Carpet cleaning lessons

Dirt is like thousands of little blades that cut carpet fibers. When you walk across a dirty carpet, you grind sharp dirt particles against the yarn, making tiny nicks in the fibers. All that fuzz mixed in with the dirt in your vacuum cleaner bags is your beautiful carpet headed out the door one bag at a time. When dirt scratches the fibers, it dulls the sheen, which is why high-traffic areas appear duller than the rest of the carpet. Over time, grinding dirt wears away the fibers too, which mats them down and makes them stain more easily. As I was vacuuming my own house the other day, it occurred to me that carpet across the world could be dirty; not for lack of trying, but because it isn't being vacuumed properly! So I looked it up online and I realized there super useful advice to fix this. Take a look! Prepare the room to be vacuumed. Pick up any toys, papers or other objects that will obstruct the passage of the vacuum cleaner. Check for small items like coins that might damage the mechanism.

[2] Remember to look under furniture Dust the blinds, furniture, windowsills, and baseboards first. The falling dust can then be vacuumed up.


[3] Set the vacuum at the right height If your vacuum is set too low, you can damage the carpet as well as the vacuum's roller brush and drive belt. If it's set too high, you won't pick up any dirt. To set the vacuum's ideal height, raise it to its highest setting, turn it on and lower it until you can feel the vacuum trying to tug itself forward. Check the rug for debris. Any large pieces of debris that can be collected by hand should be, as this places less pressure on the vacuum cleaner. Pick up pieces of paper, wrappers, balls of fluff or hair, paperclips, etc., anything that you can see and collect with ease. Discard. Start with a clean bag or filter A dirty bag, dirt cup or filter can cut a vacuum's suction power in half. The main reason bagless vacuums stop working is that the filters aren't changed often enough. Replace or wash (if possible) the filters on bagless vacuums every three months. Replace vacuum bags when they're three-quarters full. Vacuum at the right speed Vacuum slowly enough to get out as much dirt as possible. Make one quick pass over low-traffic areas and two slow passes over high-traffic areas. Two slow passes removes ground-in dirt more effectively than several fast passes. Use walk-off mats Use walk-off mats inside and out to keep dirt off the carpeting. Coarse-textured mats outside your doors remove soil. Water-absorbent mats inside prevent wet shoes on the carpeting. Use the vacuum crevice tool or flat universal piece to clean under furniture. I can't tell you how many dust bunnies I've found when vacuuming under furniture...and I vacuum all. the. time. I also find toy cars and legos so I do my best to visually check for items that can be sucked up by the vacuum! Vacuum both horizontally and vertically. First vacuum the entire room forward and back, then repeat the process going left to right. Carpet fibers are typically twisted, and by going both directions you can ensure that every part of the fiber has been reached.

[4] This can especially be helpful if you have pets because it will remove dander and hair.

[5] Clean Up - When you're finished vacuuming, all filters and bags should be checked again. If the bag is full, or the filters are dirty, they should be replaced. All originally moved obstacles should be returned to their original positions. Wipe down the vacuum and power cord. Always wrap the cord beginning at the point where it exits the vacuum, and work away. Never wrap from the plug inward - doing so can kink the cord and cause damage. 

Source: Carpet Cleaning TAMPA

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