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.
Patcraft
Shaw Patcraft Streamline Carpet Tile Strie Green 18" x 36" Premium (63 sq ft/ctn)
PFAS grade
Overall grade
Verdict
Hazard flags
Material
Confidence
LikelyFluorinated stain/water treatment (PFAS class)
PossibleFlame retardant additives
PossibleVolatile organic compound (VOC) off-gassing
Our pick
Rug Doctor
Max Advanced Deep Carpet Cleaner
PFAS grade
Overall grade
Verdict
Hazard flags
Material
Confidence
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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