Your Prescription For Clean Carpet & Upholstery
The majority of carpet manufacturers recommend cleaning by a professional cleaning firm such as Carpet Therapy every 12 months.
The time frame may vary with individual needs such as children or pets, which usually require that carpet be cleaned more frequently.
Carpet manufacturers also recommend cleaning firms such as Carpet Therapy because of the knowledge and training required to provide effective cleaning.
We use the Hot Water Extraction method in conjunction with a type of equipment known as a truck mount.
The water in our equipment reaches temperatures of 230 degrees Farenheit, helping to loosen the majority of soils. These soils can then be removed with the high vacuum generated by this same machine.
Hot Water Extraction is the method of choice by most carpet manufacturers because of its greater effectiveness for removing soils and leaving your carpet looking its best.
It normally takes 6 - 8 hours for the carpet to feel dry enough to walk on, but is typically not completely dry for 24 hours.
You can walk on the carpet right after cleaning, provided you wear socks or some kind of foot covering to keep oils on your feet from getting into the damp carpet.
Vacuuming your carpet thoroughly every week will make a major difference in maintaining your carpet.
Fact is that 80% of the soil in your carpet is of the loose, insoluble type. This is the reason why Carpet Therapy begins every cleaning job by thoroughly vacuuming your carpet or upholstery.
The key is to blot up as much of the foreign matter as you can. Use a clean cloth moistened with equal parts of vinegar and water to dilute the pet stain. Blot with a dry cloth until the carpet is as dry as possible and a significant amount of the stain is gone.
If you treat a spot with a typical over-the-counter product, you may change the chemical make-up of that spot.
Call a professional carpet cleaner as soon as convenient to prevent changes in the appearance of your carpet.
Kool-Aid, wine, candle wax and most other stains should not be treated with one of the consumer products found in supermarkets. You're more likely to set the stain or cause further discoloration.
These products are generally intended for emergency use only and unless you follow the instructions closely can cause problems.
A better solution would be to call a professional cleaning company like Carpet Therapy at your earliest convenience: we have the products and the knowledge to neutralize a wide variety of staining problems.