Having clean carpet is one of the most important cleaning tasks for many homeowners. Grease, oil, and dust lead to dirty traffic areas.. Body oils are attracted to the carpet fibers when you walk on carpet with no shoes. Even pets in the house leave oil from their feet on the carpet. Because oils attract more dirt, your carpet will only get dingier over time.

The best method for cleaning is usually hot water extraction because it rinses with warm water. Use hot water in your traffic cleaner and leave it on your carpet for 15 minutes before rinsing out. Choosing to clean your carpet yourself can be tricky, but whatever you do, make sure you use the warmest water possible for better results..

With any machine you use, make sure you have strong enough vacuum to remove all the water. Thoroughly rinse your carpet because most of the carpet cleaners leave an alkaline residue, which if possible should be given a slightly acidic rinse to give your carpet a neutral ph. Now you can coat your carpet with a protector, and place it in front of a fan, which will blow-dry your carpet. For best drying results, place your thermostat on 72 degrees. And if you feel that the humidity is rising in the room you can open a door or a window for the air to flow out of the room.

Be sure to get professional cleaning at least every year for better carpet health. Traffic lane cleaning is important even if they don't appear dirty. If you decide to wait, you could have some permanent damge to your carpet.

At bare minimum, reapply fabric protector in your high traffic lanes every other year. Most often, new carpet has 3M Scotchgard fabric protector applied during the manufacturing process.. As you have more traffic and age, the fabric protection quickly wears out.

Following these tips will give you more beautiful traffic lanes for years to come.

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The process of steam cleaning your carpet involves hot water being fed to a spray extraction tool or wand, coupled to a pump vacuum power unit.  The cleaning solution is injected under pressure deep into the carpet through water jet nozzles. 

The water will then penetrate the fiber all the way down to the backing.  This action will loosen any embedded soil, remove oil and grease deposits, and get your carpet cleaner than it has ever been.

There are many types and makes of steam carpet cleaners available on the market, ranging from small portables to the large and very powerful truck mounted units.  The principle is the same no matter what model you pick.

The models that are truck mounted are designed so that only the hose and the wand are taken into the area being cleaned.  These units are very powerful, delivering hot water and generating a high vacuum recovery that can be powered by diesel fuel, gas, propane, or even by the motor of the truck.

Most carpet manufacturers, fiber producers, and professional cleaners endorse this process for  achieving soil removal efficiency.  With the present state of art equipment and technology, we are more than capable of high production and cleaning of  carpet.

The real disadvantage to steam carpet cleaning are the problems that are associated with over wetting and longer drying times.These can be eliminated however, by a skilled operator who uses equipment that is well maintained and in good overall operating condition.

Currently, there are two methods being used with steam carpet cleaning.
1.  This method involves a traffic lane cleaner being sprayed onto the traffic lanes and then agitated into the fibers.  The entire area is then cleaned by using a hot water extractor that has a cleaning solution being injected into the fibers through the wand.
2.  The second method involves a free rinse emulsifying pre-spray being sprayed onto the entire carpet, then agitated into the fibers. 

Steam cleaning procedures
1.  Prepare the equipment and supplies.  In a pump or power sprayer you should mix the free rinsing pre-spray.  In the solution tank of the extractor, mix the rinsing agent.
2.  If you have a lot of furniture to move, make yourself a floor plan.
3.  If the area being cleaned has furniture, you should remove as much as possible.
4.  Thoroughly vacuum the carpet.If the pile is crushed or matted, use a pile brush to loosen the soils which will make vacuuming more effective.
5.Pre-spray a good amount of the pre-spray.
6.  Using a grooming tool, agitate the pre spray deep into the fibers then let it sit for 10-15 minutes, making sure that it doesn’t dry out.
7.  Extract the area using a portable, truck mounted, or automatic carpet cleaner.
8.Repeat steps 5 through 7 until the entire area has been cleaned.
9.  Groom the cleaned area, replace all
furniture that was removed, then clean all equipment that you used.

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