I would like to know if there is an alternative shampoo that is cheaper and cleans equally as well or better then the kirby brand shampoo.
2007-02-03 10:58:49 · 5 answers · asked by adam v 1 in Home & Garden ➔ Cleaning & Laundry
yes yes yes...we buy "Awesome" cleaner...it is yellow.... it is sold in 99 cent stores....it works great.....we professionally clean carpets...you use the same amt of awesome...as you do the kirby shampoo....I think it's 3 caps of cleaner in your shampoo holder...and fill to the water line...then as an added touch...we use downy liquid fabric softener to put a soft feel (& smell) on the carpet....you put 50/50 water & downey mix in a spray bottle (an old windex bottle will do)...you DO NOT put this in your reservoir of vacum...just spray this on capet (quite heavy) then run the kirby shampooer over it...people really comment how nice their carpet smells & feels...good luck!!!
2007-02-03 11:16:31 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
I also have a Kirby Vacuum shampoo system. You probably won't hurt the system by using other brands, but I don't think you'll get good results from the other shampoos...they are not formulated to foam. I wouldn't do it. All this Kirby system does is rub foam onto your carpet, it sits for 5 minutes, the excess foam gets scraped off into the tray, then you allow the carpet to dry and vacuum. Other shampoos are formulated to be mixed with water and the excess is extracted out of the carpet. Kirby shampoo and brands such as Bissel, Hoover, Woolite differ in how they are intended to work. I hate my Kirby shampoo system (I used mine twice!) and I recently bought a carpet shampooer. It does a much better job and my carpets are MUCH cleaner. I'm constantly cleaning carpet, I have 3 dogs and live in the country. Good luck.
2016-05-24 00:40:48 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Electrolux turbo costs as much as or even more than the Kirby brand shampoo. "Awesome" is wonderful! I use that for a lot of cleaning around the house. Thanks Dianne G. :-)
2014-08-06 05:00:16 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
any brand that has low suds, even dish washing soap.
2007-02-03 11:06:23 · answer #4 · answered by T C 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
ELECTROLUX TURBO SHAMPOO DRY FOAM FORMULA!!!!!!
2007-02-03 11:03:35 · answer #5 · answered by dca2003311@yahoo.com 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋