The carpet cleaning methods that are right for your home will depend on a variety of factors, such as whether you have children and / or pets, how much foot traffic there is on the carpet, and whether anyone living in the home has allergies. The cleaning method must also be compatible with the material of the carpet. When cleaning your carpet you can do it yourself or hire a professional service. A professional cleaner has the equipment and knowledge to perform a deep cleaning of your carpets.
Professional cleaning services generally offer their clients four methods of cleaning residential homes, including:
• Carpet washing: This method of cleaning your carpet is the least effective. Special detergents will be applied to your carpet and a machine will stir the detergent around the carpet to help loosen dirt. It will then be removed with a vacuum cleaner after the carpet has dried. You should also stay away from the carpet until it has dried so that dirt from your shoes and bare feet does not grind onto the wet carpet. These different detergents contain deodorants and polishes that will make your carpets smell good and look good. Unfortunately, many of the microbes and dirt will still be on the carpet and will reappear later.
• Dry cleaning – This is the preferred method for carpet cleaning services. This is because you do not need to wait for the carpet to dry before walking on it. The carpet will be covered with a special cleaning powder. This dust is designed to attract dirt like a magnet and once the dust is applied to the carpet, it is completely vacuumed up.
• Foam cleaning: this method is a cross between dry cleaning and shampoo. You will only need to use a minimal amount of water unlike shampoo. The foam detergent will attract and stick to the dirt on the carpet. Once the foam has penetrated the carpet, it will vacuum the carpet. This will remove most of the dirt, water, and detergent.
• Steam cleaning – This type of cleaning service is also known as hot water extraction. It is the most effective method to clean your carpets. When a professional service uses this method, they will use a powerful machine to inject a solution of detergent and hot water into your carpet. While the mixture is being placed on the carpet, the rotating brushes of the machine clean it by loosening microbes and dirt. It is then forcibly drawn into the waste tank of the machine. Your carpet will smell and look like new, but the important thing is that this machine removed as many microbes and dirt as possible.
