How to clean a very dirty 14 yr old carpet in a rental unit

Thank you for you comment.

I agree except , I only plan on living here for another 2 yrs and this is an apartment rental.

Absolutely! When I was single and living in apartments, I had my carpets cleaned at least once a year at my expense (and sent any drapes out for cleaning too), as it is not that expensive. Especially at this time of year, the capet and upholstery places start running specials for the holidays. They run advertisements on tv and run ads in local newspapers too, so maybe you might start looking for them. Pull out the yellow pages or Google to find local carpet cleaners and they can sometimes give you a ballpark quote over the phone. Local independent companies may even be cheaper than the national ones like Coit and Stanley Steemer. Nothing like walking barefoot on clean carpet! I have mine done every 3 months, but I have a lot of pets now and live in a dusty area.

Thank you for you comment.

I have not tried hot water and vinegar. I will definitely look into this idea.

Thank you for you comment. My brother used a carpet cleaner, not sure if it was a Rug Doctor. It is worth a try especially with all the new ideas, I have received on this forum.

Thank you for you comment. I appreciate the link and will try this along with the other ideas I have received on this forum.