Chem-Dry professional carpet cleaning represents the industry’s finest in equipment and solutions. With the approval of the Carpet & Rug Institute, Chem-Dry’s proprietary hot carbonated extraction system uses less water than steam cleaning, leaving your carpets sparkling clean in hours, not days. And, less water with more suction means a deeper clean without wicking (wicking is when the water left from steam cleaning wicks to the surface, pulling dirt up along with it).