| Basic maintenance of carpets and rugs | | | | Step one: absorb the spill |
| - Vacuum | | | | Blot liquids with a dry, white absorbent cloth or |
| - Remove Spots and stains | | | | plain white paper towels. |
| - Steam Clean your carpets every 12-18 months | | | | Start at the outside of the spot and continue |
| Proper vacuuming is the easiest and most effective | | | | toward the center to prevent the stain from |
| way to keep your carpet clean. Vacuuming removes | | | | spreading. Continue step one until the area is barely |
| up to 80 % of loose soil from the carpet. It prevents | | | | damp. Semisolids, like food spills, may need to be |
| loose soil and dirt from being ground into the carpet | | | | scooped up with a spoon. Solid, dried bits can be |
| pile, and it collaborates to improve the air you and | | | | vacuumed up. |
| your family breathe. How to vacuum: When you | | | | Clean up new messes promptly and then follow |
| vacuum your carpet use slow, repetitive | | | | the steps for spot and stain removal outlined in the |
| front-to-back motions in an overlapping sequence. If | | | | "Removing Spots and Stains". |
| you go to fast it will not do much. Go slowly and | | | | Use small hand extractors for a quick cleanup of |
| move to the left or to the right every three or four | | | | pet accidents but remember that these quick clean |
| strokes. | | | | ups don't take the place of periodic deep cleaning. |
| To avoid accumulation of dust, dirt, hair and black | | | | Step two: treat the spot or stain |
| lines along the edges and corners use the | | | | Use a carpet cleaning product or just warm |
| attachments like the brush and crevice. Edges and | | | | water with a drop of dish washer. Though these |
| corners where vacuum won't reach should be | | | | carpet cleaning products have been laboratory |
| vacuum once a month. | | | | tested, you should still pretest any cleaner on a scrap |
| Remove and replace or empty vacuum bags when | | | | of carpet or in a hidden area of your carpet. |
| they are half to two-third full. Remember you should | | | | Follow the product's directions carefully. Apply a |
| vacuum once a week. Some traffic lines have to be | | | | small amount of the cleaner to a white cloth and |
| vacuumed every day if you have heave traffic. | | | | work in gently, from the edges to the center. Blot; |
| Remove Spots and Stains | | | | don't scrub. Never use a brush. You may need to do |
| A two-step solution - With today's stain-resistant | | | | this several times to remove the spot. When cleaning |
| carpet, treating spots and stains has never been | | | | stains and spills, don't become overzealous. Mix the |
| easier. The key is to act quickly! The longer you wait, | | | | cleaning solutions according to the directions. In truth, |
| the higher the probability that a spill will become a | | | | more is not better. Don't use too much water; try to |
| permanent stain. No carpet is completely stain-proof. | | | | keep the carpet as dry as possible. |