#these things hold a larger volume than milk crates though

[pancakeke]

when I was shopping for a carpet shampooer I saw a good number of negative reviews on models of all kinds saying they started to smell after a while.

my friends you must tear these things asunder, rinse the pieces, and allow all parts to dry before putting everything back together for storage.

I don't even bother reassembly until I need to shampoo something again. All the parts go in a plastic crate after I rinse them off so they have lots of air flow to dry completely.

several manufacturers sell rubber mats that fit their carpet cleaners exactly. I wonder if those might give people the false impression that they can just chuck their carpet cleaners on mats and walk away once done shampooing. like, once I take everything apart there's nothing left on the main part of the machine that can drip so what's the point of the mat? I guess if I reassembled it while the parts were wet it could drip, but then it could also mold. idk.