| The time to clean residential and commercial carpet is | | | | professionals may use, or the combination of |
| before it looks soiled. the problem is that not many | | | | methods. After all, this is the era of innovation, so |
| cleaning programs follow that rule. And when the | | | | expect huge changes in the future of cleaning. This is |
| decision is made to clean the carpet, restorative | | | | where a low moisture encapsulation system comes in. |
| effort may be needed to bring the carpet back into | | | | Don't be surprised if it is eventually added to the |
| an acceptable appearance. This typically ends in using | | | | above list as a "mainstream" cleaning method. The |
| a truckmount or high-powered portable carpet | | | | technology Every carpet should be regularly |
| cleaning system, with high temperatures, strong | | | | vacuumed. Everyone agrees. However, a vacuum |
| chemicals and a tired, exhausted technician at the | | | | cannot remove oily soils, or even dry soils, once they |
| end of the work shift. | | | | adhere to oily soils on the carpet fibers. Encapsulation |
| Interim encapsulation cleaning programs utilizing low | | | | chemicals utilize detergency just like the typical |
| moisture agitation and crystallization methods are | | | | chemicals that you use right now. The main |
| becoming more and more popular as an effective | | | | difference is in the crystal polymers found in |
| way to ensure commercial carpet always looks good. | | | | encapsulation chemicals, which takes the oily soils and |
| It also makes scheduled restorative extraction | | | | makes them dry (in a crystal polymer structure) so |
| cleaning much easier and less aggressive. Traditional | | | | that ordinary dry vacuuming can remove them. |
| cleaning Before implementing any cleaning program, | | | | These polymers in this detergent mixture are like the |
| cleaning managers must understand and believe in the | | | | "second wave" in an army attack. After the |
| reason for change. According to the Institute of | | | | detergents have done their work - attacking, |
| Inspection, Cleaning and Restoration Certification S100 | | | | separating soils from fibers, etc, with proper agitation |
| Standard and Reference Guide for Professional | | | | - the crystallizing polymers surround or encapsulate |
| Carpet Cleaning, there are five approved methods of | | | | the detergent in solution and the soils that are now |
| carpet cleaning. They are: | | | | suspended. After the encapsulate is added and |
| * Absorbent compound | | | | worked into the carpet, the carpet looks clean. |
| * Bonnet (pad) | | | | Imagine the benefits for huge facilities or airports, |
| * Dry foam | | | | areas where truck mounts can't be used and |
| * Shampoo | | | | portables are not practical. Each time the carpet is |
| * Hot water extraction | | | | vacuumed, it gets cleaner because more soils inside |
| This by no means limits other methods that | | | | the crystal polymers are vacuumed away. |