Grandi Groom AB24 Carpet Rake, 18-Inch Head, 54-Inch Handle, Blue

When I bought my house the seller installed new but very cheap carpet. It's the type of carpet that can be cut at Home Depot on giant rolls in the back of the store. It's medium cut pile that goes flat quickly after vacuuming and mats easily. I take very good care of it but despite my best efforts, it just looked terrible. About a year ago, I somehow stumbled upon this awesome tool. I had never heard of a carpet rake but I wish I would have known about one years ago! I quickly ordered one and did some research on the manufacturer and their products. I was surprised to find out that this is the same identical tool used by carpet cleaning companies. They use it to un-mat before shampooing and to agitate cleaning solutions deep into the fibers. Finally they lift the carpet after cleaning to aid in drying and for a neat professional clean appearance. The rake came in a long slender box and is very easy to assemble. Remove the two nuts attached to the head, attach the handle, screw the nuts on and tighten with a crescent wrench. Go here for assembly instructions: http://groomindustries.com/images/Grand_Groom_Carpet_Rake_Assembly_Instructions.pdf It's just as easy to use; apply light to medium pressure and pull against the nap to lift the fibers. I usually rake an area a few times in different directions and this does a great job in bringing life back to the carpet. I find it especially useful for hallways and areas that limits the direction your able to vacuum. I use the rake to to lift the nap from side to side like in a hallway that you cannot do with your vacuum. I also use it when I shampoo in the same way the professionals do and naturally it does a great job! I would like to note that this is a carpet "rake" and is designed for medium to high pile carpet. The flexible but sturdy tines will not fray when used with this type. If you have a shorter pile such as berber, you do not want to use a carpet rake. For this type you want the Grandi Groom Carpet Brush which is also available on Amazon. Made in the USA - Groom Industries could manufacture this rake overseas like so many other companies do and make substantially more profit but chooses not to. I'm always glad to see "Made in the USA" and when a company puts people over profits, I feel the need to mention it. Bottom Line - I highly recommend this to anyone looking to get the most from their carpet and to keep it looking it's best. I'm really surprised they don't sell these alongside vacuums and carpet cleaners. Personally I feel this is a must have and essential tool for those who appreciate great looking carpet!

It really helps to keep this place clean!

I wanted a wide (18") rug rake so every time I vacuum I don't end up with those vacuum pattern marks on my carpets, and I didn't want to spend all day raking. This rake works perfectly for quickly making my carpets look absolutely beautiful! I didn't get it for deep cleaning, and if it's supposed to work by pushing forward as well as dragging backward, that would be all but impossible for me to do. But for my purpose, it's perfect. It's fairly lightweight, easy to handle, sturdy. For all that, the price (being a professional model) seems a bit high for homemaker use, but it's worth it not to have a cheap model that breaks, or a narrow model that doubles the work and time spent. I'm happy with it!

Just did a major cleaning of our badly soiled carpet throughout the house, and this rake was a standout. Extremely useful for scrubbing in pre-spray for stains, and for a final pass after the extractor was done. It also comes in handy of you apply Scotchguard or any other protective agent. You can push it and pull it in a scrubbing action – the rake is light but well made so it will easily handle this type of action. I'm not sure it would be of much help for short-nap carpet, and I dont think it would work at all to remove pet hair. But it's perfect for grooming anything with visible fibers – we have 'short shag' in our house, and it was perfect for that EDIT: this is the perfect tool for combing in wet cleansers like sodium percarbonate or a dry cleaner like Capture. I recently decided to go all-out on pet stains that were almost a decade old and had been steam-cleaned twice (once by me with a commercial steamer and once by a commercial service with a bigger steamer). I used a sodium percarbonate solution this time, and also used this rake, a simple garden watering jug and a wet/dry vac. I finished off with the Capture product. The results were astounding, and removed the decade-old stains (and odor)... I’m not kidding, this old guy was almost moved to tears. I assumed we would have to replace the carpet, but it truly looks like new. Any project this intense requires attention to details... your type of carpet, your type of stain, your approach and your ability to follow instructions. This rake was ESSENTIAL in getting the sodium percarbonate (the active ingredient in Oxi-Clean, which did 95% of the work) and the Capture (the perfect finish and maintenance product) into the depths of our short shag carpet. It was an absolutely perfect tool for this effort... not sure about Berber, long shag, or things like Persian rugs, but the teeth are stiff durable plastic and they don’t harm the carpet. It is far superior to the bathroom-style bristle brush that comes with some Capture kits, which WILL damage (shred) your carpet – that’s the wrong tool. This is a true comb and perfect for getting cleansers into the fibers without damage. An essential tool IMO if you have carpet. It really doesn’t remove anything like dog hair (unless you have a very long-haired dog I suppose)... it’s a loose comb that’s perfect for raising fiber or distributing cleaners among the fibers. I love this tool.

My grandma hates the feet print in her carpet. She loves raking it. The rake does a great job of pulling up dog hair and misc. Items lodged in the carpet. When you think your carpet is clean, rake it and find out! Easy to use, does a great job.

Big bulky handle, which would be fine if you use it for industrial use.

The first groom I ordered came in a box and was only the handle no actual brush was included. I returned it without an issue. The second groom came as pictured with stickers all over it just set inside my courtyard. No box. At least I had a handle and a brush this time. Assembly is simple. Assuming they can get you one in good order it works to fluff up the matted carpet.

Grandi Groom engineered an excellent maintenance tool. Its design, materials, and finish are all first class. It arrived in perfect condition in a secure box, and was easily assembled. This rake seemed a reasonable investment since my carpets were just professionally re-cleaned after three years. That company raked before and after their cleaning process. What a difference... Now that I have a quality rake, I understand its importance. Pre-cleaning, it lifts the carpet's synthetic short pile allowing the vacuum to get at all the loosened dirt. Between professional cleanings, it rejuvenates the fibers so they don't look anything like their age [22 years in my case]. I think this small maintenance investment, and scheduled pro cleaning, will add many years to the life of my aged carpeting.