If you must walk across the carpet to get to another part of the house do it 30 minutes.
Damp carpet after cleaning.
Add more clean water to the wet carpet before vacuuming the dirty water out.
After a professional clean you can expect your carpet to feel wet or damp for at least six to ten hours.
However some rugs can feel moist for up to 24 hours depending on the time of year and humidity.
Sucking out just the dirty water may cause the dirt to stay behind and stain the carpet.
Wet carpeting can stretch and form ripples that will.
Rent a carpet cleaner instead of just a vacuum and clean the carpet using carpet cleaner before vacuuming out excess water.
You can do this yourself or call a professional for help.
To leave a carpet clean and not soaking wet after a professional cleaning takes that combination of experience to use the right amount of water to achieve a clean carpet and the dedication to spend enough time vacuuming off the excess water to leave the carpet not overly wet.
Steam cleaning wet carpet removes any toxins and deodorizes it.