If you have carpet in your home, you know how dirty it can get. So, when it gets dirty, what do you do? Do you rent a carpet cleaner? Do you ignore it? Well, these are a couple of the options, but another option is purchasing a carpet cleaner. Is it worth it to make this large purchase, or not?

A carpet cleaner is a machine, usually slightly bigger than a vacuum cleaner. It is designed to clean your carpets and leave them clean and fresh. There are many different carpet cleaners available for purchase and the prices can range from around $120 to $500. There are many carpet cleaners that are in the middle of this price range.

To buy a decent carpet cleaner, you should plan on spending around $300. A carpet cleaner at this price level will offer you a quality cleaner that is durable and reliable. It will clean your carpets thoroughly, and will most likely last for a long time. Is it worth purchasing one though?

Well, this really depends on your plans to use it. Look over the last year and try to remember how often you rented a carpet cleaner. Also, consider how many more times you would have rented a cleaner if the cost was not so high? Most carpet cleaners rent for around $25 for one day.

If you purchase a cleaner for $300, that would be equal to approximately 12 rentals. Let’s say that you would have cleaned your carpets 4 times over the last year. That amounts to 12 times in three years. Does that make the investment worthwhile? I think so, because if you purchase a carpet cleaner, you have access to it at all times.