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Carpet Cleaning Methods

Carpet manufacturers recommend any ofmethod is often called "dry cleaning"
the five commonly used professionalsince virtually no water is used. This
carpet-cleaning methods dry absorbentmethod uses a dry absorbent compound
compound, dry foam extraction or carpetthat contains containing small amounts
shampooing, hot water extraction, rotaryof water, detergent, and solvent. This
bonnet, and rotary shampoo.compound is sprinkled over the carpet or
Carpet shampooing is a very popularworked into the carpet with a machine.
method used to clean carpets. ThisThe liquids in the solvent dissolve the
method uses a lot of foam generated by adirt particles. This is then absorbed
shampoo. This foam is allowed to dry,into the carrier and then vacuumed up.
and the resulting residue is left on forHeavily soiled areas are often
a day. The residue and the soilpretreated with a detergent spray. It is
particles that it has attracted arevery essential to vacuum the carpet
vacuum cleaned the next day.before and after the cleaning.
Good quality carpet shampoos must haveHot water extraction or steam extraction
very high foam levels to reduce wetting,is the only cleaning method classified
very stable foam, high lubricity toas "deep cleaning". All the others
reduce damage to the carpet fibers frommethods perform only ?light surface
the brushes and the ability to dry to acleaning" because they are incapable of
non-sticky residue.removing soil deep in the pile. All
Carpet shampooing is done using any twoother methods leave a lot of residue in
processes cylindrical foam and rotarythe carpet after cleaning. This method
shampoo. It is the removal of foam thatuses a fine spray of water to force dirt
differs in both the methods. Mostout of the carpet. This dirt is sucked
carpet manufacturers discourage the useup by the vacuum slot immediately in
of the rotary method as it damages mostfront of the spray. Special vacuuming
residential carpets.machinery is needed for this kind of
The other popularly used carpet cleaningcleaning.



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