When choosing a carpet cleaner for your home or work place look at their certifications this is the best way to determine if they’re insured, trained and uphold the values of the certifying agency.
The Institute of Inspection Cleaning and restoration certification is a non profit organisation for the cleaning and restoration industries globally. They are at the leader in establishing cleaning standards for carpet cleaning, upholstery cleaning and flood restorations.
The IICRC have certified schools across the world educating cleaners with the correct techniques to handle each cleaning situation. Green Steam Carpet Clean has been certified by Jenadyco (now known as Tesa Directive) and CPK training in Carpet Cleaning, Carpet repairs and reinstallation and water damage restoration.
The cleaning industry is unregulated with many business operating without formal training or insurance policies. They simply request an ABN, purchase a machine and hold their breath they don’t make any costly mistakes.
Rest assured using Green Steam Carpet Clean you will have the best Northern Beaches carpet cleaner who is fully trained and insured to deal with your cleaning. We are the experts of both residential and commercial cleaning offering both steam and dry cleaning services with the latest state of the art cleaning equipment.
Risks of untrained carpet cleaners
Over wetting the carpet – this can cause extended drying times, smelly carpet, water marks and even cause bacteria or mould growth
Damage to carpet fibres and colour loss The use of high Ph chemicals on Wool and Nylon can cause permanent damage
Rapid re-soiling of carpet after cleaning – Customer “Wow immediately after the carpet clean the carpet looks great”. Then you are noticing rapid re-soiling of in the weeks proceeding. This is caused by the use of High Ph cleaning solutions and their failure to neutralise the cleaning solution leaving it sticky and a magnet for dirt and soil.
Incorrect or failure to treat urine on carpet – Urine on carpet needs to be treated by a qualified technician. Failure to treat urine with enzymes can cause the carpet to smell worse than before the clean. The reason for the increased odour is caused by wetting of the uric salts stimulating the smell.
How to identify if you carpet technician has formal training and insurance
You can check a technician is certified by visiting the website link below or call IICRC Australia on 02 94318661.
