When we bought our home, not only were we excited because it was OUR OWN, but it also had “new carpet smell”! I know, I know, that smell isn’t good for you, but really, how can you not love it? We were so glad that we got a home that had all new carpet in it. Little did we know our carpet was a vacuum killer!
Each time I vacuum, even now that we have lived here for almost 5 years, the vacuum fills up with carpet fibers. Instead of just having nice, clean carpet, we get to enjoy a burning rubber smell as the vacuum overheats and almost dies, or a terrible sound that makes it sound like the vacuum is about to explode. And here is the kicker, we have two very nice vacuums. One of them is a Dyson, the other a Hoover. It’s not unusual for me to have to pull them apart to remove carpet fibers from around the brush. In fact, I usually have to do that at least once or twice a month.
One day my mom brought over her carpet cleaner, and I warned her that I didn’t think it was going to work. We decided to try it, since she has a room with similar carpet (although obviously hers is higher quality) and it worked just fine for her. We got one square done before the cleaner died and I had to take it apart to fix it.
New flooring is on the wish list for sure as I have mentioned before, but it’s not just about looks. It’s about function too! Vacuum killer, qu’est que c’est!
