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Steam cleaning/ hot water extraction carpet cleaning by graeme stephens
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Steam cleaning/ hot water extraction carpet cleaning |
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Ezine Publishing,Home Improvement,Home Repair
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Use a hot water extraction cleaner also known as a steam cleaner with a cleaning solution of hot water and a professional carpet shampoo such as "citrus mix". Start in the furthest corner from the door and draw the wand towards you slowly as you spray the solution into the carpet using overlapping strokes about a metre long, once you have made about 4 overlapping strokes go over the area again with dry strokes to suck out as much water as possible. If there is stubborn dirt on the carpet use a scrubbing motion with the wand and plenty of spray or give it a quick scrub with a small carpet brush. Work your way towards the door ensuring the machine is always being behind you to avoid the wheels if using a portable machine marking the carpet again. This stage is sometimes not as straight forward as you may think and you may have to go over certain parts of the carpet again for it to become really clean but always use a firm downward pressure as this will give better cleaning and leave the carpets much drier, if you have an upholstery attachment use this to remove any problem marks or spots from the carpet as the upholstery attachment increases suction so will be better at removing dirt. The extraction carpet cleaner is a very versatile piece of equipment and you can use many combinations of carpet cleaners, always use hot water in the extraction cleaner instead of warm water, as this will vastly improve the cleaning power of the solution. Truck mount carpet cleaning machines automatically heat to optimum heat. Try to use an extraction cleaner which has at least 70 - 100-psi spray pressure, the higher the pressure the better it cleans, and a dual 3 stage motor or a water lift of at least 120 inch, truck mount will do approx 20 times more vacuum uplift, this will provide the high suction you need to remove the dirt and water back out of the carpet. A high specification machine makes life much easier and helps clean carpets a lot better, it also leaves them drier. If you use a low power machine apply a little more time and effort in the pre-spray and agitation stages to achieve better results.
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