Drying time is carpet cleaning can take hours to accomplish, especially with the hot water extraction method. If the carpet is not properly dried, problem of re-soiling is inevitable as well as growths of molds and mildew. This is the reason why some look for cleaning methods that utilizes minimal or no water at all.
- Carpet absorbent cleaners
One of the methods that the carpet cleaning San Francisco professionals employ is the carpet absorbent cleaner, which also known as “dry cleaning.” This method virtually utilizes water at all and hence the term dry cleaning.
Instead relying heavily on water, the carpet cleaners make use of absorbent compound. These substances are made with minute volume of water, solvent and detergent. These are sprinkled all over carpet and then worked into the carpet using a machine. Thecompound attracts and absorbs soil, dirt, dust and other pollutants. It is through the mechanical agitation where the cleaner works through the carpet.
The theory behind this method is that the liquid will dissolve the soil and the mixture in the absorbent compound is then absorbed into the carrier that will be vacuumed up. The method is always utilized in tandem with detergent pre-sprayingespecially in heavily soiled carpets.The absorbent cleaner that most carpet cleaning San Francisco professionals uses is organic in nature and some utilize polymers. This compound is expected to absorb dislodged dust, dirt and other soil, which will be vacuumed after. Therefore, there is a need for thorough and proper vacuuming of the carpet before the cleaning process to take place. With proper vacuuming, most of the carrier will come out of the carpet and this can lead to improvement of the indoor air quality. A customer will know if the carpet cleaner failed to make the right cleaning is he/she spots white powder appearing on their cuffs of pants or shoes and this only means that the professional used too much of that compound.
The main advantage method of this carpet cleaning compound is that the carpet will dry very quickly.
- Carbonated carpet cleaning
Another “dry cleaning” method is the carbonated cleaning or the bonnet method. In comparison to carpet absorbent cleaners, this method uses more volume of water (but still way lesser than the hot water extraction). This method is basically a derivative from hard floor spray buffing, but applied to carpet flooring.
This method uses oscillating rotary brush that comes with drive block or stiff brush designed to drive damp, dry or wet pads. Some professionals spray with the cleaning solution; some soak the pads to the cleaning solution and then lightly squeezed before them placing it under the driving brush.
However, this method comes with many cons. Experts do no recommend using this method if cleaning carpets with cut pile because of the high possibility of damage to fiver and distortion of pile to occur. Also, the potential for re-soiling is very possible.
In this case, some professional carpet cleaners employ carbonated water to provide better soil suspension as well as lowering the pH.
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