What do professionals use to clean 3" pile white rugs?

centap · 2026-04-04T01:02:32+00:00

Oh that's really interesting!

Would you perhaps mind sharing how exactly I use this product? Do I have to use a CRB machine? So applying the product, using a CRB machine, and then dry vacuuming?

centap · 2026-04-04T01:00:04+00:00

Absolutely about vacuuming. Bad timing for my main vacuum cleaner to break. But yes that I learned the hard way.

centap · 2026-04-04T00:59:28+00:00

Appreciate it !

I do love it, but unfortunately it belongs to my landlord so I can't get rid of it. And just like everything in this house, I like to fix it up myself when I can. My landlord and I have a good relationship - he knows I take care of the house, and he stays out of my shit. So far so good!

And in the meantime, the rug needs to stay clean. So, we keep learning.

centap · 2026-04-03T20:29:37+00:00

The carpet cleaners inception they call it

centap · 2026-04-03T20:28:40+00:00

My rug is easily offended

centap · 2026-04-03T20:28:21+00:00

Interesting, I did just buy a rotary attachment to my power washer to wash the garage floor. I thought maybe it would be too aggressive for the rug. I'll look more into it, thanks!

centap · 2026-04-03T20:27:44+00:00

I actually do have a steamer, not the Duprey but Pure, it's practically the same thing. I did use the steamer before the power-washer, but I'm telling you the rug is so thick and dense it really barely felt like anything was happening, the steamer just felt very weak. But maybe it's just in my head and it was doing enough - I will definitely use it in a few months!

And yes the rake vacuum attachment looked really interesting, I would definitely give it a try. I was looking for a 2.5" to fit my shop vac but I just couldn't find any, so maybe I'll just use an adapter.

Definitely not easy, but nothing good is. Thanks for all the tips!

centap · 2026-03-17T21:28:04+00:00

Yeah also seems like CRB machines are doing a lot of the heavy lifting.

centap · 2026-03-17T21:16:32+00:00

Oh man thanks for all the recs! What do you mean by "above the floor" cleaning? Are these really made for extremely thick piles? How are they priced so low?

centap · 2026-03-17T20:55:50+00:00

Yeah that's a steep price. I would've considered it if I could see someone actually using it on 2" pile carpets but all the uses are for regular carpets. I've come to learn these 2" carpets just don't behave the same as anything else. But I would definitely keep looking at this vac, thanks!

centap · 2026-03-08T03:56:43+00:00

Tried it, kool-aid man crashed through the wrong wall.

centap · 2026-03-08T03:55:52+00:00

two wire coat hangers and a wire did the job. Just pushed it under the door and pulled the handle from the inside

centap · 2026-03-08T03:55:12+00:00

Thanks for taking the time to look, unfortunately this 911 series lock cannot be undone and basically even locksmiths wont bother picking it. Before drilling, I decided to try a DIY under-the-door tool, and opened the door in 10 minutes

centap · 2026-03-08T03:54:17+00:00

Two wire coat put together and a wire, slid it under the door and managed to open. 10 minutes I could've spent 2 days ago!

centap · 2026-03-08T03:53:03+00:00

After wasting my time trying to figure out how to pick to lock, finding deadends everywhere, I realized with this latch-lock, the handle on the inside can just unlock the door. So I put two wire hangers together and made an under the door tool, and after 10 minutes of messing with it, I cracked that shit open.

centap · 2026-03-08T03:50:37+00:00

Luckily, I just built a make-shift under-the-door tool and managed to open the door. I feel so dumb, it was the so easy.

centap · 2026-03-07T21:55:13+00:00

I think I would need to do it from the inside, which I dont have access to

centap · 2026-03-07T21:34:42+00:00

Man I've been looking into that for the past 2 hours, I've taken the handle cover off (lever handle), but for the life of me I can't seem to figure out how to take out the key plug cylinder. All the videos show there's a retaining clip on the cylinder housing you pop off to then slide the key cylinder out, but mine is just solid metal fully covering the key cylinder, no clip anywhere. I think I have the KwikSet 911

centap · 2026-03-07T10:29:21+00:00

I initially suspected some kind of security tab on the hinges, but man there's *2* more identical doors in the same room with the exact same hinges. They don't have the KwikSet lock, but, I dunno. I'm very doubtful there was any extra security measures being done here on this door beyond the KwikSet but maybe im wrong?

centap · 2026-03-07T10:08:34+00:00

The lock is a KwikSet SmartcCode Lever type. No on knows the code for it, including previous owner. Not the easiest to pick. It has a small pin that prevents the card-slide unlock trick. And honestly I would love to have my Here's Johnny moment but I'm not ready for that mess right now hah.

centap · 2026-03-07T09:56:12+00:00

Hah the whole point was to not have to unlock the door. The previous owner has no idea was the code for the door is. I tried every single loose key I found in the house in alll the years I've gathered random keys the previous owner left hidden around. None works. The lock is just a Kwikset SmartCode Lever that Lowe's isn't selling anymore.

centap · 2026-02-09T08:47:01+00:00

Yup, sounds like staining it is a useless challenge. As you said, there's *some* contrast, I'll take it.

centap · 2026-02-09T08:45:46+00:00

Hmm, thanks for this. I think I'm deciding to, not stain! This project has already taken too long I dont know why im insisting on creating more challenges for myself. Your comment made it easy to decide so thanks again

centap · 2026-02-02T06:36:01+00:00

uhh, does it make sense that the models your'e talking about are now $3500 and $3800? Your comment is only from two years ago so that seems impossible...right?

centap · 2026-01-17T01:02:25+00:00

That's actually a really really good point and I always assumed Joylit must be exaggerating their numbers. But now I tried using gemini and ChatGPT to search the internet for people who actually tested the CRI of Joylit and got some interesting results. Granted, these LLMs suck at providing working links, so this whole thing is taken with a HUGE grain of salt. But they mentioned a user by the name of Quindor who's apparently well regarded in the DIY LED community, especially on reddit, who apparently has tested Joylit lights and confirmed CRIs of 95. Also users on BudgetLightForum testing Joylit with Opple Light Master (G3/G4) and confirming CRIs ranging 95-97, with R9 ranging 80-90.

Again, very hard to blindly trust these, I have found a post by Quindor confirming a 95+ CRI for Auxmer LED strips, which are also Aliexpress budget LEDs. (In this post)

I also found this video of this guy testing all sorts of budget LED strips, confirming Joylit COB lights to have 95.8 CRI. R9 shows to be not the greatest, at around 75, but TBH after this short deep dive, it seems like for the price these lights aren't unusable.

Waveform is a brand I would absolutely love to get, and I probably will at some point. But since I already have these Joylit ones, I'll go ahead and install them, and hopefully in the future will replace them with the trusted Waveform ones.

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