Using steam cleaners to clean your upholstery, tile, and carpet is the most effective way to clean thoroughly. Steam cleaning gets deep down into the matting of carpet, killing dust mites and extracting old dust, dead skin cells and grime that normal vacuums aren’t powerful enough to pick up. The trick to steam cleaning is combining it with the proper chemicals and equipment to achieve the task. If you use a high powered hot water extractor, or steam cleaner, you will be able to pick up almost anything. So if your carpet is starting to look a bit matted and dreary, try steam cleaning it. That may be all you need to bring the vitality back into it.