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Why is commercial carpet care so different from residential carpet cleaning?
· Production rate differences due to predominant fiber types, carpet construction, types of soiling and soil load.
· Production rate differences due to the utilization of different cleaning methodologies
· Differences in emotional dynamics – nobody’s baby is crawling on the carpet at the office. This shades perceptions about:
o How clean is clean?
o What’s the standard?
o Lower hurdles as they relate to trust and relationship issues
Alternative Methods of Commercial Carpet Cleaning
1. Absorbent Compound or Dry Absorbent Media – utilizes a machine called a counter-rotating brush machine or CRB machine.
· Vacuum
· Small amounts of preconditioner
· Application of absorbent compound – either cellulosic or polymer based
· Agitation with CRB machine
Advantages
Dry almost immediately
Is capable of restoration level cleaning
Is highly portable
Disadvantages
Production rate is low
Absorbent compound is expensive
Some extraction limitations
Sometimes it is difficult to completely remove
absorbent media
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2. Dry Foam - a dense foam is produced through mechanical aeration and distributed via a mechanical brush. The excess foam and suspended soil is extracted using a self-contained wet vacuum.
· Vacuum
· Preconditioner
· Application of a properly diluted and aerated dry foam cleaning agent
· A wet vacuum, attached to or separate from the application machine, is used to extract excess foam with suspended soil
· Additional vacuuming after drying may be used to extract friable crystallized residue
· Groom the carpet
Advantages
High productivity levels > 1000 sq ft/hour
Dry almost immediately
Is highly portable
Allows for cleaning of occupied areas
Disadvantages
More difficult to perform restoration level cleaning
Difficulty in handling heavy, greasy soil loads
Some extraction limitations
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3. Shampoo Cleaning Method – a shampoo is distributed to the carpet and agitated with a mechanical brush. The shampoo and suspended soil is extracted by either a wet vacuum or dry vacuuming process.
· Vacuum
· A preconditioner may be used but is seldom necessary
· Apply shampoo and mechanical brush agitation
· Once shampoo application and agitation are completed, suspended soil extraction can be accomplished with wet or dry vacuuming (encapsulants)
· Groom the carpet
Advantages
High productivity levels > 1000 to 3000 sq ft/hour
Is highly portable
Is capable of restoration level cleaning
Disadvantages
Some extraction limitations
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4. Bonnet or Absorbent Pad Cleaning – a detergent solution is applied to the carpet and extracted using an absorbent pad/bonnet attached to a drive block on a Rotary, OP, or Cimex machine.
· Vacuum
· Bonnet solution is applied, usually with an electric, battery, or manual pump sprayer
· Mechanical agitation assures uniform distribution of cleaning solutions
· Extraction is accomplished as suspended soils are absorbed into the pad/bonnet simultaneous with the agitation phase
· Further extraction can be accomplished with dry vacuuming (encapsulants)
Advantages
High productivity levels > 1000 to 2500 sq ft/hour
Is highly portable
Is capable of restoration level cleaning
Disadvantages
Some extraction limitations
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What Is An Encapsulating Detergent?
An encapsulating cleaning solution suspends soil, is extracted by bonnet/pad, traditional wet extraction, or dry vacuuming. The residue dries to very light, friable, crystalline which contains residual soil within the crystal. It is essentially a modified shampoo containing flourochemical polymers similar to those used in liquid Teflon applications. It is the fulfillment of the promises made by the old shampoo products of the sixties and seventies.
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Here are some pictures of commercial carpet cleaning performed with an encapsulant.
Pro Care Cleaning utilizes multiple methods to achieve the very best results possible when performing commercial carpet cleaning for our clients! We'd love to have the opportunity to visit with you about your commercial carpet maintenance needs!
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