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Article #321: Carpet Cleaning Methods

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Carpet manufacturers recommend any of the method is often called "dry cleaning"
five commonly used professional since virtually no water is used. This
carpet-cleaning methods dry absorbent method uses a dry absorbent compound that
compound, dry foam extraction or carpet contains containing small amounts of
shampooing, hot water extraction, rotary water, detergent, and solvent. This
bonnet, and rotary shampoo. compound is sprinkled over the carpet or
Carpet shampooing is a very popular worked into the carpet with a machine.
method used to clean carpets. This The liquids in the solvent dissolve the
method uses a lot of foam generated by a dirt particles. This is then absorbed
shampoo. This foam is allowed to dry, and into the carrier and then vacuumed up.
the resulting residue is left on for a Heavily soiled areas are often pretreated
day. The residue and the soil particles with a detergent spray. It is very
that it has attracted are vacuum cleaned essential to vacuum the carpet before and
the next day. after the cleaning.
Good quality carpet shampoos must have Hot water extraction or steam extraction
very high foam levels to reduce wetting, is the only cleaning method classified as
very stable foam, high lubricity to "deep cleaning". All the others methods
reduce damage to the carpet fibers from perform only ?light surface cleaning"
the brushes and the ability to dry to a because they are incapable of removing
non-sticky residue. soil deep in the pile. All other methods
Carpet shampooing is done using any two leave a lot of residue in the carpet
processes cylindrical foam and rotary after cleaning. This method uses a fine
shampoo. It is the removal of foam that spray of water to force dirt out of the
differs in both the methods. Most carpet carpet. This dirt is sucked up by the
manufacturers discourage the use of the vacuum slot immediately in front of the
rotary method as it damages most spray. Special vacuuming machinery is
residential carpets. needed for this kind of cleaning.
The other popularly used carpet cleaning






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