Rug cleaning is an identical cleaning process to carpet cleaning. Carpet cleaning companies will generally have the option of different cleaningmethods. The first thing a carpet cleaning operative should do is check the carpets for level of soiling and the material. This will enable them to decide which cleaning system and chemicals to use.

Soil extraction is the most popular carpet cleaning method. Firstly an enzyme chemical solution will sprayed over the carpets (heavily on traffic lanes). The machine will then be set up and loaded with the relevant cleaning solution allowing the pre-spray to crystallize the dirt. Finally an operative will systematically clean the carpet, working from the furthest point in the room to the door. A wand attached to the main machine will spray a cleaning solution into the carpet at approx 100 P.S.I whilst simultaneously vacuuming up the dirty liquid.

 

Soilabsorption is when solid compounds are agitated into the surface of the soiled fibres. Once dry a rotary machine with a bonnet attachment is circulated over until all granules have been absorbed. This method is only suitable for soil that penetrated up to no more than 25% of the carpets pile. 

Soil crystallisation is a well proven method of carpet cleaning and is very good at removing soiling that has been ground in. A crystallising foam is scrubbed into the carpet using a rotary brush, which emulsifies the soil from the carpet fibres. The water in the solution evaporates and the residues in the carpet harden into a dry crystal, encapsulating the soil. These soil crystal are then simply removed with a regular dry vacuum cleaner

 

Woven - includes wiltons, Brussels, axminsters, traditional orientals

Tufted - includes tiles, jute backed, foam backed, pvc and scrim-backed, also some machine tufted oriental backs.

Needle punched/fibre bonded - interlaced fibres (no standing tufts) can also be ribbed

Flocked - Low pile velvet cut - very dense

Bonded - fibre are bonded to backing with adhesive

Wool - animal

Rayon - regenerated from natural vegetables

Cotton - vegetable

Jute - vegetable

Nylon

Acrylic

Polyester

Polypropylene

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