COLORADO CARPET CLEANING MASTERS HOME
Colorado Carpet Cleaning Consumer Guide page 3
RIP-OFF #3: UNSUPPORTED CLAIMS. “THIS CLEANING METHOD IS THE BEST.” You’ll read this in almost every ad. You’ll hear this from virtually every Colorado carpet cleaner. Remember this: the method that’s best for you is the method that achieves your goal. If you want a method that cleans the deep-down soil in the carpet, then a method that top cleans only would not be the best for you. So before you choose a Colorado carpet cleaner, identify you objectives. Then select the method that best reached those objectives.
RIP-OFF #4: OUTDATED BELIEFS. “HOT WATER DAMAGES YOUR CARPET.” Years ago, many people believed this was true because carpets were damaged by “technicians” who didn’t know how to properly clean using hot water. But today, we know it’s false. By washing and then rinsing you carpet with hot water, you carpet is thoroughly cleaned – in the same way that the person who showers and then rinses off the dirt and soap will be much cleaner than the person who take only a sponge bath. Obviously, each Colorado carpet cleaner will be biased toward his/her own method. And each does have advantages. So I suggest you look to what carpet manufactures say. Shaw Industries, the largest carpet manufacturer in the world, recommends only hot water extraction cleaning with a truck-mounted unit used by firms that are certified with the Institute of Inspection Cleaning Restoration Certification (IICRC).
6 COSTLY MISCONCEPTIONS
ABOUT CARPET CLEANING IN COLORADO
MISCONCEPTION #1: You should wait as long as possible before cleaning your carpets.
No. Dirt is an abrasive – like sandpaper. Every time you step on your carpet, you grind dirt into the carpet fibers. This cuts your carpet, just as if you had used a knife. This cutting causes you carpet to wear out faster. A dirty carpet will not last as long as a clean carpet. And while vacuuming helps – by itself, it’s simply not enough. The longer you wait to have you carpets cleaned, the more damage you do to your carpet and the faster it wears out.
MISCONCEPTION #2: The only reason to clean carpet is to remove the dirt.
No. As you probably know, outdoor air contains pollens, fungus, bacteria, air pollution, cigarette smoke, car exhaust – and hundreds of other chemicals. When you come your home, you carry those pollens, bacteria and chemicals in you hair and on you skin, clothing and shoes. Not surprisingly, all those chemicals and toxins wind up in you carpet.
If you have allergies, asthma, emphysema, or other breathing problems – one major source of your problem could be the pollens, fungus, smoke and chemicals in your carpet.
MISCONCEPTION #3: One method of carpet cleaning in Colorado is as good as another.
No. The dry cleaning method – which are dry foams, dry chemicals, and dry compound – do not rinse your carpet in any way. Instead they leave a dirty residue. You might say they clean your carpet only halfway. The most effective cleaning method is hot water extraction.