Welcome to VACUUMING 102 “SOIL: Friend or Foe?”
Soil (a.k.a. Dirt) is great if you are growing crops but it’s definately the enemy of your carpet and rugs, upholstery and your drapery.
Ground-in dust, dirt, sand or grit are the enemy, and it is your vacuum’s job to remove them! But did you know that an excessively soiled carpet can hold up to one pound of dirt in each square yard? This can occur especially at entrance ways and in heavily trafficked areas that are seldom vacuumed properly and not cleaned frequently enough.
Residential carpet and rugs should be vacuumed according to the amount of traffic and abuse they receive. Vacuuming should be done at least once every two weeks, preferably one each week and even twice per week in heavily trafficked areas. The best way to remove ground-in soil is to vacuum against the nap of the carpet or rug. Vacuuming removes soil and improves their appearance.
- A light vacuuming would cover the same carpet (or upholstery) areas with three or four overlapping strokes
- Thorough vacuuming could be six or eight strokes over the same heavily soiled areas (remember to overlap)
- Contract or commercial carpet needs to be vacuumed thoroughly at least three to five times per week. In high traffic areas, i.e., entrance ways, carpet should be vacuumed nightly.
As mention in VACUUMING 101, soil removal is equally important for upholstery and draperies. There are special accessories and hand tools to vacuum these fabrics-some machine are equiped with suction lowering adjustments to keep the fabric from binding or being drawn into the nozzle. For very delicate fabrics gentle, but more frequent vacuuming may be required. SPECIAL NOTE: The longer soil is allowed to remain on fibers, the more difficult vacuuming and professional cleaning will be.
You usually cannot vacuum too much and it is likely that your furnishings are suffering from insufficient vacuuming. It’s the ground-in soil that dulls, discolors and damages your valuable textiles, never the vacuuming. Have fun and……… HAPPY VACUUMING!
It's Worth the Effort!
Our Goal: For you and your Family to have a
Clean, Healthy Home (& office)….ALWAYS!
