About Carpet Cleaning
ABOUT CARPET CLEANING
EXTRACTION: AN CARPET EXTRACTOR USES A DETERGENT SOLUTION OR A
RINSING AGENT THAT IS FORCED INTO THE CARPET BY A PUMP THEN THE SOLUTION
IS SUCKED OUT OF THE CARPET WITH HIGH POWER VACUUM MOTORS. PUMPS RANGE
IN POWER FROM A STANDARD 100 PSI TO OVER 500 PSI. VACUUM MOTORS RANGE
FROM 135 CFM TO OVER 200 CFM. HEATERS CAN BE ADDED TO THE MACHINES
EITHER INTERNALLY OR EXTERNALLY. HEATED WATER TENDS TO BREAK UP GREASY
DIRT FASTER. GOOD CHEMICALS, SEE
CARPET
CLEANING CHEMICALS FOR INFORMATION, WILL DO THE WORK FOR YOU.
EXTRACTION LEAVES THE CARPET WETTER THAN OTHER SYSTEMS IF DONE
IMPROPERLY. NORMALLY A CARPET SHOULD DRY WITHIN 3 TO 4 HOURS.
EXTRACTION CLEANS DEEPER THAN ALL OTHER METHODS.
SELF CONTAINED CARPET
EXTRACTION MACHINE: SAME PRINCIPLE AS A EXTRACTOR BUT HAS A
BUILT IN BRUSH THAT SCRUBS THE CARPET BETWEEN PUTTING THE SOLUTION DOWN
AND VACUUMING IT UP. THIS SYSTEM IS GREAT FOR LARGE COMMERCIAL AREAS.
SELF CONTAINED EXTRACTORS TEN TO LEAVE THE CARPETS WETTER.
EXTRACTION RESTORATION: THE PROPER WAY OF DEEP CLEANING A
CARPET. THIS IS A TWO STEP PROGRAM DESIGNED TO DEEP CLEAN THE
CARPET. 1) PRE-SPRAY CARPET WITH A GOOD
PRE-SPRAY USING A PRESSURE
SPRAYER OR USE A NON-RESIDUE SHAMPOO IN A SHAMPOO TANK. AGITATE
CARPET WITH A ROTARY BUFFER WITH A CARPET BRUSH. THIS LOOSENS UP THE
DIRT THAT IS ON THE TOP AND DEEP IN THE CARPET. LET THE CHEMICAL SIT
FOR A FEW MINUTES TO ACTUALLY BREAK UP THE DIRT AFTER YOU SCRUB. 2)
EXTRACT THE CARPET WITH A GOOD EXTRACTION CLEANER (LIKE THE
CHEMSPEC 90) OR USE A RINSING AGENT (LIKE TEXTILE RINSE FROM
CHEMSPEC OR RINSE OUT FROM CELLO). THE RINSING AID WILL FLUSH OUT ALL
CHEMICALS AND DIRT FROM STEP 1 AND FROM PREVIOUS CLEANINGS.
HINTS: APPLYING A AIR MOVER OR
BLOWER TO A CARPET AFTER EXTRACTION WILL SPEED DRYING. USE OF A RINSING
AID TENDS TO DRY FASTER THAN A DETERGENT. USE OF A RINSING AID IN YOUR
EXTRACTOR TENDS TO KEEP THOSE CARPETS THAT TEND TO BROWN FROM
NOT-BROWNING BECAUSE OF ITS ACIDIC PROPERTIES.
BONNET CLEANING: BONNETS ARE MADE OF SYNTHETIC, NATURAL OR A
COMBINATION OF BOTH MATERIALS. BONNETS ARE ROUND PADS THAT GO UNDER
STANDARD SPEED FLOOR BUFFER. THE BONNETS USE FRICTION TO PULL DIRT FROM
THE TOP OF THE CARPET FIBERS. THIS IS A GOOD SYSTEM WHEN CLEANING A
CARPET FREQUENTLY, WHEN THE CARPET NEEDS TO BE DRY SHORTLY AFTER
CLEANING OR WHEN A BROWNING PROBLEM OCCURS. HOWEVER, THIS IS NOT A DEEP
CLEANING METHOD. IT IS RECOMMENDED THAT THE CARPET BE SPRAYED WITH THE
DETERGENT THEN BUFFED WITH A DRY BONNET, WHEN THE BONNET GETS DIRTY FLIP
IT OVER OR USE ANOTHER ONE.
ROTARY BRUSH OR
DRY FOAM: USES A FOAMING SHAMPOO THAT MAY DRY TO
A LIGHT POWDER OR CRYSTAL. THE SHAMPOO IS APPLIED WITH A BRUSH AND A
STANDARD SPEED FLOOR MACHINE, THE BRUSH GENERATES FOAM AS IT SPINS OR A
SPECIALIZED MACHINE THAT GENERATES FOAM BEFORE GETTING AGITATED WITH A
BRUSH. THIS SYSTEM IS LIKELY TO LEAVE THE CARPET WITH A STICKY RESIDUE
IF NOT USED PROPERLY.
ENCAPSULATION: THIS SYSTEM IS SIMILAR TO ROTARY BRUSH OR DRY
FOAM CLEANING. WITH NEW TECHNOLOGY THIS TYPE OF CLEANING TENDS TO LEAVE
LESS RESIDUE THAN ITS PREDECESSORS.
NOTE: ALWAYS VACUUM CARPET THOROUGHLY BEFORE CLEANING, IT WILL MAKE A
DIFFERENCE AND SAVE YOUR EXTRACTOR
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