Yes, washing the carpet is absolutely necessary. But: how the heck did you find time to wash your carpets every month?? I'm guessing your apartment was pretty s

Yes, washing the carpet is absolutely necessary. But: how the heck did you find time to wash your carpets every month?? I'm guessing your apartment was pretty small... I takes me a whole day or more to wash all my carpets. I try to do the bottom floor every 3 months and the upper floor every 6 months. If I do it more frequently I start getting clean water out of the machine, especially in the upper floor. That said, we don't use shoes inside our home. I think that makes a great difference.