How to Use an Aerus Pro Floor Shampooer

Homemade Ammonia Foaming Carpet Solution
Written By
Mel Frank
Mel Frank
Published: Mar 16, 2011
Updated: Nov 20, 2021
1 minute read
  1. Snap out the carpet shampoo reservoir from the top latch. This is located about midway down the unit.

  2. Add warm water to the fluid tank. For cleaning one room, fill it only about 1/4 full, or if you're cleaning the entire home, fill the tank to the highest fill line.

  3. Count the notches up the side of the fill tank. For each notch that's under the water line, add in a cap full of carpet shampoo. Snap the canister back onto the Aerus unit.

  4. Plug in and press the power switch located to the bottom left of the unit near the base with your foot to turn it on.

  5. Pull the shampoo trigger under the right handlebar of the unit, and push slowly over the carpet as you would a vacuum. Pull the shampoo trigger and clean about three square feet of carpeting. Move in large circular motions as you clean. Move on to the next area. Pull the steam trigger and repeat. Continue until all carpet is cleaned and allow it to air dry. Don't walk over the carpet until it's fully dried.

  6. Vacuum the carpeting to restore the natural pile of the carpeting.

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Mel Frank is a professional freelance writer with over 15 years of writing experience. She has completed a wide variety of writing assignments for a number of publications that include CNN and various websites. Frank received a Bachelor of…

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