Carpet Cleaner

Overview

The carpet cleaner is an upright extraction machine that washes carpet and upholstery rather than simply vacuuming dust. It lays down heated detergent solution, agitates the fibers with a powered brush bar, and immediately vacuums the dirty water back into a separate tank. Wash and recovery water never mix, which is what distinguishes an extractor from a dry vacuum.

The machine runs from mains power. A universal vacuum motor supplies suction, a smaller brush motor drives the agitator, a diaphragm pump pressurizes the solution, and an inline heater warms it on the way to the carpet. All four loads are sequenced by a single control board under trigger control from the handle.

How it works

Fresh water and detergent sit in the Clean Water Tank, where a mixing chamber blends them at a fixed ratio. Pulling the trigger opens the valve in the Solution System; its diaphragm pump pushes solution past the Solution Heater and out through the spray nozzles onto the carpet just ahead of the brush.

The Brush Roll then scrubs the wetted fibers. A dedicated brush motor turns the bristle bar through a drive belt, working detergent into the pile to lift embedded soil. Behind the brush, the Suction Motor spins a centrifugal fan that pulls a strong vacuum at the squeegee nozzle. The rubber lip wipes water off the carpet and the airflow carries it up into the Recovery Tank.

In the recovery tank a separator filter strips froth and debris from the air before it reaches the motor, and a float shutoff blocks the suction inlet when the tank fills, preventing water from being drawn into the windings. The operator empties the recovery tank, refills the clean tank, and continues.

The whole upright pivots on a chassis carried by transport wheels, with the tanks, motor, and brush head built onto the molded Body & Chassis. Mains power and the internal harness enter through the line cord and feed the control board, which switches the motors, pump, and heater on demand.