-)
Oh boy that sounds like a bit of a mess. I'm glad everything worked out though!
Thank you! I was thinking about renting this. I just saw your comments about using it on furniture which I was going to do. One piece is plush the other very stiff. I'll see. Home Depot said it is good for that..
I ended up having to rent one of these today and thanks to your video I actually knew how to put it together and use it. Thank you for posting!
Glad I could help!
Thank you so much for posting this! The quick connect wasn’t working for me (because the Home Depot video doesn’t do a good job of explaining that concept for those of us who have never heard of a quick connect). I almost gave up and returned the machine but luckily I found your video! Thanks again!
That quick connect is probably the main reason people even watch this video. It's definitely not easy to figure out, but I will say the Rug Doctor has the same type of connection, so it must be the best one for the job! Glad I could help Tiffany!
Thank you so much for this! I was having so much trouble figuring out how to connect the “quick connect” hose. It wasn’t staying on but watching you doing helped me get it🙏🏻
Hi Ashley! Yest the quick connect is anything but if you can't figure it out. Believe me, it took me a minute too. Glad the video helped!
This video is way more informative then the Home Depot video.
Hi Mario! I'm glad it was helpful =)
This video was so helpful, thank you for the detailed instructions. Hope to clean some rugs soon and this gave me some confidence to do the job.
Hi Nicole! I'm so glad it helped!
Thank you! I was so dumbfounded on how to attach the connector part. This helped so much!
Hi CF! Everyone is! It's insane and not something you see unless you are whatever profession deals with those pesky things. Took us a while too.
Thank you!! We were having so much trouble with the coupler and were super confused and frustrated. This video helped so much!!
Yes that coupler is weird! It's on the rug doctor too. I guess it's the best way to be leak proof.
This video saved my life!!😃 I rented this machine for the first time this morning and couldn’t figure out a few things and this video covered those things!! Thank you!!
Hi Karen! So happy it helped! Good luck today!
Simple and to the point. Thank you this helped so much!
Thanks for taking the time to do this!
Perfect description and even knew what a quick connect was 👍
Thannk you for the video!! Very informative. I felt like i was watching asmr with the background music lol
Thank you so much! Came looking for exactly this kind of tutorial. We appreciate your time putting this up
Thank you for posting this! The instructions link provided by Home Depot was invalid. This is Perfect instruction!
Perfect video for showing how to use this thank you!!
This video was extremely helpful thank you for sharing
Happy to hear it =)
Im so glad I found this video 😩😩 Need this most definitely
Wow I was just looking at this thing at home Depot second guessing myself but with your great very patient instructions I will be using this thing very soon in the next week or two thank you so much awesome video.
You'll be glad you did when you see how much dirt this thing pulls out! Thanks for commenting james!
I was looking for a video for a rental for the car, this was perfect. Much appreciated.
You should get some kind of peace prize for your work in upholstery cleaning education.
I'd display it proudly.
3rd time renting 50th time watching 😂
My gosh you must be an expert now. You're ready to make your own video!
This saved my life thank you
I love the subtle background music
Needed this!! Thank you!! 🙌🏼
Home Depot’s video sucked. This was way better. Great video
Ha! Thanks Baby!
Does this come with an attachment to do home carpet? I didn't see this at Home Depot Rental yesterday. i see the one Rug Doctor. BTW, is there a diff between the blue Rug Dr (i saw at Home Depot) vs the ones at Safeway that were red? It would be nice to rent one machine and do both home rooms and car. Had our rooms professionally done before moving in many years ago and never had it redone. HArd to to entire room with furntiure, so it'd be a partial clean.
The Karcher we rented was small and came with no added attachments for your home carpet. I really think it's just for your car.
From what I can tell the Safeway Rug Doctor says Spot remover and Detailer, so I am not sure that is for entire carpets unless it comes with an attachment that I don't see on the site. From what I can tell that's for stains specifically.
The Home Depot blue Rug Doctor is primarily for your whole carpet but does come with the upholstery attachment if you need it for that.
Is this unit more for cars vs home carpet (I see these blue colored dr rug units rentals at Home Depot). I like to do my car and the home carpet of course the home carpet being the main thing. It looks like the tank for the solution is very small. Can we just add water and no cleaning solution for the second pass (I guess that might be needed if we’re using a solution that requires rinsing right?)…. since my mom‘s carpet hasn’t been cleaned for while
I was thinking running it with just Clearwater so that it will do a steam job before I use a solution what do you think about that? Does the unit heat up the warm tap water that you put?
I definitely think it is more for cars and as far as I could tell it wasn't heating the water like a steamer would. Clear water isn't a bad idea if whatever it is you're cleaning isn't as gross as his seats were.
U are a blessing was looking for this exact video
Thanks for sharing. I was about to rent a huge rug doctor for my truck.
Oh my. That would have been difficult. This thing is perfect for your truck!
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Thank you for the video!! Just what I needed 🙏🙏
Thank you for this video! Love your nail polish 💅🥰
Thanks Kristi!
Bought a used couch from a friend and smells like dog really bad , would this help ? Thankyou in advance !
Karcher doesn't recommend using this on furniture, which I found out after I posted this video. I'm not sure why that is but the upholstery attachment on the rug doctor pro will do the job depending on what dog smells you have. May also depend on the kind of fabric the couch is. Maybe try on a little spot somewhere on the underside of a cushion to start.
Nice manicure and informative video.
Thank you very helpful
Very helpful, thanks for uploading.
Glad it was useful Daniel!
Thank you for this! It's a gem!!!
You're welcome! Glad it comes in handy for people =)
Very informative, thanks for the upload!
Thanks for watching!
Appreciate the quick guide.
It's easy to use once you know what to do and the results are amazing!
Nice video! I need to wash my car seats and I'm trying to decide if I should rent a Karcher or buy a Bissell Little Green, I care more about the power. I'm not sure if you've used any other carpet cleaners, but do you find the Karcher very powerful/ do stains come off easily?
We rented the Karcher and then also tried the Rug Dr Pro upholstery attachment. I found the Karcher to be better than that. I've not tried the Bissell, but it seems to me that those Home Depot rentals are pretty powerful.
Thanks so much! Very helpful
I use to smoke Lucky's myself
But I love your logo
I barely discover this!! I was gonna pay someone $100 for this job i can definitely do on my own for such and amazing price. THANK YOU!
Yes you definitely can do it! Feels really satisfying to see the dirt getting lifted right out of the upholstery too.
Thanks it will help 😊
how do you vacuum it out? is it automatically on or is there a button
the clear nozzle is always just vacuuming - the little attachment below it is what is spraying your upholstery with water plus whatever cleaning solution you are using. It will suck up a lot of the water but things will still be damp for a bit.
great video. super useful, exactly what i was searching for before shelling out $230 to Stanley steamer to steam clean my sectional sofa.
And this also kinda has an Asmr vibe. :)
Hi, I was about to rent it for my couch and chair. Did it work well on your furniture? The manual said it is not best for furniture use as I saw in the comments.
Hi - thanks for the video. Do you think this machine would get a large coffee stain out of a living room wool rug? I pretreated it and got most of it out but a pretty large light brown stain is still definitely there.
Hmm I don't know about that. It worked well on the fabric on my seats and the carpet on my car floors but none of those are made of wool.
I can say that this machine worked really well for me. If you have nothing to lose by using it, I'd go for it, but that may not be the right answer for everyone.
Good luck!
Thanks so much!!!!!!!!!!!
This literally saved me😩🙏
Yayyy!
Thank you
Thank you so much for this video guide!! Thank you thank you!!
So glad it helped Oleksandr =)
Hi, thanks for the how to! Going to rent tomorrow. Did you vacuum beforehand?
Yes I did vacuum a bit beforehand! Glad this helped. You're going to love your before and after!
Here's more footage of me using this on my car:
ua-cam.com/video/02ehBk7QFM8/v-deo.html
@@samechick thanks so much!
I hope it went well for you today!
Is it possible it could be used on the ceiling of the vehicle?
Also how did you dry your vehicle out
ChrisFix has a detailing video where he specifically talks about cleaning the ceiling, I'm not sure if this is the right tool for that.
We put a dehumidifier in the car for a while.
@@samechick Thank you 😊 🙏🏽
Can anyone recommend more cleaners that could be used with this machine when cleaning seats in a car? The one in the video is way too big of a size for me.
Hi CA Home Depot has smaller sizes too: www.homedepot.com/b/Cleaning-Cleaning-Supplies-Floor-Cleaners-Carpet-Cleaning-Products/No-Rinse/N-5yc1vZcb52Z1z0psuk
This is exactly what I needed. Thank you!!
Glad it helped!
Did it extract the dirty water
Thanks for this - very helpful!
Do you think this would work on upholstered couches?
I do think so. Just make sure to use a rinse free detergent like I did here.
How long did it take to dry?
We put a dehumidifier in the truck for an hour or so, not sure what it would be to air dry
Did the solution make the seats feel sticky after they dried?
Our seats were fine after, I chose to cover mine though to protect them since they are so old.
Thank you for your help
Lifesaver, thank you!
So glad it helped you!
Is this okay to clean a flooded car floor carpet?
I don't see why not. If the carpet has been sitting in water for a few days though you may need to go over it a lot to get that smell out. If it's been flooded for a long time it may be rotted some how, but still worth a try for the money.
I didn’t know these were a thing ,
I’ll be having some fun with my 14 year old stained car seats 😈
Yes! You'll be so grossed out by the water you dump out at the end.
What soap should I use for couch?
The Karcher manual says it doesn't recommend using this particular machine for regular furniture, I'm not sure why. When I used the rug doctor upholstery attachment I went with the same stuff I used in this video, but some commenters have said it is best to use the rug doctor solution.
@@samechick okay thank you so much
What's the drying time?
We placed a dehumidifier in the truck and shut all the doors for a few hours, I'm really not sure how long it would take if you just let it air dry.
Did they gave you the cleaning solution or is that separate?
Hi Armando, we bought the cleaning solution. They just give you the machine.
How do you know what cleaning solution to get
I wonder if you can use this on couches
Home Depot's description just says: Two-gallon capacity with efficient cleaning and drying capability. Perfect for detailing cars, cleaning stairs and spots. Clear view 4" hand tool to show cleaning results.
So maybe not. The rug doctor has an upholstery attachment that I used for a bench, so not a couch, but it worked. It was a bit messy though. Here's that video. ua-cam.com/video/DFLkODWAiq0/v-deo.html
Edit: Until you asked I always thought if I needed to use something for upholstery I'd get the karcher again, but since they don't specifically say it, I guess I'd get the rug doctor instead.
I.dont have a vacuum, can I use the machine as a vacuum without spraying solution
Hi Joseph, that's an interesting question. Most vacuums have some sort of a filter system inside that this doesn't have. So, you may wind up damaging this somehow if you did use it without the water.
It does suck up the water pretty well though so maybe it would work that way, I just wouldn't recommend it.
@@samechick it'd a rental lol
How loud is this? I tried a bissel big green and it was way too loud to comfortably use.
It didn't strike us as incredibly loud BUT my husband is a drummer and we are used to a pretty high noise level here. I wish I could be more helpful.
@@samechick
I rented one. It's much quieter than I thought. Especially outside
@@edwardhim2276 that's great to hear!
Can we add any solution or does it have to be something the machines uses only? Thank you.
Hey there Hoezay, we added the Folex, but someone in my rugdoctor video comments said that he recommends only using what the machine says to use. I will say that the Folex worked very well and we haven't had issues.
Ahhh okay gotcha! Thanks for the fast response! Or i can do it manually, buy my own solution without having to use it in the machine; that being said am i still obligated to put the warm water in there without the solution or is that only if im using that solution can i leave it empty?
I would use the solution with water, unless the bottle it comes in says to use it straight. The stuff we used was pretty specific as to water to solution ration, I'm sure almost all solutions would come with some sort of ratio. Or do you mean your own homemade solution? If that's the case I guess I'm not sure. Would depend on whether or not you have water in that. Car upholstery is tough, but I wouldn't want you to use something that was too strong on it and maybe leave some water stains or discoloring or whatever. I used Folex because ChrisFix used it in one of his videos. I'd stick to that or whatever the manufacturer recommends.
Thank you 😊
Does it have good suction?
It cleaned the upholstery very well and you can see it sucking up the dirty water. It does a great job.
Thank you.!!!
Any tips on how to completely dry it afterwards?
Hi Valerie! We actually put a dehumidifier in the car for a few hours. Shut the doors as tightly as we could without crimping the cord and it worked very well.
For the little lever that you squeeze for the cleaning alotuion to come out, is it the same solution thats in the bucket?
When you squeeze the lever the stuff in the lower tank (that mix of Folex and water we poured sloppily into it) that comes out. It comes out of a little nozzle that's under the clear plastic vacuum part that sucks the dirt away.
I hope that's kind of clear.
@@samechick Thanks! That explained it all. Great demonstration.
Very helpful thanks!!! ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Yay! Glad it helped Jess!
You just saved my life thanks!!!!!
Glad to be of help Shauntai!
I think it's pronounced "karshur" but thanks for the vid. Very helpful!
Ah ok, good too know! Thank you =)
The instructions I found online are a little confusing. It says to use a non foaming cleanser. The stuff I have is made by chemical guys and says its made for hot water extractors but it doesn't say non foaming. I hope i don't damage this thing! I have insurance anyway...😬
@@chasec9197 I doubt you'll damage the machine. I used the Folex without issue.
Maybe they recommend non foaming for the same reason we don't use liquid Dawn in a dishwasher?
Good luck!
@@samechick thanks. It just made me a little paranoid reading that. I'll probably end up using what I have and see how it does. Thanks again...
Thank you for the tutorial!
You are welcome!
Did it take long to dry?
We soaked it pretty good and then put it in another room to dry for a few days. It definitely was too wet to use right away. Not sure if it's because we cleaned it so vigorously or if that is the way it is anyway.
Great video very well explained
Thank you Moises!
Thank you so much !!
So helpful! Did you just do that one seat? and how long did it take for you to do the entire seat?
Hi Sana! Great question! He did both seats! Because he didn't take a scrub brush to it, I think each seat only took about 10 or 15 minutes.
Drying takes a bit more time though, so you aren't ready to go right after you've used the cleaner.
I have another video on this channel where I cleaned my "new" used Toyota 4Runner with this same carpet cleaner and after I was done we put a dehumidifier in the back cargo area for a few hours to make sure everything was completely dry. I think may have Dave done that in his Blazer too.
In that other video the difference in the seats was just as impressive. The carpets too.
@@samechick okay that sounds great! I'm planning on doing a few different things in my living room so I just wanted to see if one day wouldn't be enough time but that's manageable. Thank you and I'll check out those vids!
@@sanaali180 It works well and it's also really satisfying to see all the dirt you got out.
Good luck!
I APPRECIATE THIS SO MUCH
I'm glad to hear it Mike! Thanks for watching =)
@@samechick so when the water / solution mix runs out , you just refill it and get back to it?
@@mikebecerril1404 Yes! Just empty out the old stuff in the white tank and put in new clean stuff in the bottom.
It's very easy to use and it works so incredibly well. Definitely worth the rental.
Thank you!! I had it all wrong !!
Glad to have helped Amira ☺
How much solution should you pour in?
Hi Cody! We didn't do exact measurements. I added about a cup or more to the full tank. It worked fine for us.
The manual says:
2. Pour clean, hot water to the indicated fill line of the
solution tank. To avoid possible tank distortion,
water temperature must not exceed 140 F (60C).
3. Add a non-foaming cleaning solution concentrate,
for use in hot water extractors at the proportions
noted on the container into solution tank.
But it doesn't give you an amount.
Here's a link to the manual.
assets.homedepot-static.com/online-rental/tool-assets/v4.2.8/files/Karcher/Carpet-Spot-and-Stair-Cleaner-Manual-Karcher.pdf
@@samechick thanks homie
You’re supposed to pull the trigger while pulling the wand backwards so it blasts stains out
Hi! I can get the machine to spray but not suck anything back up. Any suggestions?
Hi Katherine, is everything connected properly? I can't imagine why it isn't working.
As far as I can tell, yes! Thanks for the video and for responding so quickly. Heading back to Home Depot for some help!
Let me know what they said. I'm curious as to what was happening.
Hey what were the measurements that you mixed in?
I honestly don't think I did an exact mix, probably just tried to follow whatever the detergent said on the bottle. This was a no-rinse detergent. I also think some people just use hot water alone.
@@samechick Sounds good! These old coffee stains are coming out right now! Thank you!
@@elvism1794 It's so satisfying to dump that old dirty water out.