Carpet is an
excellent floor covering for your home it provides aesthetics, comfort
underneath the foot, acoustic qualities, improved energy efficiency, and
improved safety from slipping
Carpet acts as a
filter with debris and soil getting captured and drawn down between the carpet pile
reducing the amount of air borne dust and debris.
Without regular
carpet maintenance, the build-up of the following is imminent; dust, mites,
pollen, faeces, skin, soil and debris can become a health risk. Studies have found
that carpet harbours high levels of bacteria and germs.
Strangely homeowners
are more concerned about the aesthetics of the carpet when deciding to have
their carpets deep cleaned. The process of carpet steam cleaning sanitises the
floor covering and reduces the risk of illness and making a healthier
household.
Studies have
concluded that vacuuming alone can never remove the dirt deep within the carpet
fibres. Green Steam Carpet Clean offers deep carpet cleaning via method known
as carpet steam cleaning or hot water extraction. It also recommended that the
customer opts to have the carpet scrubbed with mechanical agitation. Carpet
scrubbing physically breaks the bond between the carpet fibre soiling while flicking
dirt and hair to the upper surface to be removed by carpet steam cleaning
process.
To create and
preserve health living environment Green Steam Carpet Clean and the IICRC
international standard for carpet cleaning recommends deep cleaning once a year.
In between the annual steam cleaning it is recommended to have maintenance
clean known as dry cleaning, very low moisture cleaning (VLM) or encapsulation
cleaning.
Green Steam Carpet
Clean offers VLM cleaning to both residential and commercial customers. Dry
cleaning works by applying a cleaning solution to the carpet that is brushed
and scrubbed into the carpet. The cleaning solution surrounds the soil particle
and crystalises causing the particle to release from the carpet fibre and
vacuumed up by regular vacuum once completely dry.
Home Carpet Care
advice to extend the life of your carpet
Green
Steam Carpet Clean and carpet manufacturers recommend vacuuming frequently to
maintain a healthy dust free environment. Regular vacuuming improves the appearance
of the carpet.
Focus
more attention when vacuuming to high traffic/heavily soiled areas with 5-7
passes. Lightly soiled carpet requires at least 3 passes.
To
unsettle dust, grime and debris vacuum against the pile direction first and
finishing vacuuming in the direction of the pile to complete a uniform finish.
Use door
mats at entries and staircases
Remove
dirty shoes on entry
Use
colourfast rugs over high traffic areas
Underneath
furniture use coasters to protect from stains such tannin and rust marks.
Coasters also assist in alleviating pressure marks
While battery operated stick vacuums are handy, they don’t offer the best suction to collect soiling deep within the carpet fibre.
Vacuums fitted with micro filter systems ensure fine particles are collected and stay in the vacuums bag or waste areas and not blown out the vacuums exhaust system. Micro filter systems are ideal for dust mite allergen collection.
Beater bars or brushes are great at dislodging soil deep from within the carpet fibre. Please take care to ensure the beater bars are at the correct height to prevent carpet damage. For thicker carpets raise the beater bar for thinner carpets lower the beater bar. Any machines today offer automatic adjustment.
Suction power of vacuums are significantly reduced when vacuum bags or collection areas are half full. Check with your manufacturer of how often filters needs to be cleaned or replaced.
Spot Cleaning
Bugger you have
dropped something on the carpet and fear it is going to leave a permanent
stain.
One of the biggest
problems faced by professional carpet cleaners is a customer who has attempted
a stain removal themselves, maybe it was supermarket purchased stain removal
kit or a magical home-made remedy found on google. These emergency cleaning
solutions can in fact permanently set the stain, damage the carpet fibre, cause
pile distortion and leave High Ph chemicals in your carpet.
For the best chances
to remove a stain contact a carpet stain removal specialist, we offer spot
stain removal services across the Northern Beaches and Lower North Shore of
Sydney. Call us and we will simply treat the stain it’s not necessary to clean
the whole house
Liquid spills (red
wines, cordials, urine and soft drinks)
Grab an absorbent towel, place over the top of the stain without applying any force.
Repeat until most of the surface liquid is removed
Use another absorbent towel to collect the remaining liquid, lightly tap without supplying force that will push the liquid further into the carpet fibre).
Now place an absorbent towel over the top of the stain and place a book on top.
Urine on carpet has
two major issues permanent colour loss and unbearable smells
When an animal
urinates on the carpet it goes down as an acid, over the next few days it
converts to an alkaline or high Ph chemical that can cause permanent colour
loss to your carpet if not neutralised by a professional carpet cleaner. These
permanent stains don’t happen overnight but over an extended period and will
eventually require carpet dyeing.
The odour from urine
is caused by the uric salts that are left within the carpet pile and deep
within the underlay. To break down these salts’ enzymes are used to saturate
the carpet and underlay, after a dwell period a special carpet cleaning tool is
used to extract the urine from deep in the underlay and carpet.
