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Sunday, 22 August 2010

Using A Carpet Washer Twice A Year Could Save You Money

By Charles Webster

Have you ever wondered if there was a more effective way to clean the carpets in your home and keep them looking fresh and new? Or do you accept it to be inevitable that, over time, they will slowly begin to look tired and worn? Were it possible to not only keep them much cleaner, but to also prolong their life - saving you money on the cost of replacement - would that be something which you would find interesting?

The trouble is that dust and dirt gets ground deep into the carpet where it is trapped. Pets, muddy shoes and unfortunate spills will all cause stains which, even once they dry out, remain ever so slightly sticky and attract even more dirt and dust.

The problem is that vacuuming is only capable of removing loose dust and dirt in the top layers of your carpet. Modern vacuums feature strong suction and typically use rotating brushes to agitate the carpet fibres in order to loosen the maximum possible amount of dirt so that it can be removed. Nevertheless, it's unavoidable that there will be some dirt which is ingrained too deeply for even the most efficient vacuum cleaner to clean.

Frequent vacuuming, two times a week - or possibly even three times a week in heavy traffic areas - is a good start. This will tend to remove large amounts of dust and dirt before it has the chance to become ground in and trapped. Nevertheless, regardless of how diligent you are, it's inevitable that some dirt will be ingrained in your carpet - whether as a result of heavy traffic or accidental spillage - and this will be beyond the reach of your vacuum.

The only way to deal with this is to give your carpets a deep and thorough clean using a carpet washer periodically. Twice a year should be enough for the average family home.

Carpet washers work by injecting a mixture of detergent and water deep into the fibres of your carpet. In a similar manner to standard vacuum cleaners, they often use rotating brushes to agitate the fibres of the carpet. This frees any trapped dirt which then attaches to the detergent molecules and is subsequently removed, together with the water, by suction.

Not only will your carpets look cleaner and fresher, but they will have an extended lifetime. The money saved by postponing the purchase of replacement carpets will more than compensate for renting, or buying, a carpet washer. If you opt to buy your own carpet washer outright, then you will always have it to hand and it will be useful for treating accidental spills before they have an opportunity to become established and turn into stains.

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