What Is Carpet Cleaning

As we all know carpets accumulate a lot of dust andsteam, but most machines use hot water.
dirt over a period of time. A dirty carpet mayDry 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 forthen you can opt for a dry cleaning method. In this a
the user. Further a dirty carpet not only spoils thepowder which has affinity to dirt is spread over the
aesthetics but may also emit bad odor spoiling thecarpet and is worked into the carpet. The powder
feel of the room. Hence frequent cleaning of carpetssticks to the dirt in the carpet. The carpet is then
is a necessity. The frequency may vary from once invacuumed to remove the powder and the dirt.
six months to once in two months depending uponShampooing
the usage of the carpet and other factors such asDetergents are applied to the carpet and a carpet
presence of kids or pets in the house and whethercleaning machine agitates the carpet. The detergent
anybody is suffering from allergies in the house.is then extracted by vacuuming from the carpet.
Choosing the right carpet cleaning method isDeodorizers and brighteners are employed to
important because if you choose a wrong methoddeodorize and brighten your carpet. This is the least
your carpet´s life may be reduced. Choose aeffective of the methods as it still leaves dirt and
method which is compatible with the fiber andmicrobes in the carpet.
underlay of the carpet. Most carpets can be cleanedFoaming
using a hot water extraction method. However ifThis method is a hybrid of dry cleaning and
your carpet bleeds dyes then you should opt for dryshampooing. The idea is to use as little water as
cleaning. The correct method can be determined bypossible so that the carpet can dry quickly. A foam
doing a simple fiber burn or chemical test.detergent is used that has affinity towards dirt. This
There are various types of carpet cleaning methodsfoam is worked into the fibers of the carpet and
as explained below. All the carpet cleaning methodsthen extracted along with the dirt.
employ vacuuming in the beginning to remove dust.Bonnet carpet cleaning
Steam cleaningThis is mostly used in commercial and industrial carpet
This method is very popular at homes and withcleaning. The purpose of this method is to restore
people having allergies as it is very effective. Steamthe look of the carpet and does not provide a deep
cleaning machines are available at a reasonable pricecleaning. In this method a detergent is applied to the
for residential use. In this method hot water mixedcarpet and a rotary carpet cleaning machine with
with detergent solution is worked into the carpet andabsorbent pads is used to extract the dirt from the
then extracted. Some machines use super heatedcarpet.