AmeriClean Combines Both Scrub And Shampoo Followed By Hot Water Extraction Also Known As Steam Cleaning
Different types
When many people in Fort Myers think of professional carpet cleaning, they think of steam cleaning, otherwise known as hot water extraction. Though this is the most common type of carpet cleaning, it is actually just one of five different methods available from professional cleaning companies in Fort Myers.
FOAM CLEANING: Along with steam cleaning, you can also foam clean carpets. Using a machine similar to a buffer, the shampoo is released onto a brush that works it’s way into the fibers of the carpet. After the application, you must wait an hour or two for it to dry. Then vacuum the entire area to remove the dirt.
It is not a complicated procedure and can work well for hallways and large traffic areas. It can be used as part of an ongoing maintenance program to keep heavily used areas cleaned. Since it is very difficult to remove all the shampoo with vacuuming, some of it stays in the carpet. Eventually this residue attracts dirt and must be removed by water extraction, steam cleaning.
SHAMPOO METHOD: This is the oldest way to clean carpets and is the 1st step used by AmeriClean of Fort Myers. Solution is fed to the brush of the buffer, which then is worked into the carpet. AmeriClean of Ft. Myers cleans a small area at a time, going over it two or three times, just like buffing a floor. Edges and corners are done by hand. The solution used to clean the carpet has brighteners in it, which make the carpet look nice. Then AmeriClean of Fort Myers extracts the shampoo with their Hot Water Extraction (Steam Cleaning) process. If AmeriClean of Ft. Myers didn’t use the extraction eventually, the dirt would reappear and, just as with the foam method, the shampoo residue would attract dirt itself.
BONNET CLEANING: The bonnet is placed at the base of a buffer. It is then dipped into a shampoo solution first and then go over the carpet, just as if buffing a floor. The bonnet starts to get soiled. This means it is actually removing dirt from the carpet. Rinse it out, turn it over and keep working with it until it is too soiled to continue. Follow up by vacuuming the carpet once it is dry. Drying time is usually 30 minutes.
STEAM CLEANING: Now, we get to the most common carpet cleaning method and the 2nd step used by AmeriClean of Fort Myers. To really clean a carpet, deep clean a carpet, it will need to be steam cleaned at least once if not twice per year depending on the use it receives. “Steam” cleaning is really a misnomer for there really is no steam. Hot water with a cleaning solution is extracted via a wand. AmeriClean of Ft. Myers goes over the carpet a section at a time, overlapping their last pass. As the hot water is extracted, the wand is also vacuuming up the water and the dirt. Some wands have plastic hoses that are clear. When you look at the water being extracted, it often looks brown and dirty. AmeriClean of Fort Myers’ customer can see that the carpet is really being deep cleaned. It is a very good idea to vacuum the carpet first to pick up loose and surface level dirt. Since the carpet takes up to 8 hours to really dry, you cannot vacuum it afterward. However, as it dries in the Ft. Myers heat, the carpet nap rises and the result is a very clean, fresh and “new- appearing” carpet. The big advances in the water extraction method the past few years have made this one of the best ways to clean carpets. The machines are now more powerful, and, one of the best improvements, the water extraction power has been increased so that drying time is shorter.
DRY METHODS: Now the big debate starts! I have met many people in our industry who believe cleaning carpets using the dry method is the best thing since mom and apple pie. The dry system is actually a three- part procedure. First a SOLVENT is sprinkled on the carpet. It’s a powder. The directions say you must allow the powder to stay on the carpet for about 15 minutes. Then, using a special buffer with two rotating heads, you go over the carpet. This rotates the cleaning powder into the carpet. Your final step is vacuum, vacuum, vacuum; trying to remove as much as this powdered solvent as possible. As you vacuum, the powder and the dirt it has accumulated is removed. Eventually the carpet will need to be steam cleaned. Just as in all the methods mentioned above, not all the powder gets removed and it begins to attract dirt itself.
Steam cleaning is definitely an investment. Go with a professional carpet cleaning company such as AmeriClean of Fort Myers. With their 2 step scrub and rinse service, they incorporate the two best styles of carpet cleaning for all Ft. Myers residents.
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