You may be doing it all wrong. That's the takeaway from a 2016 CNET article about vacuuming your rugs. What do they describe as the right way to do it?

"To vacuum like the professionals, you need to vacuum in rows. First, vacuum a row of carpet in one direction, wall-to-wall." It goes on to say: "After the entire room is done, vacuum the room going the opposite direction. For example, if you were vacuuming north to south the first time, vacuum east to west on the second pass."

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