What, My Steam Mop Can Clean Carpets Too?

I’m pretty confident that you know your steam mop is excellent at cleaning your ceramic tile floors in the bathroom. And that the best way to clean your laminate floors is with a steam mop not a traditional bucket and mop. But did you know that your steam mop is also pretty darn good at cleaning carpets. Say WHAT?? CARPETS?? No way!!

Yes Way!! The same steam mop that shines those sparkly hardwood floors can remove all the muck and dirt from your carpets too! You don’t believe me do you? You think I’m trying to pull one over on you. Well I can proudly say as the president of the steam mop club I have tried this myself and it works like a champ. Gone are your days of having to purchase a separate carpet cleaner or renting those ginormous cleaners at Lowes or Home Depot. Just user your steam mop.

Still skeptical, huh. Go online and google carpet cleaners, now look at the manufacturer. Okay now go grab your steam mop or search for steam mops on amazon. Guess what, the same company that makes your steam mop, makes a carpet cleaner. Now are you starting to believe me?

Steam mops are great for cleaning carpets, they are light and agile and it makes it a breeze to clean the carpets too. Need more reasons why you should try your steam mop magical wand on carpets? Well sit back and grab a cup of coffee, I am going to give you my Top 4 reasons why a steam mop makes a great carpet cleaner.

Top 4 reasons why Steam mops make Great Carpet Cleaners

Never miss small particles again

Yes I know huge messes require huge clean ups and yes maybe a carpet cleaner would be better suited for that, but when it comes to every day cleaning tasks, the best steam mops win hands down. Why you may ask, simply put the steam mops are better at picking up the small things; food particles, crumbs, and pet hair. They were designed to grab the small stuff and will beat any other cleaning utility every time.

So Easy a Child can use a Steam Mop

What could be easier, put water in it, plug it in and go. No more broom and dustpan, just grab the steam mop and go. Steam mops are also easier to use around the house. Their lightweight and nimble form make it easy to move around the house quickly and clean up your home in no time. Plus you can clean almost anything with them, from your curtains to your furniture. Oops I’ll cover those steam mop cleaning hacks in another article.

No Chemical Cleaners needed

Say goodbye to those harmful carpet cleaning chemicals. With a steam mop you don’t need a bunch of chemicals to clean them up, just the steam mop. With a steam mop you just need water and steam to take care of the dirt and grime and trust me you will be surprised how well they compare to commercial carpet cleaners.

Bye Bye Dirt

Not only do steam mops pickup more dirt than a traditional carpet cleaner they also sanitize your carpet. That’s right, because steam is created at 212F when the water boils, the temperature kills off any harmful bacteria, viruses, small pests, and dust mites. Now if that isn’t a good reason to clean your carpets with your steam mop then I don’t know what is.

Hopefully I have shed a little light on why I believe steam mops make great carpet cleaners. Now all you need to do is go give it a try yourself to see how well they work. Please keep in mind some steam mops might need a separate accessory called a carpet glider to work properly on the carpet. Other than that you should be good to go. If you found this article interesting please share it with others on facebook or other social media channels.