How To Clean A Carpet With Bleach – An Easy Guide!

Do you have a stubborn stain on your carpet that just seems to be full-resistant to all your attempts at cleaning it? Then using bleach might be the best option for you! 

In this article, we will give you step-by-step instructions on How To Clean A Carpet With Bleach. Let’s go! 

How to Clean A Carpet With Bleach

Carpet Preparation

First thing first, if your carpet is made with wool or is wool-based, you probably should not use bleach on them. Moreover, bright-colored rugs and carpet could get drastically faded if you let them interact with bleach. 

Bleach works best with the white carpets that are not made of wool.

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Vacuum the carpet before cleaning it with bleachClairoliviawayman

Now that we have that out of the way, we will have to start getting rid of all hardened residues or molds on your carpet stain. 

You can use a spoon, brush, or any blunt object you could find to take out the remaining gunks gently. To finish it off, vacuum the stain throughout so there is little dirt as much as possible.

Bleach Solution Preparation

Remember to put your gloves and protective mask on! Bleach solution can burn your skin, and the fumes coming from it cause serious respiratory system harms. 

Open up all windows of the room you’ll be using so that the fumes can’t hurt you or your family members. 

Never apply bleach directly on the carpet. To use bleach to clean your rugs, mix a cup of bleach with a gallon of water to have a safe mixture suitable for cleaning.  With the mixture ready, put it inside a spray bottle to make the cleaning process easier.

Put the solution into a spray bottle to make cleaning easier

Ensure that the bleach won’t be in contact with any other chemical you’ve used for stain removal. This is extremely important because bleach mixing with the wrong chemical such as ammonia or others, can create fatal fumes.

Begin Cleaning

After finishing with the preparation, begin spraying the mixture onto your carpet. 

You should spray this bleaching mixture all over the carpet’s surface instead of just on the stained area. By doing so, the color hue could come out evenly after rinsing. Leave your carpet like that for half an hour. 

Before you go outside, make sure the room is well ventilated.

Rinse The Carpet

When time is up, rinse your carpet with water carefully.

You can use shampoo and a soft brush to deal with the remaining odor and residue if needed. Rinse the carpet once again and let it dry.

To allow the carpet to dry faster, you can do this step outdoors or use additional heating, air conditioning, and fans to quicken the pace.

Once completely dry up, the carpet would be lighter and, hopefully, with no stain in sight!

Conclusion

That was our article on How To Clean A Carpet With Bleach! We know that it could be a bit tricky using bleach, but we assure you, the result is totally worth it! 

After reading this article, we hope that you have found all you need to clean that stubborn stain off your lovely carpet! Stay tuned for a more cool guide and good luck!

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  1. You can pour bleach directly on carpets made within the last 10 years. I do it all the time with three indoor labs.

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