| As we all know carpets accumulate a lot of dust and | | | | steam, but most machines use hot water. |
| dirt over a period of time. A dirty carpet may | | | | Dry cleaning |
| accumulate microscopic organisms like dust mites, | | | | If you do not want to wait for the carpet to dry, |
| fungus, bacteria etc which is unhygienic and bad for | | | | then you can opt for a dry cleaning method. In this a |
| the user. Further a dirty carpet not only spoils the | | | | powder which has affinity to dirt is spread over the |
| aesthetics but may also emit bad odor spoiling the | | | | carpet and is worked into the carpet. The powder |
| "feel" of the room. Hence frequent cleaning of | | | | sticks to the dirt in the carpet. The carpet is then |
| carpets is a necessity. The frequency may vary from | | | | vacuumed to remove the powder and the dirt. |
| once in six months to once in two months depending | | | | Shampooing |
| upon the usage of the carpet and other factors such | | | | Detergents are applied to the carpet and a carpet |
| as presence of kids or pets in the house and | | | | cleaning machine agitates the carpet. The detergent |
| whether anybody is suffering from allergies in the | | | | is then extracted by vacuuming from the carpet. |
| house. | | | | Deodorizers and brighteners are employed to |
| Choosing the right carpet cleaning method is | | | | deodorize and brighten your carpet. This is the least |
| important because if you choose a wrong method | | | | effective of the methods as it still leaves dirt and |
| your carpet´s life may be reduced. Choose a | | | | microbes in the carpet. |
| method which is compatible with the fiber and | | | | Foaming |
| underlay of the carpet. Most carpets can be cleaned | | | | This method is a hybrid of dry cleaning and |
| using a hot water extraction method. However if | | | | shampooing. The idea is to use as little water as |
| your carpet bleeds dyes then you should opt for dry | | | | possible so that the carpet can dry quickly. A foam |
| cleaning. The correct method can be determined by | | | | detergent is used that has affinity towards dirt. This |
| doing a simple fiber burn or chemical test. | | | | foam is worked into the fibers of the carpet and |
| There are various types of carpet cleaning methods | | | | then extracted along with the dirt. |
| as explained below. All the carpet cleaning methods | | | | Bonnet carpet cleaning |
| employ vacuuming in the beginning to remove dust. | | | | This is mostly used in commercial and industrial carpet |
| Steam cleaning | | | | cleaning. The purpose of this method is to restore |
| This method is very popular at homes and with | | | | the look of the carpet and does not provide a deep |
| people having allergies as it is very effective. Steam | | | | cleaning. In this method a detergent is applied to the |
| cleaning machines are available at a reasonable price | | | | carpet and a rotary carpet cleaning machine with |
| for residential use. In this method hot water mixed | | | | absorbent pads is used to extract the dirt from the |
| with detergent solution is worked into the carpet and | | | | carpet. |
| then extracted. Some machines use super heated | | | | |