Advantages of High Temperature Steam Cleaning Carpets
'What if everything is an illusion and nothing exists? In that case, I definitely overpaid for my carpet'
- Woody Allen, American actor, author and director.
You many not have overpaid for your carpet but absolutely spent a adequate amount of your hard-earned money on it. thus, it's in your interest to ensure that proper maintenance is carried out, of which regular cleaning is an indispensable part. Although there are many carpet cleaning methods available - shampoo method, bonnet method and new-fangled dry methods - there are none that can clean as well as high temperature steam cleaning.
In fact, while all the other methods are classified as 'light surface cleaning' because of their imbecility to remove dirt deep from the pile, the steam cleaning method is classified as 'deep cleaning.' Unsurprisingly, this is the method recommended by most of the manufacturers and cleaning experts. If you get a attempt to examine the conservation brochure published by the world's largest carpet manufacturer, Shaw Industries, you will see that this method is recommended, because the company's own research indicates that steam cleaning is the finest cleaning procedure out there. Although it does require the use of water that may take some time to exactly dry off, this method is far important to any other method of carpet cleaning.
The word 'steam' in 'steam cleaning' may be somewhat of a misnomer as no steam is habitually involved in the operation; water at elevated temperature is used instead. A steam cleaning machine blasts the carpet with a jet of hot water and then vacuums the water and dirt up. Steam cleaning will loosen dirt ground deep into the carpet and will also clear mold and mildew spores. The operation can be performed using a truck-mounted unit outside the building with only the hose and floor tool brought inside, or by a convenient system present in the room. Although the use of steam is very rare, sometimes super-heated steam is used in place of hot water. However, it increases the risk of the system.
Steam cleaning can be employed both for residential and commercial carpets. There is a wide choice of machinery, ranging from small, convenient units to large, industrial configurations that may be used for contrary purposes. Although excellent expertise is continually recommended, for small domestic carpets, steam cleaning can be performed by the resident himself. If cleaning is done intermittently, it may create more sense to hire a steam cleaner instead of purchasing one. In about all current neighborhoods, there are rental services that also provide the defined cleaning solution required for the process.
Before starting cleaning, it is recommended that the furniture is removed from the room to obviate injury due to moisture and allow for easier movement. Also, an initial vacuuming is suggested to remove larger pieces of dirt. Different carpets with their different materials may have several cleaning requirements; consequently, it's usually recommendable to follow the manufacturer's directions when mixing the water and cleaning solution. Also, It is excellent to steam clean in the summer when you can leave windows open for ventilation, facilitating the drying process.