In recent years hot water extraction technology has advanced in leaps and bounds. It is now much more straightforward to get really good results using carpet cleaning products that are eco-friendly and without getting the carpet overly wet. In the past it was relatively commonplace to hear horror stories of carpets taking several days to dry and then within a couple of weeks the carpets would look dirty again. However Cheap Off-White X Air Max 90 Ice Trainers All White , the great news is that in recent years these problems from yesteryear are easy to avoid as long as correct procedures are followed.
Over 95% of carpet cleaning is carried out using a technique called “hot water extraction” as it is considered throughout the industry to be the deepest cleaning method available. It is important therefore to understand how this technique works so that we can get the best results when cleaning our own carpets. The hot water extraction process will normally involve injecting hot water (combined with a cleaning solution) onto the carpet fibres and allowing it some time to settle so it breaks down and loosens away the soiling. It is often helpful to loosen the dirt further by brushing the carpet with a grooming rake. The carpet extraction machine is then used to extract out the dirty water. It is important to remember to always thoroughly vacuum before moving on to the hot water extraction process. The Institute of Inspection Cleaning Restoration Certification have shown that over 80% of dry dirt can be extracted through vacuuming alone. If pre-vacuuming is not carried out the dry soil will be significantly harder to remove using the hot water extraction process.
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The heat of the cleaning pre-spray applied onto the carpet is the second component that will determine the overall effectiveness of the cleaning process. It is important to realise however that the extraction process does not just involve sucking out the dirty pre-treatment water it is in itself a “rinsing process”. This process involves a specially designed tool that injects water ontothe carpet and then immediately extracts it out. The rinse water temperature has a significant effect on the quality of the extraction process. It is fairly well understood that the hotter the cleaning temperature is the better the the cleaning results are Cheap Air Max 90 Zoom IT Golf Pirate Black , however there will be a limit to how hot you can clean wool carpets without damaging them (normally around 60?C). Synthetic carpets however may be cleaned at a much higher temperatures of up to around 95?C.
The third component agitation refers to the agitation of the carpet fibres during the time the cleaning solution dwells in the carpet. Thoroughly brushing the carpet helps not only to disperse the carpet cleaning chemical through the carpet but also manually dislodges dirt from within the fibres. This will speed up the process of breaking down the pollutants and soiling in the carpet yarns and make the extraction easier and quicker. The rinsing process also involves a degree of agitation to the carpet fibres. Greater levels of agitation can be employed by increasing the pressure of the rinsing water. Many modern carpet cleaning extraction machines will operate at a pressure of around 400 PSI.
The 4th component of time refers to the dwell time of the pre-treatment in the carpet. The dwell time must be sufficient such that the carpet cleaning solutionhas time to act effectively on the dirt but not long enough to dry and thus make the dirt harder to remove. It is recommended that the dwell time should normally be about 10 minutes.
It is critical to understand how all the four components of carpet cleaning (chemical Cheap Air Max 270 Trainers KPU TPU Black White , heat Cheap Men's Air Max 2018.5 All Black , agitation and time) work together to improve the effectiveness of the cleaning process. If one component is increased in its prominence it may be possible to reduce one of the other components. For example Cheap Men's Air Max 1 Woven Triple White , if you were to increase the level of agitation and heat it may mean that you can use reduced levels of chemical and shorter dwell time to get a similar result. One significant consideration is how much chemical pre-spray to put down on the carpet pile. It is obviously important to apply enough so that it is effective but not too much such that the carpet does not dry quickly enough. The level of suction and airflow that is generated by the extraction machine will also help to reduce the drying time duration. So it is very important that a powerful machine is used that extracts maximum amount of moisture in the carpet fibres.
James Holt is the Managing Director of Reliance Cleaning Supplies and has been involved in the carpet cleaning industry since 2003. Reliance Cleaning Supplies has the largest range of carpet and upholstery cleaning products in the UK.