Heated vaccum carpet cleaning and drying apparatus

A vacuum system cleaning head, comprising:

• a vacuum housing having a vacuum intake on a working face of the cleaning head and connecting to a vacuum conduit;
• a drying gas housing including a drying gas discharge adjacent to the vacuum intake on said working face;
• at least one compressed gas applicator positioned within the cleaning head and including at least one discharge opening oriented to direct compressed gas out the working face;
• a cleaning fluid discharge positioned to discharge cleaning fluid from the working face of the cleaning head.

A vacuum cleaning system, comprising:

• a vacuum housing laving a vacuum intake on a working face of the cleaning head and connecting to a vacuum conduit;
• a drying gas housing including a drying gas discharge adjacent to the vacuum intake on said working face;
• at least one compressed gas applicator positioned within the cleaning head and including at least one discharge opening oriented to direct compressed gas from the working face;
• a vacuum generator adapted for connection to the vacuum conduit to supply vacuum to the vacuum intake;
• a compressed gas supply adapted for connection to the at least one compressed gas applicator.

A vacuum cleaning system, comprising:

• a portable unit having a frame, an operator interface connected to the frame that is operated by an operator, and a cleaning head;
• a vacuum housing forming a vacuum intake leading from a working face of the cleaning head to a vacuum supply;
• a drying gas housing including a drying gas discharge adjacent to the vacuum intake on said working face;
• at least one compressed gas applicator positioned within the cleaning head and including at least one discharge opening oriented to direct compressed gas out the working face;
• a cleaning fluid applicator on the cleaning head for applying cleaning fluids to the working face of the cleaning head;
• a support unit adapted for being located at a location removed from the from the portable unit;
• a vacuum generator on the support unit and forming part of the vacuum supply and adapted to be connected to the vacuum intake;
• a compressed gas supply on a support unit adapted for connection to the at least one compressed gas applicator;
• a cleaning fluid supply on the support unit for supplying cleaning fluid to the portable unit and cleaning fluid applicator.