The “4 Ws” and "1 H” of Carpet CleaningI presume that you somehow stumbled upon this article because you’re looking for effective and reputable carpet cleaning companies. Well, CONGRATULATIONS! You did just that. At Bellingham's Best House Cleaning, we make sure that our clients don’t have narrowed options. These services include but not limited to apartment cleaning, condo cleaning and office cleaning. But for the purpose of this article, we’ll be giving the spotlight on how to maintain a spotless and brand-new-looking carpet.
But let me leave you on a cliffhanger for a little while. Before plunging into the subject, it’s going to be wise to learn about the 4 “Ws” and 1 “H” of achieving a spic-and-span carpet. So basically these letters are questions referring to:
These questions will be tackled one by one to furnish you with valuable information. The details and facts you will receive can be used for the purpose of maintaining a clean carpet and extending its life. Of course, it can be used as well for enlisting the right professional who can get the job done as per your expectations. |
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Wet Cleaning
This is otherwise called steam cleaning or hot water extraction. Here, we precondition the carpet first using chemical reagent. This chemical will then liquefy oil-based substances and soils that have built-up deep in your carpet fibers. Then, a pressurized, heated water to its near boiling point is injected to the carpet. After 10 to 15 minutes, the solution will be extracted using a vacuum.
This cleaning method is quite advantageous in these ways:
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Rotary Shampoo or Dry Foam Method
For this method, a special cleaning agent is applied all over the carpet. This will help in suspending any debris and dirt that is stuck in the carpet. After that, it’ll be whipped into foam and work within carpet’s fibers with the rotating brushes of a machine designed specifically for this purpose. After a little while, a vacuum is used to extract the foam.
Obviously, this comes with distinctive benefits too like the prior cleaning methods similar to:
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Cleaning Using an Absorbent Pad
This specific method of carpet cleaning is known in the industry as “bonnet cleaning” and is more often than not used for executing routine light maintenance. It can serve also as regular cleaning. The procedure here is quite simple, carpet is vacuumed, a chemical solution will be sprayed to the carpet using either an electric sprayer or hand pump, wait for the solution to dry and let it take action of the dirt and grime and even take away stains.
The bonnet or absorbent pad may look like a normal towel but this is immersed on a chemical solution which is attached to the drive block of the rotary floor machine. This spun over the carpet’s surface at a speed of 100 to 300 revolutions per minute. Much like wet cleaning, it carries its own advantages too such as:
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Traffic Soil Volume | Carpet Owner | Professional Carpet Cleaning Company | ||
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Vacuuming | Spot Cleaning | Heavy-Use Area Cleaning | Restorative Cleaning | |
Light | 1x/week | Daily or after noticing a spot | Trafficked spots every 12-18mos. | Every 24mos or per mfr. wty. |
Medium | 1-2x/week | Daily or after noticing a spot | Trafficked spots every 6-12mos. | Yearly |
Heavy | 2-7x/week | Daily or after noticing a spot | Trafficked spots every 3-6mos. | Twice a Year |
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