Increase The Lifetime Of Your Carpets Using A Carpet Washer
Monday, September 13th, 2010Have you ever wondered if there was a more efficient way to keep the carpets in your home looking clean and fresh? Or do you consider it to be unavoidable that, with the passage of time, they will gradually start to look worn and a little tired? Were it possible to not only keep them much cleaner, but to also prolong their life – saving you money on the cost of replacement – would that be something which you would find interesting?
The problem is that dirt and dust gets trodden into the carpet where it becomes trapped. Muddy shoes, waterlogged pets and other accidental spillages will all produce stains which, even when they eventually dry out, will be slightly sticky and will collect ever more dirt and dust.
The trouble is that vacuuming is only able to remove loose dirt and dust in the upper layers of your carpet. Modern vacuums feature strong suction and typically use rotating brushes to agitate the carpet fibres in order to loosen the maximum possible amount of dirt so that it can be removed. However, there will inevitably be a certain amount of dirt which is too deeply ingrained for even the most efficient vacuum cleaner to remove.
Vacuuming on a regular basis, twice a week – or perhaps as much as three times a week in areas of heavy traffic – is an excellent idea. This will facilitate the removal of dust and dirt before it has the chance to get ground in and trapped. It doesn’t matter how diligent you are, it’s not possible to prevent a certain level of dirt becoming ingrained in your carpet – be it as a result of heavy traffic or accidental spillage – and this will not be treatable using only your vacuum.
The best way to deal with this is to deep clean your carpets by using a carpet washer periodically. A deep clean twice a year should be reasonable for the typical family house.
Carpet washers work by injecting a mixture of detergent and water deep into the fibres of your carpet. In a similar manner to standard vacuum cleaners, they often use rotating brushes to agitate the fibres of the carpet. This releases any dirt which may have become trapped and this is then attracted to the molecules of the detergent and finally removed, together with the water, by suction.
Not only will your carpets look cleaner and fresher, but they will have an extended lifetime. The money that you save by the extension of the life of your carpets and putting off replacement costs will be more than enough to compensate for the rental, or purchase price, of a carpet washer. If you opt to buy your own carpet washer outright, then you will always have it to hand and it will be useful for treating accidental spills before they have an opportunity to become established and turn into stains.