Could Your Carpet Be Making You Sick?

[@Nick-cw1og]

I’ll never understand people that don’t take off their shoes as soon as they enter their home.

[@deli7328]

Doesn’t even matter if you have pets like dogs. You should see all that bacteria from outside that your pet brings in your home.

[@elleni-41]

No pets and no one ever comes on my carpet with shoes..ever..

[@aliabdi22006]

i've seen people lay on their bed with shoes

[@Ryan_asti]

Right? It should be noted it’s also a big tradition in most Asian households. Even if that practice only refers to spirits not entering the house, it’s still good to consider

[@MTA2012]

@@elleni-41 Well, good news! I’m in town, and I’d love to stop by and introduce myself-in your living room, wearing my finest mud-caked boots, and, of course, bringing along my black lab who’s more interested in your couch than my commands. Hope your carpet enjoys surprises!

[@charlibravo371]

This is what you should do. 1. No shoes in the house. 2. Leave carpets for bedrooms only 3. Vacuum carpets weekly 4. Mop or vacuum tiles or floorboards as much as possible or as soon as you notuce dust. Carpets act like a filter but hard floors don't and so kicked up dust from hard floors linger in the air and enter your lungs. 5. Steam clean carpets, mats, and area rugs once every 6-12 months. 6. Try and wipe your pets feet and try to keep them clean before letting them in.

[@Pearloryx]

As a Filipino migrant in the US, I noticed that Americans who visited our apartment don’t often take their shoes off before entering.

[@lamorenalindacopswife]

@@Pearloryx Nicely ask them to remove their shoes or give them shoe bootie covers to put over their shoes.

[@cappuccino-1721]

Step 7 don’t use carpets at all! 🤢

[@MelanieH1422]

Did you watch the video? It says to be safe, steam clean carpets every month! I’m happy to see carpet is just beginning to go out of style because it is not healthy. Keeping healthy carpets is very expensive and time consuming. The really sad part is how carpeting became popular in shops, doctors offices, and churches 😢

[@charlibravo371]

@@MelanieH1422, no steam cleaning your carpets monthly would destroy them. Just because a video says something doesn't make it right. I manage buildings so I think I know how to deal with carpets.

[@AudreyC379]

This is a no brainer. OBVIOUSLY carpets can make people sick. We used to have carpet throughout most of the house but thankfully got rid of ALL of it. 😊👏🏻 I'm one of those people who absolutely HATES carpets and would absolutely, flat-out refuse to live on it again. Just nope! 🙅‍♀️ Give me hardwood flooring or linoleum any day over carpet.

[@randomrazr]

do u use rugs?

[@KD1ME]

My whole house is linoleum, and i have a small area rug in the living room. ​Much better to deal with a few small rugs than a whole house of carpet! @randomrazr

[@Warp2090]

Carpets wont make you sick if you take care of them

[@Freedom-em3zb]

Yes! I'm right there with you. I hate carpet

[@Rocko1990]

Oh you already knew that? Lol

[@TimeLapseVideos-Garbagetrucks]

some of the bacteria could have also come from the recovery tank of the carpet cleaner

[@perlasandoval7883]

this is why you should clean the tanks after use

[@sethlarsen3020]

As a former carpet cleaner this is the best answer! You have to hold the water in a sterile holding tank otherwise this experiment is useless. You could pour clean water into a holding tank and come up with positive test. Also the carpet cleaners wand and hoses have to be new and never used. 🤕Not to say they don't have bacteria in their carpet but the test is totally flawed.

[@Pr0toPoTaT0]

This dude. I do it for a living and can say no one empties, rinses, scrubs and bleaches every time. Maybe once every 3 to 6 months depending. I often empty the tank and occasionally blast water through it to rinse. That's it. Lol we clean up EVERYTHING with it.

[@TimeLapseVideos-Garbagetrucks]

@@Pr0toPoTaT0 I work at a store as the janitor and I can tell you I'm the only one who cleans out our different cleaning machines.

[@karlhans6678]

What do you clean the vacuum tank with?

[@Vertex_vortex]

2:04 you also gotta wipe the pets butt too 😂

[@adenotis7664]

That’s true,because they could be scraping their buts on the carpet.

[@pb602]

I know I did. Pets go outside and sometime step in poo.

[@nybiggs]

Another win for hardwood floors

[@purplefreax]

Not exactly 😂. Is the same thing you bring dirt from outside have to deep clean it everyday bruh 😂

[@nybiggs]

@@purplefreax much easier to deep clean a wood floor than carpet though! Just give it a good mopping

[@wojtek-33]

​@@nybiggsnot really. You're just smearing the poop all over.

[@PuffOfSmoke]

​@@wojtek-33 Not really. If you use a good disinfectant solution and mop the floor, it's clean. You don't need to spend money hiring a carpet cleaner.

[@Vamatt99218]

Yes, but if you fall down you can injure yourself.

[@TurtleFootMining]

Carpet is something that should have stayed in the 1990s.

[@aphidaks]

Wearing shoes inside houses should have stayed in the 1960s.

[@AudreyC379]

Or even before that, I agree. I hate carpet. Dealt with having one for about 3-4 years. Never again. Never ever again.

[@ncrveteranranger4454]

​@@AudreyC379I don't like hard floors in my house

[@bobbymcjoey9432]

​@@ncrveteranranger4454Why

[@balladofahomeschooledboy0514]

@@ncrveteranranger4454 it’s better than floors with carpets that accumulate dirt easily

[@VacMaster1991]

Tips from vacuum vet here. Keep your shoes outside. Shampoo 2 to 4 times a year. More if you have pets. Vacuum 2 times a week. Have a spot cleaner to remove stains before they set. Use a vacuum with a hepa sealed filter system.

[@manyenaa6301]

Leaving shoes outside allows germ ridden roaches & other bugs and insects to crawl inside of them! If you don't have a mud room, just place an adequate size shoe rack by the door to hold the shoes! Keep the area where you step inside with your shoes mopped or vacuumed!

[@Angelkeyz_aka]

"PLEASE DONT WEAR NO SHOES IN MY HOUSE!!!" None of my family has worn shoes in the house for the past 20 years. Best decision ever!

[@dlm318]

I hate carpets! No thank you.

[@uchegirlchigbo5852]

I once had a carpet that caused some allergic reactions to my skin for months. Visited several doctors with no cure until one GP told me to get rid of my carpet. Since then, the allergy has gone and I have never suffered it again for the past 16 years.

[@truneilson]

Do any of us think that carper cleaner did a full decontamination of his hose before doing this cleaning...NOPE!!!

[@debbiej.2168]

Good point.

[@Girl-Supersonicboy]

Who knows what is lurking in that tube from previous houses, and who knows when it was last cleaned 😬

[@Gabri3lRocha]

Doesn’t really matter though. He’s not putting that hose water back into the house so 🤷‍♂️

[@TravelBySea]

​@@Gabri3lRocha maybe, but those two shots of gross water is very suspect

[@ladyjustice1474]

This is why I prefer hard wood/tile floor.

[@m.hreels9822]

I just love these fear mongering news segments! 😅

[@iamhereblossom1588]

Wow so a news station employee found a good way to get a family member a free professional carpet cleaning. She’s a lucky lady.

[@inquizition9672]

No wonder i keep getting sick. Guess i gotta stop licking the carpet starting..........now.

[@GoonieLord]

I don't know decades ago I lived with carpet, grew up strong & healthy

[@Gabri3lRocha]

Still nasty knowing there’s a bunch of trapped dirt and bacteria within the carpet though. Sure I can live a long life if I never showered but it’s still gross

[@Warp2090]

@@Gabri3lRocha Vacuums

[@Gabri3lRocha]

@@Warp2090 regular vacuums do nothing to throughly disinfect a floor though 🤦‍♂️. All they do is pick up dirt. They do nothing to disinfect bacteria tracked from the bathroom or especially public places. You can mitigate this issue by leaving shoes at the door but its difficult for families with lots of kids

[@Impishsheep]

@@Gabri3lRochais a shampoo vacuum better

[@Gabri3lRocha]

@@Impishsheep better as long as it’s a disinfect shampoo and not regular shampoo plus it’s a lot of work to be shampooing and extracting the carpet even once of a month let alone weekly or biweekly. You can probably disinfect and mop a hard wood floor in a single room in 5 min or less whereas if it were carpet it would probably take 30min to an hour to properly do it plus the way longer drying time

[@littlebigcomrade]

I like how anybody acts surprised that their carpet is dirty.

[@allybearbear]

After doing an internship at a hotel I will never ever take my shoes off in a hotel room ever again.

[@tretre1692]

I didn’t even have to have an internship for that lmfao Just common sense! Scares me just getting in the “clean” bed 😂

[@b.smith3388]

Growing up I was always raised to never walk barefoot in a hotel room. When I was younger i questioned it and thought it was silly. But now I’m older and completely understand why

[@Impishsheep]

I wonder what’s in those hotel carpets 😅

[@mjai1120]

Never have I ever walked on a hotel floor barefoot! 🤢 Always bring flip flops 💯

[@ladyraven3418]

I always bring slippers when we travel.

[@daniels-mo9ol]

Guess where you find bacteria away from your carpet? Nature! Lol

[@danthelambboy]

If you clean like this then dehumidify afterwards

[@fantasea4460]

“Omg I’m shocked” girl That acting lol and cleaning her carpet daily is cap

[@personyt55]

Vacuum only cleans out the dirt hair and dust not the germs.

[@Critique808]

Floors just as dirty. Try mopping it. The mop water comes out as mud.

[@notspm9157]

You could probably do that same test on any hardwood or laminate floor and find similar kinds of results. The big thing is they don't say in what quantity etc. Yes carpets will hold more, but it feels like there might be a bit of fear mongering. After all I bet if they reran the steam cleaner within even half an hour of cleaning it they would find similar results.

[@paladinsrage4646]

I would recommend fixing the hepa filter part, as the hepa filter itself does nothing UNLESS its a fully sealed system.

[@CShannon1991]

We have hardwood floors along with tile floors but yet, I still wake up in the middle of the night sneezing.

[@thejedioutcast804]

Well this isn't the only thing that can make you sneeze, you forgot the other thousands of things.

[@jackgorski5237]

poop farts

[@HygienistDentist]

That’s serious. Something is causing it

[@taylorj9920]

Amanda said she got that cawpit

[@adnan9520]

😂Noo Yoawk accent

[@AndBusinessIsGood]

She got that yawk accent

[@BenSea11]

Her Staten Island accent is wild 😂

[@Trentm129]

I’m surprised no one is taking about that. I have a somewhat strong Long Island accent and I was shocked by her

[@shinji2224]

Just remember what doesn’t kill you makes you stronger

[@l.c.3150]

Steam clean Every month!!! Message brought to you by carpet cleaners. Who has time to do that???

[@jenuinelyyours]

RIGHT! and $300 a month. Every time we get them to do our floor "OH you need pet enzymes to break down pet urine, pet odor, and anything pet related EXTRA $175"

[@julief9457]

​@@jenuinelyyoursbuy one yourself at Walmart or Target. Best $200 ever spent

[@kingtryton]

Nobody is catching meningitis and pneumonia from their carpet 😂😂😂 😩😭

[@josephbennett3482]

Hahaha I know right, meningitis can't live outside the human body very long there's definitely no way someone can get meningitis from a carpet.

[@tretre1692]

Couple questions: 1. Did they sanitize/wash the machines before the test??? 2. Is shampooing better than steam cleaning??

[@fpshooterful]

This is why... when my parents moved to a new house, we made SURE, it only came with hardwood floors.

[@Thunder_Dome45]

In the 80's we didn't steam clean our carpets, ever, not once. We survived. We also rarely licked the carpet.

[@AtulKedia]

The dirt from the carpet can still enter your body when you touch the carpet with your hand and subsequently eat a meal, etc.

[@J-nj8uv]

It’s funny that they show a cheap Bissell vacuum while saying ” get a high quality, hepa vacuum.” A quality vacuum is not what you can buy at your local department store, go to a vacuum store! Most vacuum stores carry these three main quality brands: Miele, Sebo, and Riccar!

[@wojtek-33]

They all just suck up dirt. Sounds like they got you.

[@seana806]

You need a high airflow vacuum like a Sanitaire or Kirby, maybe a old school Hoover. Here’s one misconception people have about vacuum cleaners, suction doesn’t pick up the dirt, airflow and agitation does. Suction does pick up dirt to a degree but more so maintains airflow. Suction aka vacuum is a negative pressure, not a movement. You got to move the air in order to pick up the dirt.

[@alpzepta]

Hitachi is a better vacuum than Bissell

[@J-nj8uv]

@@seana806 I agree with the Kirby or Sanitaire, but the average audience of Inside Edition would not know what to do with either of these. They will probably end up picking something to break the fan, then it will be the case that “Kirby makes a bad vacuum .” The typical is ignorant to the fact that you must watch what you pick up, so the bypass system is much safer. I have access to both direct air and bypass, I would choose direct air if given a choice.

[@duckpwnd]

I need a new dust filter for my Hoover MaxExtract PressurePro model 60.

[@Amine-vo1ox]

she didn't learn anything , she still had her slides on the carpet 😂😂

[@jasondh4777]

Bacteria is everywhere and you can’t avoid it all your life.

[@brendenharris7439]

This is why I don’t understand how people can comfortably have so much carpet and have dogs at the same time. Who wants to put up with maintenance of carpets. Carpet can get so dingy so quickly. You shoes, and sweaty feet.

[@RealHomeRecording]

All the bacteria helps build the immune system

[@brendenharris7439]

@@RealHomeRecording ppl who say things like that probably don’t wash their hands after wiping their a$$ then proceed to touch food. That’s how we get ecoli outbreaks 😖

[@RealHomeRecording]

@@brendenharris7439 ironically I always wash my hands after using the bathroom. I probably wash my hands at least 10 times a day.

[@onemanoneperpes1119]

I mean. Dirt is worm poop.

[@migratingeagle5497]

Yes and no

[@this_is_NOT_a_test]

Replace carpet with wood flooring. Problem solved.

[@AndBusinessIsGood]

I came back from a trip to Japan and the shoe thing is real. The floors in that house stayed clean and when we cleaned them it really glowed. I do the same now in the States.

[@lovepet4565]

I stopped putting in carpet years ago I put flooring then buy washable area rugs & send off to commercial laundry to wash with vinegar

[@spades9048]

Ruggable is a fantastic solution if you really want to have something over a portion of your non-carpeted floors. You just pick that thing up off the pad, throw it into the washing machine and it’s done.

[@danreyes736]

Buy your own new steam cleaner and clean it. Don’t use a company that uses the same machines on everyone’s home. And definitely don’t rent a cleaner like the carpet doctor.

[@jermelpurse3018]

It’s not fair to say that about the carpet of course it’s going to have all that stuff on it. Think about what you do with your carpet you walk on it where do your shoes go everywhere? as long as you don’t eat the carpet, you’re OK. Think about it this way how many decades have Americans had carpet in their homes? Now how often do you see people getting sick from carpet exactly now you know it’s not that big of a deal.

[@davidglass7996]

I got a rainbow vacuum and I LOVE it. It really gets deep down in the carpet

[@ksuen106]

If those of use who have tile floors have to mop/sweep/vacuum everyday (because you see/feel every crumb), I can imagine the same stuff is on our carpeted floors.

[@ChiRusNkFUSA]

We Asian has been taking off our shoes beige entering our homes for many decades. But The Americans still haven’t learn it.

[@AgentMercer]

I am American and i never wear shoes inside my home, not even socks. It is healthier for the foot’s musculature and bone health as well, and lessens the likelihood of developing foot fungus. i only wear shoes if I am on public property

[@usercr7931]

remember the American movies and TV shows where teens where their shoes on bed? IDK if that reflects in real life. imaging smearing chewed gum or dog poo a bed

[@theluckyone3212]

I mean the Second Lady in the video very clearly had her shoes off, and she still showed her carpet was dirty

[@xynonners]

​@@AgentMerceryeah, I can't even imagine wearing shoes 24 hours a day, that would hurt

[@xynonners]

I always make sure not to touch my stuff without washing hands first too

[@cameronweston1762]

I love my Kirby vacuum! It’s insane how clean it makes my carpet!

[@Proj_Doomsday]

you cannot escape poop. It all in the air after you go number 1.

[@maxamilliansteele6454]

_OR... DON'T HAVE CARPET_

[@williamweinberg9509]

Yuck! All that dirt. That's why I never walk in parks. They're full of dirt everywhere! 😂

[@Littymarie95]

I hate carpet. It just never gets clean. I don’t even want it in the bedroom 😂

[@Warp2090]

It does get clean if you have a good vacuum.

[@Littymarie95]

@@Warp2090 not the same as hard floors

[@wannabefarmerr]

Omg I hate carpets. It’s too much work and they smell

[@pamelahermano9298]

Okay hardwood floors from now on

[@JasonFoo1653]

My old apartment was covered in carpet I was scared how I easily got sick I felt that’s why carpet was removed from whole family’s house

[@bren7067]

I feel like I'm the only one who grew up with a mom who shampooed the carpet. There is no way this many people have never known to shampoo their carpet.

[@Mycenaea]

People all over the world have said this to people in commonwealth countries(the places most likely to have this kind of carpet on their floors and walk with outdoor shoes in side) for decades now. It's not to be mean, and your floors will get dirty even if you have no fuzzy carpet don't walk with shoes on inside, but it gets soooo much worse! :)

[@eddieholt7413]

Lol I'm so glad I don't have carpet in my house. 😊

[@sergioleone4215]

Bought engineered hardwood flooring for my bedroom and gonna install it within the next two weeks. Every time I vacuum there is a bunch of fine dust in the vacuum canister. Pretty sure that the foam carpet padding is disintegrating. Carpet is only 10 years old, and is the worst carpet I've ever had. Thanks Empire!

[@ytpr9420]

This feels like fear mongering. How many of us really know people who have gotten sick due to their carpet?

[@The_Blended]

When I first came to US I was shocked that homes were built with carpet. Maybe its cheaper but then some people choose to replace it with carpet again eventually. And then they bring in their shoes inside the house and lay down on it. Crazy.

[@Girl-Supersonicboy]

Every Month? Who got money for that 😂🤑

[@julief9457]

Thats why you buy your own steam cleaner. Not hard

[@KwokChunMan]

Carpeted floors should be a thing of the past. Just put in parquet and wear socks if you're cold!

[@seana806]

This folks, is why you need to get a high airflow vacuum. Suction is a negative pressure, not a movement. Got to move the air in order to pick up the dirt.

[@mooseman4479]

They only does the vacuum at the HEPA filter. it also has to be a complete sealed system because if it’s not sealed the filter, doesn’t do anything

[@mooseman4479]

I recommend a Dyson

[@alicekat11]

This is why I got rid of my pet. After having children it’s just gross to think of all the bacteria they track about.

[@desireec.8598]

This is why I will not have carpet in my house, easier to clean floor without carpet

[@JackMustang]

Most of our house is hard floors. I didn’t even realize how dirty carpets get. Crazy. I mean, we have rugs in our house. So, I can’t imagine how much bacteria is on our rugs.

[@TheHipisterDeer]

Do these people never clean their homes? Pretty sure the carpet isn't the only thing making them sick.

[@NewGoals-v3k]

what is it with americans using shoes in their home?

[@Kent-77]

It's laughable the reasons they come up with to justify it!!

[@Uhsnuh]

I've kept my shoes on inside at a friend's house b/c his carpet was too gross to walk on in socks lmao cleaner inside my shoes

[@godofnothing520]

They just lazy to take their shoes off, and it's becoming a tradition.

[@xynonners]

​@@godofnothing520crocs, they take 0 effort to take off

[@UnlimitedEmeralds]

After getting an aggressive form of athletes foot from living with roommates in college…yeah I don’t think barefoot is the way to go.

[@aaronlane8276]

This is why I don't like carpet.

[@kareemdeen4336]

After watching this I feel like I don't want carpets anymore

[@unclebob8419]

If you have a cat or dog. You can't have a clean house. It may look clean but there is harmful bacteria all over the place.

[@HygienistDentist]

They should do a test in a home where people take off their shoes to see if there’s a difference

[@MAR_24LookedAtYourVid]

Thank god my house dont got carpet

[@Irishrose777]

I’m more worried about the forever chemicals in the carpet than just some bacteria

[@aaas6348]

Been staying a room for 3 years, been sneezing non stop whenever I stay there. When I left stopped sneezing. Found out underneath the carpet has mold.

[@kenmore01]

A story like this is released and all the experts voice up.

[@dlight9849]

Carpet, which is essentially fabric, makes zero sense. Why put fabric on the floor? Why not use natural material like wood or tiles.

[@40acresandatractor222]

Carpet shouldn't be used anymore🤷🏽‍♂️

[@hannanathan564]

This is my favorite episode of king of queens.

[@Bigboybusington2988]

I recently put a HEPA filter on my 1998 Hoover wind tunnel turbo power 7500 self-propelled vacuum cleaner

[@PastelP-b4u]

hire a company that uses a truck mounted extractor every year or two to clean also, socked feet. foot oils will deposit on carpet and lets other dirt to stick too.

[@BryceLovesTech]

That’s why we have tile throughout our entire house. Carpet is disgusting.

[@slyley5]

it's better with tiled floors more than carpets

[@stanlevox2291]

Microplastics and forever chemicals in the carpet as well.

[@MrGigglesTheClown]

Just use hover shoes when walking outside

[@migratingeagle5497]

Can’t believe they didn’t mention PFAS

[@wandering_coder6356]

I love a clean house just as much as anyone else. But how dangerous is the dirt, anyway, assuming you have normal immune function?

[@Scyth3934]

This does seem more like an ad than news.

[@GamingKingdom91]

My house has carpet almost everywhere.. Theres two stories to my house (upstairs and a furnished basement)..in the hall,bedrooms,laundry room,living room upstairs is carpet (half carpet in the bathroom) and downstairs (the stair well is also carpeted) theres carpet in the bedrooms and the living room

[@destinynailor6251]

We have shoes on cause with the carpet it traps stuff that can hurt our feet

[@bobkevin9468]

good joke 😂

[@destinynailor6251]

@bobkevin9468 it not a joke my grandfather work in a factory making molds so that stuff can come off it and come home with him plus screws nails

[@xynonners]

maybe have a pair of inside shoes then?

[@LeonNorris-d6i]

I steam and shampoo mine once a month

[@One-Headlight]

Not everyone can afford hardwood flooring or have homes newer than 2000s. Not to mention carpet cleaning not just pickup dirt from carpets but also the subfloor, which is nasty on its own.

[@chris135x]

I thought all floors were hardwood but covered with carpet? Am I wrong?

[@allankaige7364]

Even with all the good habits, regular vacuuming, deep hot cleaning, and no shoes in the house, my asthma and allergies were horrible and unbearable. I dont even have any pets. We have multiple air purifiers. It didnt get better until we got the carpet removed.

[@MAG_NUZ]

can i asked if they can put tiles instead of carpet? or its not suitable to the cold country?

[@georgieippolito9924]

Carpet is the best! cozy, keeps your feet warm. What part of take your shoes off when you're inside don't you understand? keeping your shoes on indoors carpet or not will get you sick

[@mspitstoptoyou]

Carpet is disgusting. I have not lived in a home that had it since I was a child, and I never will again. It is a dirt and germ trap under your feet.

[@Zeno7741]

What about couches ? How do you clean it ?