Among the variety of modern floor coverings, a special niche is occupied by carpeting. Externally attractive and pleasant to the touch coatings of this type are characterized by high quality and good performance, a variety of stylistic solutions and a wide palette of shades, durability and, above all, the ability to create a feeling of priceless warmth and comfort in the room. And even despite all the pronounced advantages of carpeting, there are many opponents who call such floor coverings "dust collectors", and forget that this is the main purpose of the carpet. So, the dust settled on the carpet is removed much more easily than it is in the air.
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Which is better: dust in the air or dusty carpet?
Experts estimated that in those rooms, the surface of the floor which is covered with a carpet, the dust that is hovering in the air, almost 2 times less than in rooms with another floor covering.
A quality carpet is able to hold up to 1 kg of dust, small particles of debris and dirt per 1 square meter.
To retain the aesthetic and performance qualities of the coating for a long time, it is enough to thoroughly clean the carpets in time: twice a week, vacuum it and twice a year undergo thorough thorough cleaning with special means.
Carpet cleaning at home
Today, manufacturers offer countless different chemical agents for high-quality cleaning of carpets and soft furniture. The process technology is simple enough and the same for all media: first, foam is thoroughly beaten, applied to the surface of the coating and gently smudged spots. Then the carpet dries for a few hours.
Looking at such a scheme, any professional clinic will say that the most important link is missed - after such cleaning the chemical remains inside the carpet, and this leads to a rapid accumulation of dirt. A chemical solution attracts particles of dust, like a magnet. The dust accumulates again, and the appearance of the carpet becomes much worse than before the first cleaning procedure. It is easy to guess that after a certain period the dirty carpet will have to be cleaned again with the same means.
The main rule of professional cleaning - if you apply a chemical, it must necessarily be neutralized from the surface to be cleaned, be it soft furniture or carpet. Rinse thoroughly - the main principle of cleaning. If cleaning is done at home, then the floor coverings of textiles should be washed with a sponge or a special vacuum cleaner for wet cleaning. Specialists of the cleaning company successfully use extractors, whose power is several times higher than the power of similar water vacuum cleaners. The more you clean the carpet, the better the result you will get.
The same rule can be applied to cleaning upholstered furniture.
After rinsing the surface of the chemical solution, be sure to dry the carpet. This is done only with the help of a cold air flow, completely eliminating the effect of a hair dryer or warm air masses, which can lead to significant shrinkage of the product. At home, moisture residues can be disposed of with napkins or towels.
After completing the procedure for cleaning carpets, experts recommend protecting the surface using modern Teflon coatings, effectively protecting the pile from possible penetration of the smallest particles at the molecular level. Such professional chemical products, despite their high cost, have recently become widespread among ordinary users.
Which coating is easier to clean?
Of all the variety of carpets, synthetic carpet is the easiest to clean. Leader in the family of synthetic materials is polyamide (nylon). It is easy to care for, and all kinds of dirt and stains are equally effectively removed with water or oil based solutions.
Carpet based on anthrone (modified polyamide) thanks to the presence of Teflon coating has good dirt-repellent properties.
But from the widespread because of its low cost polypropylene experts advise to refuse: stains of different origin are removed with great difficulty.
Carpet on jute-based It is not recommended to clean with damp, as the base can shrink.
Means for cleaning carpets
Cleaning of carpets at home involves the use of the following household chemicals:
Shampoo for carpet cleaning. Under the influence of detergent particles of dust and dirt rise to the surface of the coating, from which easily removed by improvised means.
Dry absorbent. This is a dry carpet cleaning, not involving the use of water.
Dry foam. The method of cleaning using dry foam includes the initial cleaning of the carpet with a vacuum cleaner, then a foam agent is applied to the prepared surface, and again the coating should be vacuumed.
In this case, it is necessary to approach the choice of the means responsibly, because it is determined by the type of carpet that you have to clean.
Cleaning carpets by folk ways
Snow cleaning
A traditional and most common method of cleaning in the winter is snow cleaning. If you have such an opportunity, then spread out the carpet on the snow-covered surface, map out the snow on it, wait a little while it podtaet, and then notice. If necessary, repeat the procedure.
Having finished a thorough cleaning, you will see how you "left" on the snow, and how much dirt and dust remained on the surface of the carpet. Sometimes mistresses are disappointed as a result, because they are sure that cleaning snow can give the most effective result. However, the use of chemicals is always more effective. While such tools form a thick foam on the surface of the carpet, which expels particles of dirt and dust upward, the snow turns into water, settling down the pile covering, driving the dust even deeper. Certainly, some of the dust goes to the snow, but the rest remains on the surface.
This method of cleaning snow is not ideal, but this is the best solution when cleaning with chemicals is not suitable, for example, because of the family's allergy.
Cleaning with salt and brewing
To clean carpets you will need a large salt, which is thickly covered with a coating. After a while, the salt is swept away by a broom moistened with soapy water.
To clean carpets of dark colors, use tea brew. Brew strong tea, squeeze the tea leaves and evenly scatter on the surface of the coating. Sweep with a broom.
Professional carpet cleaning
If carpet cleaning is not possible at home, it's best to contact the professionals of the cleaning company.
The cost of cleaning services at home is determined by the type of carpet, the degree and complexity of the contamination, the type of chemicals and equipment used.
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