I just call Stanley Steemer. I have them steam clean without fragrance for the area rugs. One is wool, and the other poly.

I take my hand knotted oriental wool rugs to a reputable rug dealer for cleaning. Maybe every 5 years or when it starts to look dirty or if there was a major accident on it.

Yes, it will work. I have something similar and it is great. I use it on my wool persians, and the wall-to-wall in the bedrooms. I use very hot water and no detergent/soap. I was told by a carpet cleaning company that I hired before I purchased the Hoover that you should never use soap/detergent because it is never totally removed from the carpet and then attracts dirt after the cleaning. After owning one of these, I would never be without one. The dirt it extracts is kind of shocking, and I clean my rugs frequently! I do have pets though so that doesn't help. I have people say you need to test for color-fastness before using hot water. I have had no running on any of my wool rugs and I use the hottest water possible, but you should test first just in case.

Instead of a carpet cleaner, you could get a steam mop with carpet attachment or a steam cleaner. These work great on rugs and even spots on carpet. You're cleaning with steam. It is sanitary (safe) and no detergent needed.

Thanks to all for responding!

I'm going to go ahead and order the hoover power scrub. Thanks for the tip about not using detergent. I'll try that first and see what the rugs look like.

At one time, I had an expensive oriental rug and I always sent it out for cleaning every 2 years or so. These rugs are very inexpensive and don't need professional cleaning.