Carpet Cleaning Techniques with Their Advantages and Disadvantages

There’s a range of carpet cleaning techniques used by both households and cleaning companies.  Every type of rug cleaning shows typical pros and cons. This post will help you pick what you think is best for your carpet cleaning.  UrbanQuote Carpet Cleaning presents to you the perceived advantages and disadvantages.

Basically, carpet cleaning approach has two classifications: the dry and the wet carpet cleaning.  Dry cleaning uses chemical substances or foams with special machines.  It also uses pads, rotating brushes and cylinders. 

On the contrary, wet cleaning uses both hot water extraction and absorbent pad cleaning.

DRY CLEANING

A.  Using absorbent compound

Powder that has been mixed with cleaning agents and special solvents is applied on the carpet.  It works into the fibers with the help of a special machine that has counter spinning brushes. Then the powder will absorb the dirt within ten to fifteen minutes of cleaning. The final part of the cleaning is vacuuming up.

Advantages

• Cleaning system is simple, requiring no special technical skills.
• Drying is fast.  Within twenty minutes, the carpet can be dried and be back on its place.

Disadvantages

• Powder can get trapped through the carpet and can build up eventually.
• It can become the source of extreme amount of dust in the house.
• It can’t do enough deep cleaning.

B.  Use of dry foam or spinning shampoo method

Foaming surfactant is spread out on the carpet to prompt soil suspension. It is whipped on the foam and used in carpet fiber’s cleaning, along with the spinning brushes.  After several minutes, vacuuming will extract the foam.

Advantages

• Easy to apply and cheap in price.
• Perfect agitation with spinning brushes.
• Little amount of wetness offers quick carpet drying.

Disadvantages

• High temperature not normally attained.
• Can’t obtain complete soil extraction under the surface part of the carpet.
• Probability of too much wetting when machine mal-functions.
• New brush may ruin carpet fibers.

WET CLEANING

1. Deep-steam cleaning or hot-water extraction

Carpet needs to be pre-conditioned first with chemical agent to liquefy the soil.  At water’s boiling point and 50 to 500 psig pressures, they’ll be injected through the carpet, allowing them to stay ten to fifteen minutes. Carpet dirt is taken out by vacuuming.

Advantages

•  Removes soiling from the carpet.
• It uses high temperature, chemical substance and pressures.
• Chemical reactivity made easy by using extraction wand or grooming tool. 
• Widely used and recommended by experts and carpeting industry.

Disadvantages

• Longer time to dry, but can be minimized by using a powerful machine.
• It has higher cost factors.
• Costly equipment is normally required for ultimate efficiency.

2.  Cleaning by using absorbent pad

This one is most commonly known as bonnet cleaning.  It’s often used for regular light maintenance but also for carpet cleaning in a regular basis.   Initially, carpet is vacuumed then it’s sprayed with the chemical solution allowing it to stay for minutes.  Absorbent bonnet is placed on floor machine’s drive block and spun on the surface of the carpet.  It saturates the carpet with the chemical solution for cleaning the soil.

Advantages

• Cheap, simple and quick.
• Perfect results for slightly soiled carpeting.

Disadvantages

•  Cannot reach deeper portion of the carpet. Can clean only the top 30% of the carpet.
• With chemical residue and dirt below the carpet (at the backing).

Most likely, you’ll be advised to see these pros and cons before picking the method you want to use in cleaning your carpet.