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100% Nylon + neutral tones, 4m wide + Scotchgard for soil and Stain
Lyric 30
Ballad 32
Music 38
Melody 39
Hymn 93
Olefin Carpet Maintenance
You've chosen our carpet constructed of Olefin Fibre because it's long on wear and excellent value for money-and because it's remarkably resistant to
staining and soiling. However as hard wearing as nylon is, it won't withstand willful damage and unfair wear and tear.
Correct and regular maintenance will increase the life span of this carpet and also help maintain its good appearance. Cleaning should be proportional to the
amount of soiling to which the carpet is subjected: The more dirt deposited on the carpet, the more intense the maintenance program required.
The type of carpet, the size of the installation, type of furnishings, accessibility and degree of soiling, will decide the choice of equipment that is most
suitable for speed and efficiency. It is therefore impossible to recommend a cleaning schedule that will deal effectively with all locations.
Carpet cleaning is often a compromise in that the most effective technique must be chosen that causes the least damage to the carpet. Techniques which
are beneficial to the carpet may not adequately clean it. So, at least in principle, more frequent and less severe cleaning is advisable. However, in practice
carpets are all too often neglected for too long and harsher methods to deal with the heavy soiling are then required.
MAINTENANCE PROGRAM:
The following are the five basic steps of an adequate maintenance program:
(1) Regular Vacuuming (2) Pile Lifting (3) Spot (4) Surface Cleaning and area touch-up and (5) Periodic or corrective cleaning.
1) Regular Vacuuming:
Daily maintenance of a carpet consists of the removal of surface debris and dry particulate soil from the depth of the pile by means of a carpet sweeper or
various types of vacuum cleaners. Take care if your vacuum cleaner is fitted with a beater bar or bristle strip as damage can occur to the pile of loop pile
carpets.
2) Pile Lifting:
As the name implies the carpet pile is lifted by a vacuum cleaner style of machine, which uses a densely tufted cylindrical brush in conjunction with a suction
action to brush and condition the carpet pile. The action also removes soil that is deeply embedded at the base of the pile.
3) Spot Cleaning:
The following procedure should be used in spot and stain removal for all stains except those caused by hazardous chemicals.
(1) In the case of all spills remove the excess spillage immediately by scraping or blotting with an absorbent material such as clean toweling, absorbent
cloth or paper tissues.
(2) Use a spoon or a dull knife to remove the bulk of semi-solids or greasy substances and follow by blotting with an absorbent material such as white
paper toweling or tissues.
(3) Remove large quantities of liquid spillage with a sponge, towel or a wet vacuum cleaner. Begin at the outer edge and work towards the centre of the
stained area. For manual removal do not brush or rub the spot. Use a blotting or dabbing motion. After most of the spill has been absorbed, place a
fresh pile of paper towels over the spill area and leave these towels in contact with surface with a flat weight on them.
Quick action may remove the substance before it penetrates into the carpet pile-the longer the spill remains on the carpet, the more difficult it will be to
remove.
4) Surface Cleaning and Area Touch-up:
This “freshens up” a carpet, and is an intermediate step between daily vacuum cleaning and periodic shampoo or water injection and extraction cleaning.
Methods of surface cleaning can be:
a) POWDER CLEANING
Powder cleaners may include odor and pest control agents. It is essential to observe the instructions given for their use. After vacuuming, powder is applied
onto the carpet, brushed or massaged into the pile and then the carpet is vacuumed again. It is not necessary to remove all the powder as it can help to
reduce further soiling. The procedure can either be manual or mechanical depending on the size of the carpeted area to be cleaned.
b) BONNET CLEANING
The Bonnet Cleaning Machine utilizes a fibre bonnet, containing the cleaning chemical, which massages the pile. Alternatively, chemical may be applied to
the carpet and massaged into the pile via the bonnet.
c) FOAM AEROSOL SPRAY SYSTEM
The foam is sprayed over the carpet surface, this is then worked into the surface using a soft brush. After drying, the carpet is then vacuumed clean.
5) Periodic or Corrective Cleaning:
This is required to remove soiling which is not removed by daily maintenance (Greasy, oily and other sticky substances, accumulated dirt which discolours
and otherwise affects carpet pile). The methods commonly used are: (a) Shampoo Cleaning (b) Hot Water Injection and Extraction or Steam Cleaning and
(c) Powder System.
a) SHAMPOO CLEANING
With this method of cleaning, the shampoo or detergent is released from a tank on the machine into a brush. With the action of the brush, the liquid is
worked into the carpet pile. The residues can then be extracted in a similar manner to that of the water injection and extraction method. i.e.: Via a vacuum
device, or vacuum cleaned from the pile if foam cleaning has been utilized. When the shampoo and water injection methods are used one after the other,
very dry, flattened carpets can be restored.