Carpet cleaners advice guides

A great carpet cleaner will clean your carpet, leave it refreshed and will suck up any excess water. Use our expert advice to choose the best.

How to buy the best carpet cleaner
by Haddi Browne
Our independent buying guide explains what you need to consider when buying or renting a carpet cleaner. Find out more about different types of carpet cleaner and their pros and cons, plus the extra features that really matter.
How to use a carpet cleaner
by Haddi Browne
How to use a carpet cleaner: Expert advice on how to set up your carpet cleaner and get it performing at its best to make sure you're getting the most for your money. If you're new to carpet cleaning, start here.
How we test carpet cleaners
by Haddi Browne
Grubby carpets, wine stains and a spectrometer: find out the lengths Which? goes to to uncover the best carpet cleaners. We rate each carpet cleaner for cleaning, drying, ease of use and also check how noisy and heavy they are.

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Carpet cleaner jargon buster
Carpet cleaner features explained: All the most important carpet cleaner jargon explained including what to look out for when using your machine and the features listed on the spec sheet. If it's on a carpet cleaner, we'll explain it.

Carpet cleaners advice guides

How to buy the best carpet cleaner

How to use a carpet cleaner

How we test carpet cleaners

Put us to the test

Carpet cleaner jargon buster