Carpet Cleaning Harpenden Radlett maintenance tips

July 26, 2011 - PRLog -- A simple but highly effective tip to maintaining your carpet is to use doormats at entrances to your home. It is also a good idea to have a mat at any
transition from a hard surface onto carpet, as it greatly reduces the amount of soil transferred onto your carpet.

The most important piece of advice in carpet care is however, vacuuming. Vacuuming should be carried out regularly and thoroughly, particularly on areas
where the carpet receives heavy traffic. Wear of carpeting is increased by the amount of soil that is trampled into it; oily soil being the worst offender.

Frequent vacuuming prevents the soil build up and thus giving you clean results each time. The longer you leave the vacuuming, the less clean you will be
able to get your carpet. Slow and firm strokes with the vacuum will achieve more than hurrying, and should aim to complete four passes of the backward and
forward motion over the same area for a thorough clean.

If the carpet has not been cleaned thoroughly in some time, it is likely that your home vacuum cleaner will not be up to the job. Hiring a
professional can get your carpet back up to standard. Is recommended that maintaining a long life for your carpet it should receive a deep clean every 12 months.

The hot water extraction system or 'steam cleaning' as it is known provides a good method of deep carpet cleaning. A solution of water and detergent is sprayed
into the carpet pile, and then is sucked out by a powerful vacuum which recovers the water and the soil from the carpet. The receiving unit can either be a
portable system, or an exterior truck mounted unit.

If you decide to opt for a hot water extraction/steam cleaning professional, it is important to get a trained, insured and experienced professionals. You will
recognise a professional by the presence, equipment, products he uses, customer service, etc.

The process of prepareing your carpet for hot water extraction is explained on our website or can be explained by the techician itself before the job to be done.

To avoid dents and depressions from heavy furniture or large objects the best piece of advice is to move their position slightly from time to time.

In the instance where your carpet has already been grooved, brush the dented carpet or try to loosen it with a grooming tool. Then using a steam iron and
holding it about 2/3 inches above the carpet, steam the area and tuft up the dent with your fingers. If the carpet contains any kind of acrylic, you can set a
hair dryer to warm instead as steam could melt the fibres.

Here's Rule No. 1 regarding spots and spills on your carpeting: Clean them immediately. If you catch the spill when it's fresh, you've got a good chance of removing
it totally. Consider these tips, too:
Carefully blot or scrape the entire area before applying any cleaning solution. Remove as much of the spill as possible.
Before using any cleaning solution, test your carpet in an inconspicuous area to make sure the cleaner won't damage or discolor it. Test the cleaning agents that
you keep on hand before you have to use them to make sure they will not harm your carpet.
Do not rub the spill -- that might spread the problem to a larger area.
When you apply spot cleaner, work from the outside of the stain toward the inside to avoid spreading the stain. After applying a cleaning solution, blot up all
the moisture.
A clean white bath towel is unsurpassed for drying carpet and brushing the nap back up to a standing position.
If you feel that there is still too much moisture after blotting the carpet, place a 3/4-inch-thick stack of white towels over the spot and weigh them down with a
heavy object.

Tips by Herts Carpet Cleaning
http://www.herts-carpetcleaning.com