Carpet cleaning, for beautification, and the removal of stains, dirt, grit, sand, and allergens can be achieved by several methods, both traditional and modern. Clean carpets are recognized by manufacturers as being more visually pleasing, potentially longer-lasting and probably healthier than poorly maintained carpets.
Currently, steam-cleaning is the most popular and widely accepted process, the other methods also have their merits. Carpet cleaning chemical manufacturers have been creating new carpet care technologies for over 20 years. Encapsulation dry-cleaning and green-based chemicals are some of the more recent developments from the carpet cleaning industry.
Steam-cleaning or high-pressure hot water extraction initially involves the application of a detergent based solution. After appropriate dwell time, a pressurized manual or automatic cleaning tool (such as a wand) passes over the surface several times to thoroughly rinse out all residue and particulates.
Heavily soiled areas require the application of manual spotting, or of pretreatments, preconditioners, or “traffic-lane cleaners”, which are detergents or emulsifiers that break the binding of different soils to carpet fibers over a short period of time, commonly sprayed onto carpet prior to the primary use of the dry-cleaning system. One chemical dissolves the greasy films that bind soils and prevent effective soil removal by vacuuming. The solution may add a solvent like d-limonene, petroleum byproducts, glycol ethers, or butyl agents. The amount of time the pretreatment “dwells” in the carpet should be less than 15 minutes, due to the thorough carpet brushing common to these “very low moisture” systems, which provides added agitation to ensure the pretreatment works fully through the carpet.
Extraction is by far the most important step in this office cleaning process. Since the hot water extraction method uses much more water than other methods like bonnet or shampoo cleaning, proper extraction is critical to avoid over saturation. When carpet is saturated there is a risk that soils and residue from deep in the carpet fiber and backing will wick up to the surface resulting in browning or the carpet layers may delaminate.
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