Polypropylene carpet or olefin is one of the five types of the carpet currently sold. Other types are: wool, nylon, acrylic and polyester. It is both durable and water- and stain- resistant and is good for commercial usage.
As poly it is less resilient than nylon, it is best used in low-pile carpets; otherwise, it can mat or crush.
It also has wide usage in rugs.
We have to keep in mind that if oil stain stays not treated for extended period of time it may lead to discoloration of the poly carpets or rugs.
Why is difficult to clean poly carpet?
Material is easily crushed– not suitable for high footfall areas.
Oil-based stains are hard to remove from the carpets.
Polypropylene carpets due to their nature are sensitive to heat and friction.
4 steps of how to clean the poly carpet?
This is very important before you start carpet cleaning to identify the poly carpet as it will require different approach than wool or nylon carpets. This may result of varying the prices for carpet cleaning depending of the difficulty to clean the carpet to up to 20%.
There is very important to keep the correct steps to prevent the browning or ‘wickback’ of the carpet:
Remove the dry dust and dirt from the carpet
Try vacuuming at least 2 times. It helps to remove as much insoluble soil as possible before applying your cleaning solution. Most soil (79 %) is insoluble, meaning it will not return to a liquid state with water or dry solvents. Therefore, you better extract it before you apply water solvents.
Pre-spray the carpet
If you apply the polybreak solutions – blend of solvents which help to liquefy the solvable soil by suspending it and help cleaning the polypropylene carpet better. You may need to leave it for 15 min before you go to next step.
Remove the suspended dirt from the carpet
Once the soil has been suspended with previous step it must be physically removed. The use of an acid or
Considering the possibility of crashing the carpet fibers, it is advisable to reduce machine water pressure to between 100 and 150psi. Recommended for best results is the three-stroke wand method. First forward, to remove as much of the pre-spray and suspended soils as possible before applying more moisture. Secondly backwards, to rinse and extract suspended soils from fibers. Lastly, repeat stroke forward, as an additional drying step.
Provide good ventilation for faster drying of the carpet
Where there has been a history of browning or wickback a dry pass over the cleaned area with a cotton bonnet is advisable. Use your groom to set the nap of the carpet. Ventilate the room as best as possible by opening the windows and turning fans if possible. This will help considerably to speed drying times down to 3-4 hours.
Do you need carpet cleaning OR you can wait till summers is there?
The answer to these questions depends on YOU: your situation, personality and individual choices. As a professional carpet cleaner, I can only advise you based on my vast experience.
So here is my advice to you:
I will base my recommendations for carpet cleaning on the fact that 2022 winter for Aucklanders is rainier, but not warmer compared to 2021(see light blue).
Do carpet cleaning by the end of the 2022 winter if one or more of the factors below apply to you:
moving houses;
having wood fire place;
have small kids;
have respiratory issues;
going overseas;
walk with shoes inside property.
Let’s remind you, that standard recommendation in the carpet cleaning industry is to clean your carpets every six to eight months.
In cases of adults or especially children with asthma or allergies, steam carpet cleaning is best to be done even every three or four months.
These recommendations apply for both owners occupied houses or rentals. Although, in case of rentals the carpet cleaning often occurs from move to move between properties.
Other commonly met reasons for looking for Auckland carpet cleaning are:
Arrival of the new baby;
Incidentally spilling something on the carpet;
Having your pet ‘watering’ the carpets;
Cleaning-stained upholstery such as lounge, sofa, arm chair, ottoman, etc.
Having renovation in your house.
You can also save by booking combined carpet cleaning with upholstery cleaning or pest control together.
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