How to keep that carpet clean
Vacuuming Tips: For rooms with
light traffic, vacuum the traffic lanes twice weekly and the entire area
once weekly. Those areas with heavier traffic require that the traffic lanes
be vacuumed daily and the entire area twice weekly. Up to three passes of
the machine will suffice for light soiling, but five to seven passes are
necessary for heavily soiled areas. Change the vacuuming direction
occasionally to help stand the pile upright and reduce matting. This will
help when you decide to do a
deep carpet cleaning.
Vacuum thoroughly and
frequently, especially in high-traffic areas. Bear in mind that walking on
soiled carpet permits the soil particles to work their way below the surface
of the pile where they are far more difficult to remove and can damage the
fibers. Frequent vacuuming removes these particles from the surface before
this happens.
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Some do's and don'ts when vacuuming
Don't use the sprinkle
on carpet powders in your machine. Not a proven fact, but
we've done many expensive repairs over the years that could
have been caused by this. Here's an even better reason NOT
to use it:
1.Ever wonder why you smell it when you vacuum it up? Here's
why: The powder is so fine it blows through the vacuum bag
and through your machine and back into the air where you are
breathing it - that's why you can smell it. Do you really
want to be breathing that stuff?
2.Also, the cause of odors in vacuum cleaners is from
bacteria growing in the bags. Bags should be changed at
least once a month, and more often is better. All of the
bags we sell are treated with a chemical that helps destroy
the bacteria and odors in bags.
Don't ever pick up drywall soot or clean out the
fireplace with your vacuum.
Most of the same things that apply to carpet powder applies
to this statement. Let me just say I've seen a lot of
expensive repairs due to people unknowingly doing this. A
better solution - if you really need to use a vac to clean
up large amounts of drywall, or to clean out the fireplace,
pick up a cheap $10 vacuum at a yard sale, and use it for
that purpose. That way you can have a disposable vac for
cleaning up that stuff, and you won't be damaging your good
vacuum and facing major repairs.
Don't run your machine on any surface that isn't
completely dry.
We all know about shock hazards...I'm talking about
vacuuming over a slightly damp carpet. Be especially careful
after shampooing the carpets, and be careful around the
doorways where snow and rain can be tracked into your home.
Running your vacuum cleaner on these surfaces pulls small
amounts of moisture into your machine. This can allow some
of the parts to corrode and/or rust, causing your repair
problems in the future.
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