Renting a Carpet Steam Cleaner for a day can be the best option if costs are cheaper than buying one. If you plan on cleaning your carpets every quarter, then it might be cheaper just to buy one.
Renting Carpet Steam Cleaner Costs vs. Buying
The famous RugDoctor carpet steam cleaner can be rented for about $20-30 per 24 hour period. The cleaning shampoo can be purchased for an additional $10.
In comparison renting a qualty steam cleaner can set you back $150 (Hoover SteamVac F5914-900) for a top-rated carpet steam cleaner. Many consumers say that the Hoover SteamVac serious can give as-good as results as professional carpet cleaners.
As long as you plan to use the carpet cleaner four times a year, it pays for itself within one year. There is no diffenite amount of times one should steam clean, but around two per year is average (with one usually before holidays).
Other Things to Consider
- Transportation: If you use the RugDoctor or something similar; transportation costs may be high for you, as you have to transport to and from.
- Late-Fees: There may be a late fee with renting a steam cleaner, and if your late it can mean higher costs.
- Cleaning Shapoo Costs: It will costs roughly $20-30 for a large bottle; but it will lasts dozens of steam cleans.
- Shipping Costs: Many carpet cleaners we’ve reviewed, are not taking into account the shipping costs from online merchants.
