If you must walk across the carpet to get to another part of the house do it 30 minutes.
Damp carpet after cleaning.
However some rugs can feel moist for up to 24 hours depending on the time of year and humidity.
Steam has a high enough temperature to kill any toxins and also removes the toxins when the steam cleaner sucks up the dead mold spores.
After a professional clean you can expect your carpet to feel wet or damp for at least six to ten hours.
Steam cleaning wet carpet removes any toxins and deodorizes it.
You can do this yourself or call a professional for help.
To leave a carpet clean and not soaking wet after a professional cleaning takes that combination of experience to use the right amount of water to achieve a clean carpet and the dedication to spend enough time vacuuming off the excess water to leave the carpet not overly wet.
Sucking out just the dirty water may cause the dirt to stay behind and stain the carpet.
If your carpet presents ripples and buckles immediately after cleaning it is possible the carpet is not yet fully dry.
Add more clean water to the wet carpet before vacuuming the dirty water out.