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Expert Tips on Carpet Cleaning
by Jane Selleca
http://www.flintcarpetcleaning.com
If you want to know about how to clean household carpets,
janitors and companies that offer professional cleaning,
know all that there is to know. In their work they are
cleaning very large carpeted spaces that are used heavily,
added to which they do this job full time, therefore it is
not surprisingly that they are equipped with the knowledge
and ability to clean any type of home carpet.
In fact it begins before the cleaning, when we start to
think about keeping down the amount of cleaning. No doubt
you have noticed that in schools, factories and offices any
carpeted area will have a removable rug at the entrance.
The purpose of this is obvious - the dirt accumulates on
this rug. It is usually more hard wearing than the carpet,
can be easily removed for serious cleaning and drying, and
it is cheaper to replace than the carpet. Just keep an eye
out and check out the state of any carpet in a high use
area that hasn't been protected by a rug - what a mess!
Now your home is unlikely to have the traffic of an office
or a school (thousands of pairs of feet an hour at busy
times), but the lesson still applies - you could have kids
with their dirty shoes or whatever. Combined with a "no
outdoor shoes in the house" rule, the rug can make the
carpet cleaning a whole lot easier.
There is no way to stop dust and other particles falling
onto the carpet, so some vacuuming will be needed. In the
world of work daily vacuuming is needed in most areas - at
home many areas only need to be done once or twice a week.
But again we can learn from the professionals - they will
classify the carpeted areas into high and low traffic
areas. If you think about it, most people who wander
around your house will tread on the same part of the carpet
- they walk in a straight line down the middle of the
hallway, for example. So the middle is a high traffic area
that might need doing every day or two. On the high
traffic areas you might want to pass the machine back and
forth about five or six times, whereas the low traffic
areas will only need three passes every few days.
Cleaning experts are also aware of how important it is to
deal with spillages when they happen. Dealing straight
away with something that has been spilled means that the
damage to the carpet may not show. The idea is to have at
your disposal a general cleaner for spillages. Find out
how to use it when you buy it rather than waiting for a
spillage to occur when you will be in panic mode. Experts
advise users of these cleaners to avoid breathing in the
chemicals they contain - this is helped if you understand
beforehand how they should be used and how much is
necessary to do the job.
Sometimes you will want to clean the carpet more
thoroughly. You can buy or hire carpet shampoo machines
that can work really very well. These devices work best
when you follow the manufacturer guidelines very closely -
do not put more cleaner in thinking it will do a better job
because it will not. Following these tips will help keep
your home spick and span and increase the life of your
carpets.
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