The Best Carpet Cleaners to Resurrect Your Rugs

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Over time, tramping feet, shedding pets, and spilled drinks can take a heavy toll on our hard-working carpets. But the best carpet cleaners deliver a deep clean that will wet-wash your rugs to lift ingrained dirt and lingering odors. When your pristine pile loses its shine and bounce, fibers get tangled with hair, and stains settle in for the long haul, it's time to clean. Surface crumbs and dust might get sucked up regularly by your vacuum, but there’s only so much it can do. You need a proper carpet cleaner.

We tested a range of carpet cleaners in busy households with aging carpets that have seen some serious action. Our current overall favorite carpet cleaner is the Ryobi ...