Hot water extraction

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Hot Water Extraction (HWE) is a method of carpet cleaning. It involves a combination of hot water and cleaning agents being injected into the fibers of a carpet and the lifted soil being removed by a vacuum. It is sometimes called "steam cleaning". {{Cite book |last=Jones |first=Thomas J. A. |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=-6HPXYDI7yYC&pg=PA100 |title=Professional Management of Housekeeping Operations |date=2007-10-26 |publisher=John Wiley & Sons |isbn=978-0-471-76244-7 |pages=100 |language=en}}

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