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What is the Best Method of Carpet Cleaning?
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 8 ส.ค. 2024
- To kick off spring cleaning, we answer a popular question about carpet cleaning: "What's the best carpet cleaning method?" Find out the answer in the video!
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Finally a very professional and informative video! I’ve never lived in a carpeted home. I desperately needed this
Glad we could help! Thanks for your comment :)
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I love watching a video where the presenter knows what they are talking about and gives us so much info. Thanks!
Well made video. Nice and clean. Concise and to the point. No jumpy cameras. No cats and dogs and Myna birds traipsing through the video. No diesel air horns going off intermittently. Good job on the video. Also nice to see and hear another knowledgeable professional that has an objective overview of all the methods. Three thumbs up. Thanks again.
Welcome, Dave! Glad you enjoyed the video. It's always good to see a fellow professional interacting! Any specific topics you'd like to see more of?
Your information is greatly appreciated. Thank you.
Thank you for sharing your knowledge. very informative video!
Outstanding video! I'm looking for carpet cleaning service now and will be getting "hot water extraction"!
Thanks for taking the time to share.
Thanks for that. Settled my mind.
Thank you very much for the comparative analysis. I really enjoyed it.
Three years ago, I had my carped shampooed by an elderly couple running a carpet cleaning business. It looked _fine_ when they were finished. W/in 4 month, my carpeting looked _terrible!_ So, now it's back to "Hot Water Extraction." Watching your video confirmed my thoughts; again, thank you.
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Thanks ... good info
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Thank you
Thank you for this!!
You're welcome! Thanks for the support!
Great video, thanks
Thank you for your comment!
This video needs to be updated. CRI has now certified a few VLM machines for Deep Cleaning. Only the IICRC now only considers HWE the restorative method.
True steam cleaning is the best cleaning method. If you start with a clean carpet then you should only need maintenance cleaning.
I've just bought some RUG DOCTORS DEEP CLEAN CARPET CLEANERS and I'm ready to open my own cleaning bussiness so any professional tips is definitely needed...👊
Hi Franny and congrats on your first step! We might answer this in length in another video, but usually a good first step is to attend the Carpet Cleaning Tech course through IICRC (www.iicrc.org). They teach you basics on carpet cleaning since there is a surprising amount to know about the subject 😊
I'm ready to open my own business as well. Wishing much success to you Franny.
Great information. Thanks!
Thank you for watching! :)
Thank you! :)
Great information, I didn’t know the difference between the types of cleanings. Your presentation was easy to understand
Thanks so much! We're happy to help!
I gave up on Host cleaning more then 10 years ago. Mostly use hot water extraction today and sometimes bonnets for hotels or carpets that cant wait for drying. Rotovac system is my big gun on very dirty carpets for companies or homes. Best regards from Iceland :)
Greetings! And thanks for your comment!
Rotovac all the way!!!
Hi...thanks for the great advice! I see someone already asked you about washing a hand tufted rug but I'd ask you to maybe elaborate a little further please. I've got a 14 year old expensive hand tufted pure wool rug, it looks in great condition but having just bought it 2nd hand I'd like to freshen it up prior to using it myself.
The manufacturer I spoke with advised to not soak the rug as you would a hand knotted Persian type rug, then said it's better to have it professionally cleaned. I spoke with the cleaning company and they said that they would just soak the rug using the same process as a hand knotted rug!! 🤷🏻♂️...
The glue on the back of the rug is still in very stable condition, it's quite a hard back solid rug, there is no material covering the glue nor was there ever.
So my option is to either take the rug outdoors and clean it the hand knotted way soak, shampoo, scrub and rinse...then extract water using a wet n dry vacuum.
Or rent a Rug Doctor which I think please correct me if I'm wrong, maybe doesn't work the same as hot water extraction with the pressurised spraying of water solution.... but it might be ok 🤷🏻♂️.
If I'm pretty confident about drying the rug afterwards would the soak and shampoo and rinse method be better than the Rug doctor machine method?... to be honest the videos of people using Rug Dr don't fill me with confidence about using one myself....but in saying that my rug isn't that dirty so maybe it would be sufficient....it sure looks easier than scrubbing on my hands and knees haha...but really doing the job well is my main concern.
Hi Charlie! Thanks for your question. We've cleaned many tufted rugs in our past and have seen many react differently for each cleaning. Since you mentioned it's an expensive rug, if it were me I would take it in to get it professionally cleaned because there are a lot of factors that could happen. Wool is a sensitive fiber and needs to be cleaned a certain way. If you hire a good rug cleaner, they will know how to clean the rug the right way.
If we were to clean a tufted wool rug, it's very possible we might submerge the rug in water as well, but it really depends on the issues it might have. Water is typically the best way to clean any rug , but the problem lies within how tufted rugs are constructed. Most manufacturers don't use high-quality latex on the back of tufted rugs, which is why soaking them might seem like a concern. But sometimes that process is necessary depending on the rug and the issues it might have. If the latex starts to get weak, most professional rug cleaners have an option to re-glue the backing with a much higher quality latex glue.
Another concern with cleaning is that the colors might bleed, even with just water. It doesn't happen all the time, but enough times that we always test before we clean anything. I know you had also mentioned you weren't concerned with drying the rug afterward, but from our experience, tufted rugs have some of the longest dry times because they are thick and made of wool (wool doesn't like to dry very fast because it has good absorbency). Since we are rug cleaners, it's tough for us to recommend anything other than getting the rug cleaned professionally, but we know not everyone will/can do that.
But with that said, if you still wanted to tackle this yourself, here is the best advice we can give:
Before you do anything with the rug, I would thoroughly vacuum the rug as best as you can to get out the dry soil. It's very common for wool to not look dirty because it hides it so well. Also test an area before you clean to make sure that there is no color bleed. A Rug Doctor might not be a bad choice, but I would only use it for rinsing with water (don't put any chemicals in the machine) and extracting/vacuuming out the water. Rug Drs don't do the greatest job spraying out the water, nor vacuuming/extracting it out, at least compared to what we use. We also always spray our cleaning products separately and don't mix it in the "shampoo tank" because of residue it will leave behind. You'll want to use only cool water and with a WoolSafe product as well because wool is a sensitive fiber and can be ruined easily. For example, chlorine bleach will actually dissolve the fiber 😲 I would recommend using a product that has the WoolSafe approval logo on it. You can check on the woolsafe.org website for help if needed 😊
Hopefully that helps and best of luck!
Wow that was a very kindly well detailed answer. I would get the rug professionally cleaned but two quotes I've had now have been around the $500 mark which is a lot more than I'd like to pay to be honest.
Regarding tackling it myself...I was going to use my Karcher steam cleaner to spray in a jet of water mixed with steam, then extract the water using my 1000W wet n dry vacuum. However I. Concerned to use the steam cleaner to inject water as the temperature of the water would be very hot...you've already commented that a luke warm solution should be used. Too much heat is bad I guess.
Regarding immersing the rug..more or less. I'm no expert at assessing the quality of the latex on a rug but I've noted that not only is the rug really heavy (3m x 3m) and very thick, but the back looks like some sort of mesh..it's strong and the glue is hard..yes and thinner in some places and thicker in others. Perhaps it would hold up to being washed with a lot of water 🤷🏻♂️... but if the rug doesn't appear stained, is it worth the potential risk?
What about surface cleaning, just wetting the top half layer of wool, lightly manipulating with a wool safe detergent then extracting with my handy vacuum?
Thanks very much for your advice.....I never imagined so much went into "just" cleaning carpets!! It's quite fascinating 👍
@@Liz4650 Thanks for your reply. It is amazing how much goes into cleaning! Is there a way to lower the temp of the steam cleaner? The reason why wool is usually cleaned with a low temp is because it's very prone to fiber distortion, especially by jet streaks and "wand" marks from cleaners if it's too hot. I think surface cleaning might be your best bet in this case. You could always test a small area first to see how it reacts 🙂
Hey thanks...... yeah I think I'll have a go at surface cleaning. Can I just ask one last thing. What is your opinion re the carpet cleaning powders? I see Dyson do a zorb powder and other manufacturers also. I gather that they go on moist, set for a few hours approx, then get vacuumed up. How would my rudimentary surface clean (unfortunately I don't have the double oscillating brush vacuum and no I can't alter the temp of my steamer 🙁) compare to using one of these powder cleaners?
Thanks ever so much you've been very helpful...and Merry Christmas 🎄
@@Liz4650 Great question- we tend to stay away from those types of powdered cleaners/deodorizers because it's really tough to vacuum it all out. The powder is a fine grit (at least the ones we have encountered) that it works its way down to the foundation backing, which then creates friction against the fibers. This usually leads to fuzzing, wear, etc. I'm not too familiar with the Zorb powder, but if it's like other compound cleaners, they do require to be "brushed" in with a certain machine. This method is usually best suited for carpet cleaning as it's constructed differently and made of synthetic material. I think your best bet is still the surface cleaning :) .Glad we could help! Merry Christmas to you as well! 😊🎄
So if I pre spot it with a solution, I use a hose with a water gun to spray the entire carpet, then use a bonnet (green strip), and then use an extractor (with no water) to suck up everything from the carpet. Would you say that I either did a good job, or fucked up job? No hot water. Oh and it takes about a day or day and a half to dry.
I was with you for most of it, but I would never recommend hosing down an installed carpet. A loose rug on a slab outdoors? Sure, but never inside the home. The reason - overwetting leads to odors, and odors mean bad bacteria is growing and thriving.
When cleaning installed carpet the idea is to fully clean the fiber and possibly the top of the primary backing, but never the secondary backing, pad, or subfloor. The only time that would be beneficial is limited urine decontamination, and then you'll need to extract the moisture from those lower surfaces with something like a Water Claw and a strong vacuum source like a large portable or truckmount.
In our company we shoot for 12 hour or less dry times, with the majority of our work drying within 4-6 hours. Anything over 24 hours puts your carpet system at risk of bad bacterial growth, which equals "dirty sock" / musty odors, or even mold.
A hot pan was placed on carpet leaving a glazing film. Any ideas on how to remove the glazed film.
Hi, and thanks for writing. Most installed carpet is made of a form of plastic, usually nylon, polyester, or olefin. Each of these 3 plastics have melting points from ~516°F (nylon) to as low as 235°F (olefin).
In fact olefin carpet has such a low melting point that simply dragging a heavy piece of furniture across it can permanently melt the fiber tips.
In your case what likely has happened is the tips of the fibers have melted.
In some cases you may be able to carefully nip just under the melted tips with sharp scissors to cut off the melted tips. In other cases you'll need to cut out and replace the melted area with a donor piece of carpeting.
Depending on the situation it may make sense to replace the carpet, if tip trimming or sectioning with a donor piece isn't feasible.
Lastly, some people opt to put an area rug over the area and eventually replace the carpet.
~Scott
Do you use a fiber rinse or just hot water when doing the rinse?
We apply our pre-spray, groom it in, then rinse with just hot water
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Ok I see, is it ok to use an all fiber rinse & is your water RO?
@@DavidRamirez-be1ke we prefer not to use a rinse as it could leave extra residue (but we know other cleaners that use rinses) & we use softened water 😊
@@Rendallscleaningmi gotcha thank's
Rotovac is the best method (my opinion).
Professional advice from someone who obviously knows what he's talking about. Excellent video.
Thanks so much!
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If the primary concern is removal of allergens from the carpet is one method more effective than another?
Excellent question! To my knowledge there have not been any studies on allergen removal according to method. I will continue to look.
Manch - I have researched and discussed this with fellow pros. The best I have to offer at this moment is my opinion because there are not any peer-reviewed scientific studies on carpet cleaning methods and allergy removal, to my knowledge.
Indoor allergies are triggered by a wide variety of contaminants, including soil and pollen tracked in (and/or indoor plants), pet dander, pet contamination (hair, urine, feces, vomit), shed human skin and hair, pesicides, herbicides, indoor chemicals (paints, cleaning chems, dryer sheets, foam padding) and the list goes on.
That said, carpet is a great holding tank for transferred soil, meaning carpet tends to hold in these allergens until the soil is removed. Contrast with a hard surface like tile, wood, or stone, carpet is superior to holding down allergens. The Swedish study I referenced I believe we're on the same page with this basic premise, so let's look at cleaning methods and how they interact with carpet.
There are 5 recognized carpet cleaning methods, as I mentioned in the video.
Out of all 5 cleaning methods, only one is considered "Restorative" - Hot Water Extraction. And within the "Restorative" Hot Water Extraction method, there are 2 types of equipment - portable, where the machine is usually brought into the home, and a truckmount, where the machine stays outside and hoses are brought in to extract soil and moisture out of the carpet. Both portables and truckmounts have a waste holding tank where the dirty soil and water is deposited.
Alright, hopefully you're still with me because here comes my opinion. The 4 maintenance methods do not flush or extract the carpeting, whereas hot water extraction does. What that means to me is we are hoping the maintenance systems chemically neutralize the allergens and move them into a suspended state where they are removed with the pad or vacuumed, if using encapsulation.
With portable extraction, the machine is normally brought into the home. When the water and soil is extracted, it ends up in the waste tank. As long as that waste tank is covered (most are) and the waste water is disposed down the toilet or outside of the home, I would feel comfortable saying it is an acceptable method to remove allergens.
When using a truckmount, the extracted water goes outsides into the waste tank of the truckmount. With this system I feel very comfortable with saying the max amount of allergen removal has been performed - BUT with some caveats.
No matter the method, if you're adding water via preconditioner, rinse water, bonnet water, encapsulation, foam, etc. and if there is mold or bacterial growth already in the carpet, then any remoisturizing of the carpet may trigger allergies. If there is known mold in the carpet, it is 100% without opinion recommended to replace rather than try to clean. If there is known bacterial growth (odors from organic sources like urine, feces, old water-based spills, etc) then restoring the carpet is usually acceptable, unless it's really bad. We consider "really bad" as any heavy non-mold contamination in excess of 25% of the area, or any individual blood spots larger than a silver dollar. Attempting to clean that much contamination will likely exceed or approach the cost of replacement. Mileage will vary, so it's not a hard rule, just a general guideline.
Lastly, no matter the method, the technician plays a huge role in the success of cleaning. A properly trained cleaning professional with just simple cleaning tools can do a superior job to the untrained technician with the $100k truckmount. That's why we stress the importance of education so much in our videos, and in our company.
Alright, hopefully that all made sense. In my opinion truckmounted hot water extraction removes the most allergens, all things being equal. Portable extraction comes in 2nd, and any of the other 4 methods tied for last. That is definitely not a hard rule and every individual situation is different.
Thanks again for the great question. If a study surfaces I'll definitely do a video about it.
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Yes. I agree. I even asked an allergist and she seems to concur. I'm surprised that the medical community doesn't have a protocol. The advice given to me was just "Have your carpets cleaned". No mention of method etc.
Excellent informational video but it would have been nice to actually show some of the equipment in question...- : )
fair enough- maybe we will do another video ;)
How about hand tufted wool rugs?
Hi, June. We normally hand-wash or low- moisture clean tufted rugs. Our choice of method first depends on the condition of the latex. We'd prefer to run lots of water through every rug, to fully flush them, but the condition of the latex comes into play. Flushing dozens or hundreds of gallons of water through some tufted rugs would cause it to fall apart.
Wool carpet manufacturers prefer micro-sponges for maintenance and occasional (once per year or every couple of years) hot water extraction.
Never allow your woollen carpets to be cleaned with those ‘bonnet ‘ scrubbers as they will fuzz up the wool carpet. You don’t want to get your wool carpet too wet as it will cause it to be damaged. I use Sebo Duo P powder on my 60 year old pure wool axminster carpets and it does a great job of freshening and brightening the colours without the use of water.
Can you tell me what to use on carpet for human feces which has been on carpet a long period of time like months? Thanks
Hi Laverne, You could always try our Stain Cleaner "Stain Fu" (link in the description) as it does work on old stains, but it might be a very permanent stain from our experience. If it's been on carpet for that long of a period, you might need to replace the carpeting. Thanks for your comment and best of luck!
Don't be nasty laverne.... damn
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I have industrial cheap carpet in a spare bedroom that's trashed. Coffee, kool-aid, and other stains. Wondering if these carpet cleaning techniques work on this cheap garbage industrial carpet. I can't afford to replace it yet, my bissel pro heat does only a minimal job.
We have had good success with applying a heavy duty preconditioner, manual or mechanical agitation with a machine like a counter rotating brush, followed by hot water extraction. Others have been successful with a low moisture pad or encap. system, but we prefer extraction in restorative situations like this.
Good video but you can get much better results if you use a CRB machine to agitate rather than just raking in in.
And just to clarify, the IICRC does NOT tell the carpet manufacturers what to recommend.
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Unfortunately I call out complete ignorance on your description of the Host method of cleaning.
I don't know about "complete ignorance", but I did fail to mention the Host machine, which is a counter-rotating brush that agitates the Host compound into the fibers. www.hostdry.com/in-your-home/do-it-yourself-instructions-4
It is still a maintenance cleaning system. Since you brought it up, another thing I didn't mention is the difficulty in removing the compound via vacuuming, especially after using the Host machine or counter-rotating brush to drive the compound into the nap.
You also said you spread the "ground up corn cob and let it dry, then vaccum it up". That is not how it's done. Know your facts.
You say nothing about low moisture high speed oscillation. It is the best method by far. I sold my hot water extraction machines 5 years ago and switched to trinity renewal systems machines. Check it out
I know John G. personally and he has a nice low moisture system.
i own and operate a cleaning service. its been 30 years.... Been cleaning for 44 years... Host is a great method . i have used all..you scrub Host into carpet...your vidieo isnt corect...
Thanks for bringing this up. Yes, in certain cases dry compounds get scrubbed in/brushed in and then vacuumed. According to Host, it says "some soft texture carpets may fuzz when brushed. If texture distortion occurs, do not use." www.hostdry.com/in-your-home/do-it-yourself-instructions-4. So scrubbing might not always be the best, but in other cases it can get better results. Depends on the carpet and the brand of dry compound you use. Semantics, I guess. We feel the video is still correct. We've also been in business and cleaning carpets almost as long. Glad to see a fellow cleaner in business for so long. Cheers!
Great info but this guy needs to hire someone to do the presentation method
Cool. Let's see your presentation method.
You obviously know nothing about today's bonnet cleaning methods.