How long is to long, to leave a steamer on?

[Living The Dream]

While cleaning a move out I thought it would be a good gesture to remove the carpet indents. As you can see in the after picture a few of them didn't want to pop back. I didn't want to risk f'ing up the carpet and delaminating it by leaving it on to long, so I just quit while I was ahead. I was using a Wagner wallpaper steamer.

Before Picture:


After Picture:

 

[GeeeAus]

A frew minutes at a time.

 

[Old Coastie]

I just steam heat them up and prong them with the carpet shark (or a fork). Hold the nap up until it cools in a few seconds and it usually resets itself.
The pad is a different story. The indents might subside back.

 

[Hack Attack]

after prespraying I attach a hose downer to the line and fill the indents with hot water, after cleaning as usual and slightly more dry passes over indent area they are normally gone

 

[DAT]

Steam, CRB, steam, CRB... I use white or black(softest).

This worked well for me. Nothing that i can do about the pad..

 

[Living The Dream]

after prespraying I attach a hose downer to the line and fill the indents with hot water, after cleaning as usual and slightly more dry passes over indent area they are normally gone

Great tip! Thank you!

 

[Living The Dream]

I just steam heat them up and prong them with the carpet shark (or a fork). Hold the nap up until it cools in a few seconds and it usually resets itself.
The pad is a different story. The indents might subside back.

Thanks Coastie! How's that new wand?

 

[Hack Attack]

Great tip! Thank you!

I run fuel fired heat so its a hot blast, not sure if a heatexchanger would provide enough heat?

 

[DAT]

190 is plenty hot..

 

[Old Coastie]

Thanks Coastie! How's that new wand?

It sucks.

Leaves carpet barely damp enough to feel.