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