| Carpet manufacturers and carpet cleaning technology | | | | bonnet cleaning or dry foam but with recent |
| have made tremendous advances in recent years. | | | | advances in the science you will also find |
| There have been improvements in not only the | | | | encapsulation being used with hot water extraction |
| materials, but also superior equipment and substantial | | | | methods. |
| advances in the chemicals used to clean as well. | | | | Most dry dirt can be easily removed by a routine of |
| These considerable improvements have made it | | | | regular vacuuming. The oily and sticky dirt's attract |
| possible to help professional carpet cleaners get great | | | | and hold dry soil to the surface. The result is a dull, |
| results. | | | | gray, and ugly appearance. Encapsulation chemistry |
| For many years, there has been a reoccurring | | | | not only cleans better, but also helps the carpet stay |
| problem with nylon carpet pile. The difficulty with this | | | | clean longer. |
| type of carpet fiber is that it has a tendency to soil | | | | The first step in effectively cleaning any carpet is to |
| rapidly, and although there have been improvements, | | | | counteract sticky soils. The encapsulation chemistry |
| they just conceal the problem instead of prevent it. | | | | surrounds each dirt particle and crystallizes so it |
| Several approaches towards solving this problem | | | | cannot attract other dirt. The encapsulated particles |
| have been made including stain blockers, which tend | | | | release from the fiber and are easily extracted with |
| to protect the fibers from being penetrated by | | | | normal vacuuming and since there is no dirt-attracting |
| liquids. | | | | residue left behind, the carpet stays clean longer. |
| Many of the carpet cleaning equipment | | | | Even when using a fiber rinse as part of hot water |
| manufacturers have put their focus on developing | | | | extraction cleaning, some detergent residue is still left |
| extraction machines that operate with low moisture | | | | on the carpet. Many fiber rinses themselves are |
| which solves the problem of overwetting. These low | | | | sticky! Some carpet mills estimate that up to 4% of |
| moisture methods achieve high-quality results in | | | | detergent used is left in the carpet following hot |
| cleaning the nylon carpet pile, and the benefit of this | | | | water extraction, and this residue adds up over |
| type of carpet cleaning is that it allows your carpets | | | | repeated cleanings. Any new dirt coming into contact |
| or furniture to dry quickly. | | | | with the carpet, such as dirt from shoes in normal |
| The biggest danger, by far, from too much water in | | | | foot traffic, will be attracted to the sticky detergent |
| your carpet is getting the underpad wet. The reason | | | | residue left on the carpet. This is referred to as |
| this is a concern, you cannot get enough air | | | | "rapid resoiling", the result of cleaned carpet getting |
| circulation under the carpet to dry it properly. For | | | | dirty faster than carpet with no residue. Vacuuming |
| that reason, the most predominant advantage of | | | | removes loose soil, but will not remove dirt attached |
| these low moisture carpet cleaners is that it helps to | | | | to sticky residue. |
| prevent mold growth in your home. | | | | Many encapsulating products are formulated with the |
| The most significant of all of the latest advances in | | | | proper balance of carpet cleaning detergents that get |
| carpet cleaning technology is in the chemicals | | | | the carpets clean in the first place, and crystalline |
| themselves. They employ a science called | | | | polymers that effectively encapsulate and crystallize |
| encapsulation. This chemical process utilizes a | | | | embedded spots, greasy soils and detergent residues. |
| revolutionary encapsulation technology that literally | | | | The encapsulation technology is a much more |
| traps soil, dirt and residues in a suspension and is | | | | effective carpet cleaning method because it |
| subsequently removed by a machine. In the past | | | | crystallizes any remaining residue, thus preventing |
| encapsulation has been associated with brush and | | | | rapid resoiling. |