Shaw Patcraft Streamline Carpet Tile Strie Green 18" x 36" Premium (63 sq ft/ctn) vs Max Advanced Deep Carpet Cleaner: which is safer?

Rug Doctor Max Advanced Deep Carpet Cleaner is the clear pick. Shaw Patcraft Streamline Carpet Tile Strie Green 18" x 36" Premium (63 sq ft/ctn) carries a failing PFAS grade, and we never recommend buying a failing product.

Shaw Patcraft Streamline Carpet Tile Strie Green 18" x 36" Premium (63 sq ft/ctn)

Patcraft

Shaw Patcraft Streamline Carpet Tile Strie Green 18" x 36" Premium (63 sq ft/ctn)

PFAS grade

Poor 30/100

Overall grade

Bad 0/100

Verdict

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Hazard flags

⚑ 4

Material

Polypropylene carpet tile with unknown stain/water treatment

Confidence

35%

LikelyFluorinated stain/water treatment (PFAS class)

PossibleFlame retardant additives

PossibleVolatile organic compound (VOC) off-gassing

Our pick

Rug Doctor Max Advanced Deep Carpet Cleaner

Rug Doctor

Max Advanced Deep Carpet Cleaner

PFAS grade

Excellent 75/100

Overall grade

Good 67/100

Verdict

Buy

Hazard flags

⚑ 2

Material

Aqueous cleaning solution, surfactants, water

Confidence

72%

PossibleSurfactant skin and eye irritation

PossibleResidue buildup on carpet fibers

Where these two actually differ

  • We flag Fluorinated stain/water treatment (PFAS class), Flame retardant additives, Volatile organic compound (VOC) off-gassing and Microplastic shedding from pile wear on the Patcraft and not on the Rug Doctor.
  • We flag Surfactant skin and eye irritation and Residue buildup on carpet fibers on the Rug Doctor and not on the Patcraft.
  • The Patcraft is Polypropylene carpet tile with unknown stain/water treatment where the Rug Doctor is Aqueous cleaning solution, surfactants, water, which is most of the difference in these two grades.
  • The gap is 45 points, wide enough that this is not a close call, and the Rug Doctor is the one to buy.
  • We are less certain about the Patcraft grade, at 35% confidence against 72%, because it discloses less.

Both products run through the same public rubric: materials, coatings, brand disclosure, lab findings, and recalls, plus a beyond-PFAS hazard analysis. Grades are model-based estimates, not lab tests. How grades work →

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