Best Cleaners for Carpets
Giving carpets a thorough deep clean is best accomplished by steam cleaning, or as it is often referred to – hot water extraction method. When a professional carpet cleaning service in Henderson, NV is taking care of your carpets you can rest assured your precious item will be properly treated.
When experts apply this method, they know how to select the right cleaner out of the vast choice that is available, bearing in mind that not all products offer the same quality. Some provide excellent results, while others are not so efficient. Remember there are cleaners which may actually cause your carpet to become more soiled in the long run.
In general, carpet cleaning service providers follow the recommendation of the Carpet & Rug Institute (CRI) when it come to the quality of the carpet cleaning products. The experts at CRI test all commercially-sold carpet cleaning products and rate them according to 5 categories. Cleaners that successfully pass each of the testing categories obtain the Institute’s Seal of Approval. By choosing cleaning products with this green seal, you can be certain that you are buying capable and effective carpet cleaning products.
During the quality testing process, researchers apply water to a portion of carpet and a cleaner to another portion. Then the two sections are compared, and any differences are registered as being a result of the cleaning products ingredients. The five categories are as follows:
Efficacy
To test the efficacy of a product, the researchers apply various stain-causing substances to carpet, such as wine, tomato sauce, and motor oil. They then test how thoroughly a cleaner can remove the stain. Trained observers check whether any residual stain color remains after the cleaning and whether any stains will rise up through the carpet over a given period of time.
Some products are effective at getting rid of surface stains, but cannot remove stains that have settled deep into the carpet fibers. At first, the carpet will appear stain-free and clean, but after a few days or weeks, the stain will rise up, becoming visible again.
Resoiling
Carpet cleaner that contain certain types of surfactants or soap will leave a residue in the carpet fibers. This residue attracts soil. When you or your family members walk over the carpet, the residue catches dirt from your shoes and holds onto it like a magnet. Since the soap residue has ‘caught’ the soil, it is nearly impossible to vacuum it up which results in an overall dirty look to the carpet. The CRI calls this the resoiling factor, and any cleaner that leads to this situation should be avoided.
pH Factor
Carpet & Rug Institute experts check the pH of all carpet cleaners. Products with a highly acidic pH may cause changes to a carpet’s texture or color. Some alkaline cleaners provide similar results, and carpet cleaning products that receive the CRI Seal of Approval typically have a neutral pH.
Optical Brighteners
Many carpet products contain optical brighteners that make rug and carpet fibers look brighter than they really are. This appearance of super bright and ultra-white colors gives the illusion of an amazingly fresh and clean carpet. Actually, the optical brighteners are just covering the carpet’s true state.
Colorfastness to Light
Some products leave residue that, when exposed to sunlight, causes a change in the color of the carpet fibers. The CRI tests carpet cleaners for these unwanted color changes and won’t give the Seal of Approval to any product that speeds fading of any kind.
By employing a reputable and reliable carpet cleaning service in Henderson, NV such as Stain Masters Carpet Cleaner you can rest at ease, knowing that your carpets will get a professional and effective treatment that will leave them fresh, truly clean and appealing.