- Need to spruce up your carpets in a hurry?If your carpet is looking dull, lifeless and in need of a good wash, but you need your room to be ready for Christmas guests in a hurry, try a carpet washer with good suction power and heated cleaning technology to reduce drying time. Leaving windows and doors open after washing your carpets will also help them dry more quickly.
- Pets left their mark on carpets and cushions?For homes with pets, use a vacuum cleaner with a powered hand tool to pick up stubborn pet hair from carpets and upholstery. Then wash with a carpet washer to lift muddy paw prints and pet smells, so your room is clean, fresh and hygienic for visiting friends and family.
- Want to minimise sneezing and coughing?If you have allergy sufferers visiting over Christmas you can help by reducing the airborne particles that can trigger allergies such as asthma and eczema. Use a vacuum cleaner (with high-level HEPA (High Efficient Particle Arrester) filtration on carpets and upholstery to reduce fine dust particles. Then wash with carpet washer to remove the dust mites and other allergens embedded deep within carpet pile.
- Worried your newly washed carpets might attract dirt?To help keep your newly washed carpets looking good for as long as possible over the festive season, make sure you use a carpet cleaning solution with an anti re-soiling additive. This means that it won’t leave a sticky residue on carpet fibres so won’t attract dust and dirt any quicker than general dirt build up.
- Need to clean up spilt drinks?If a drink is spilt on your carpet during the festivities, deal with it immediately to help prevent staining, but don’t rub with a cloth as this will work the liquid deeper into carpet fibres. Instead suck it up with a carpet washer, or lay a paper towel on top to soak it up, then wash the carpet as soon as you can.
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Christmas Carpet Cleaning Tips
Thursday, December 18th, 2008National Carpet Cleaning Day – January 10th 2009
Monday, December 15th, 200810th January 2009 is National Carpet Cleaning Day in the UK.
A recent survey asking people about their carpet cleaning habits revealed some alarming results…
- While most people (88%) vacuum their house at least once a week, almost a third have never washed their carpets.
- Those that do wash their carpets, do so rarely, with half admitting to getting round to the job only once every 2-3 years or less.
These facts might not seem too worrying, until you get down to the nitty gritty of what horrors could be lurking in an unwashed carpet – e.g. did you know that a typical carpet harbours millions of dust mites and a neglected carpet can contain up to 4x its own weight in dirt, dust mites and their waste!
As part of its research into carpets, the Institute of Total Carpet Hygiene (ITCH) took samples of carpet from living rooms after they had been dry vacuumed, and still found bacteria, dirt, pollen grains, skin cells, rodent hairs and insect fragments all buried among the fibres.
This highlights the fact that dry vacuuming only removes the surface layer of dirt and dust. To remove embedded grime and bacteria you need to deep clean them with a carpet washer. This is particularly important if you have babies or children who play on carpets.
Washing carpets will also help get rid of dust mites, pollen and other particles buried deep in the fibres that can trigger allergy symptoms such as sneezing and wheezing. Washing is also a good way to look after your carpets and save you money over the longer term. This is because regular washing removes the ground-in dirt that flattens and damages fibres, so you shouldn’t have to replace them so soon.
These days domestic carpet washers are designed for maximum ease of use and fall within a range of price prices, starting from as little as £99.99 up to around £330 for a top-of-the-range multifunction heated cleaner. Some models also clean hard floors and some have tools for removing stains or for cleaning stairs and upholstery.
The Festive Season is Nearly Here… Are Your Carpets Ready
Thursday, December 4th, 2008The turkey is ordered, the presents are wrapped and you’ve checked the Christmas tree lights are working. The next job is to make sure your home is clean, bright and suitably festive for your holiday guests. One area you certainly don’t want to fall down on is dull, lifeless carpets.
A thorough deep clean will bring them back to life by removing the trodden-in dirt that dry vacuuming can’t get to and that leaves them flat and lifeless. Washing carpets brightens the colour and pattern and revitalises the pile, making the carpet springy again. It also removes bacteria and other hidden nasties, like dust mites and pollen that can trigger allergies, so the room is hygienic for babies, children and the whole family. Odours are neutralised too, so your home will smell fresh and clean.
Hiring a professional cleaner to deep clean your carpets can be expensive and a hassle, plus it costs you every time you have them cleaned. However, with carpet washers ranging from under £100 there are quick and easy deep cleaning solutions available. In addition to washing your carpets, a carpet washer makes cleaning up spills quick and easy, and prevents staining – a certainty to happen when you entertain. Carpets typically get a lot of wear and tear during the festive season, so a carpet washer is invaluable for freshening them up again once the last guests have gone.
If storage space is at a premium, choose a compact carpet washer with a folding handle that is easy to store away. For homes with little or no storage space, you may prefer a lightweight, portable spot cleaner with a wash tool and flexible hose for cleaning your stairs, seats and upholstery and car interiors and problem areas on your carpet.
For busy homes with larger areas of carpet to wash, choose a carpet washer with large capacity tanks for clean and dirty water. For busy homes that need faster cleaning and drying times, a heated cleaning model is best, as your carpets will back in use within just a few hours.
For homes with a combination of floor types, you might want to consider a carept washer that can also wash hard floors.