If you have ever bought an oriental rug you would know that it has a beauty that cannot be
compared. Though they are the finest carpets available, they are also the most expensive. Wool
carpets have come to be a status symbol and can maintain the beauty of any room in your home.
You will get your money’s worth from these rugs if you take proper care and clean your rugs
often. Your treasured oriental rugs can easily live longer than you and become a heirloom that
future family members will enjoy with frequent cleaning.
Too prevent your wool carpets and oriental rugs from getting too soiled they should be vacuumed
regularly two to three times a week. Irreversible traffic patterns can form if you let the dirt to get
ground into the rugs before you vacuum. Even though you are vacuuming your wool carpets
regularly they need to have a cleaning every year by a professional carpet cleaner to insure that
they last many years and maintain their beauty. Make sure the carpet cleaning company has a
cleaning system that uses very little water. The less the quantity of water that the rugs hold will
increase drying times and you will prevent your wool carpets from developing mold or mildew.
Wool is very popular when decorating your home and it has many qualities that do not exist in
synthetic carpets. Even when they are in areas that get a lot of traffic in your home wool resists
being crushed or flattened. When used in high traffic situations many synthetic rugs made of olefin
or polyester can crush or flatten in no time. To stop uneven wear on your wool rugs use carpet
underpadding under your carpet. To insure even wear on all sides it is important to rotate your
carpet every few months. This will help to prevent bad traffic patterns forming too quickly.
Wool area rugs have an amazing natural ability of stain resistance. Spots and stains are repelled
by the natural oils in wool. This is what helps the wool to be stain resistant but not stain proof.
When a spill occurs you have to remove it immediately to prevent the stains from becoming
permanent. Use a white cloth to blot away as much of the spill as possible but don’t to rub it in, as
this might lead to permanent staining. After you get up the spill, use a carpet spotter that is
specially made for wool carpets. You can purchase wool carpet cleaning products for all kinds of
spills off the Internet if you don’t have the correct carpet cleaner. Many spills contain different oils
(shoe polish, crèmes, mascara, butter, salad dressings etc.). Those can be cleaned with dry
cleaning chemicals but food items and other non-oily spills have to be cleaned with a mild liquid
detergent solution in water. Brush the fibers in the correct direction after washing and dry the
carpet with a cool hair dryer.
Wool area rugs can hold up to 30% of their weight in moisture by absorbing moisture into the rug
from the air in the room. This lowers the humidity in a room and reduces the static electricity in the
carpet.
For a softer, plusher and warmer comfort underfoot use wall-to-wall carpets. They squish between
your toes and give off a very comfortable feeling of luxury. They are great over carpets to add that
feeling of luxury and can make your hardwood floors warmer and stone floors more comfortable .
compared. Though they are the finest carpets available, they are also the most expensive. Wool
carpets have come to be a status symbol and can maintain the beauty of any room in your home.
You will get your money’s worth from these rugs if you take proper care and clean your rugs
often. Your treasured oriental rugs can easily live longer than you and become a heirloom that
future family members will enjoy with frequent cleaning.
Too prevent your wool carpets and oriental rugs from getting too soiled they should be vacuumed
regularly two to three times a week. Irreversible traffic patterns can form if you let the dirt to get
ground into the rugs before you vacuum. Even though you are vacuuming your wool carpets
regularly they need to have a cleaning every year by a professional carpet cleaner to insure that
they last many years and maintain their beauty. Make sure the carpet cleaning company has a
cleaning system that uses very little water. The less the quantity of water that the rugs hold will
increase drying times and you will prevent your wool carpets from developing mold or mildew.
Wool is very popular when decorating your home and it has many qualities that do not exist in
synthetic carpets. Even when they are in areas that get a lot of traffic in your home wool resists
being crushed or flattened. When used in high traffic situations many synthetic rugs made of olefin
or polyester can crush or flatten in no time. To stop uneven wear on your wool rugs use carpet
underpadding under your carpet. To insure even wear on all sides it is important to rotate your
carpet every few months. This will help to prevent bad traffic patterns forming too quickly.
Wool area rugs have an amazing natural ability of stain resistance. Spots and stains are repelled
by the natural oils in wool. This is what helps the wool to be stain resistant but not stain proof.
When a spill occurs you have to remove it immediately to prevent the stains from becoming
permanent. Use a white cloth to blot away as much of the spill as possible but don’t to rub it in, as
this might lead to permanent staining. After you get up the spill, use a carpet spotter that is
specially made for wool carpets. You can purchase wool carpet cleaning products for all kinds of
spills off the Internet if you don’t have the correct carpet cleaner. Many spills contain different oils
(shoe polish, crèmes, mascara, butter, salad dressings etc.). Those can be cleaned with dry
cleaning chemicals but food items and other non-oily spills have to be cleaned with a mild liquid
detergent solution in water. Brush the fibers in the correct direction after washing and dry the
carpet with a cool hair dryer.
Wool area rugs can hold up to 30% of their weight in moisture by absorbing moisture into the rug
from the air in the room. This lowers the humidity in a room and reduces the static electricity in the
carpet.
For a softer, plusher and warmer comfort underfoot use wall-to-wall carpets. They squish between
your toes and give off a very comfortable feeling of luxury. They are great over carpets to add that
feeling of luxury and can make your hardwood floors warmer and stone floors more comfortable .
Proper Oriental Rug Cleaning Will Keep
Your Home Healthy and Looking Great!
Your Home Healthy and Looking Great!
Healthy Home Newsletter.
Your Carpet Cleaning Service Is
Making Your Carpets Get Dirtier!
Making Your Carpets Get Dirtier!
There are so many carpet cleaning companies out there making carpets dirtier faster. If you go to
Google maps and search for carpet cleaning in your town you will find hundreds and maybe
thousands in big metropolitan areas. More than half of these companies are not really companies.
They are one to two men shows working out of their house. Many of them purchased a used
portable from ebay or their local pawn shop.
These machines are usually four to six years old. They do suck but not literally. They have most
likely lost a lot of vacuum power and leave lots of dirty water back in the carpet. This means after
getting your carpets cleaned your rugs have soapy residue and dirty water deep down inside.
Therefore, stains will come back within two days to a week and they will have a constant stickiness
to them which will grab on to every bit of dirt that passes over them making them dirtier than before
they were cleaned.
I know you must be asking what do I do to get my rugs cleaned properly to avoid these problems.
The good news is there is a solution. The only way to get the soapy residue, dirt, dust and grime
out is to have your carpets cleaned with a truck mounted cleaning company that understands the
chemistry of carpet cleaning. There is chemistry to the cleaning solution. Many carpet cleaners are
totally unaware of this. They use the cheapest cleaner they can find in Home Depot. A
professional carpet cleaner would not buy their cleaners at Home Depot.
The ph of a chemical is key to cleaning properly. Just like cleaning your hair you must first clean
with an alkaline because this will attract the acidic dirt out. Then you must rinse with an acid rinse
like a conditioner. This will leave the carpet soft and ph balanced close to neutral. If the carpets
are not ph balanced they will continue to pull dust up from the pad. This is called “wicking.” If you
have ever had your carpets or rugs cleaned and a spot came back it was probably caused by
wicking and or over-wetting.
Finally, another way to prevent re-soiling quickly or spots coming back is to have the rugs dry
within two to three hours after having them cleaned. That will not happen with a portable cleaning.
A powerful truck mount system with 300 to 400 cfm will leave the rugs dry quicker. So, as you can
see the only way to get your carpets cleaned and prevent quick re-soiling or re-spotting is to use a
company that is trained in the chemistry of carpet cleaning and who use a professional truck
mounted system.
Google maps and search for carpet cleaning in your town you will find hundreds and maybe
thousands in big metropolitan areas. More than half of these companies are not really companies.
They are one to two men shows working out of their house. Many of them purchased a used
portable from ebay or their local pawn shop.
These machines are usually four to six years old. They do suck but not literally. They have most
likely lost a lot of vacuum power and leave lots of dirty water back in the carpet. This means after
getting your carpets cleaned your rugs have soapy residue and dirty water deep down inside.
Therefore, stains will come back within two days to a week and they will have a constant stickiness
to them which will grab on to every bit of dirt that passes over them making them dirtier than before
they were cleaned.
I know you must be asking what do I do to get my rugs cleaned properly to avoid these problems.
The good news is there is a solution. The only way to get the soapy residue, dirt, dust and grime
out is to have your carpets cleaned with a truck mounted cleaning company that understands the
chemistry of carpet cleaning. There is chemistry to the cleaning solution. Many carpet cleaners are
totally unaware of this. They use the cheapest cleaner they can find in Home Depot. A
professional carpet cleaner would not buy their cleaners at Home Depot.
The ph of a chemical is key to cleaning properly. Just like cleaning your hair you must first clean
with an alkaline because this will attract the acidic dirt out. Then you must rinse with an acid rinse
like a conditioner. This will leave the carpet soft and ph balanced close to neutral. If the carpets
are not ph balanced they will continue to pull dust up from the pad. This is called “wicking.” If you
have ever had your carpets or rugs cleaned and a spot came back it was probably caused by
wicking and or over-wetting.
Finally, another way to prevent re-soiling quickly or spots coming back is to have the rugs dry
within two to three hours after having them cleaned. That will not happen with a portable cleaning.
A powerful truck mount system with 300 to 400 cfm will leave the rugs dry quicker. So, as you can
see the only way to get your carpets cleaned and prevent quick re-soiling or re-spotting is to use a
company that is trained in the chemistry of carpet cleaning and who use a professional truck
mounted system.
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