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Chicago Carpet Cleaner 847-850-0780 Upholstery Cleaning & Water Extraction
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Steam Cleaning:
Steam Cleaning or hot water extraction initially involves the application of a detergent based solution. After appropriate dwell time, a pressurized manual or automatic cleaning tool (aka wand) passes over the surface several times to thoroughly rinse out all residue and particulates.
Heavily soiled areas require the application of pretreatments, preconditioners, or "traffic-lane cleaners", which are detergents or emulsifiers that break the binding of soils to carpet fibers over a short period of time, are commonly sprayed onto carpet prior to the primary use of the dry-cleaning system. One chemical dissolves the greasy films that bind soils and prevent effective soil removal by vacuuming. The solution may add a solvent like d-limonene, petroleum byproducts, glycol ethers, or butyl agents. The amount of time the pretreatment "dwells" in the carpet should be less than 15 minutes, due to the thorough carpet brushing common to these "very low moisture" systems, which provides added agitation to ensure the pretreatment works fully through the carpet.
The newest steam cleaning technology, patented to Zerorez Corporation, utilizes no soap, detergent, or solvent, rather the cleaning solution is created from water which is modified into a softened, high pH alkaline water. The water is heated to about 200 degrees, and extraction is accomplished with a traditional carpet wand. The high alkalinity works as a degreaser and cleaner, and the pH level returns to neutral within one or two hours, resulting in a cleaned carpet without any soap or detergent residue.
Post extraction is by far the most important step in the hot water extraction process. Since the hot water extraction method uses much more water than other methods like bonnet or shampoo cleaning, proper post extraction is critical to avoid over saturation. When carpet is saturated there is a risk that soils and residue from deep in the carpet fiber and backing will wick up to the surface resulting in browning.
Heavily soiled areas require the application of pretreatments, preconditioners, or "traffic-lane cleaners", which are detergents or emulsifiers that break the binding of soils to carpet fibers over a short period of time, are commonly sprayed onto carpet prior to the primary use of the dry-cleaning system. One chemical dissolves the greasy films that bind soils and prevent effective soil removal by vacuuming. The solution may add a solvent like d-limonene, petroleum byproducts, glycol ethers, or butyl agents. The amount of time the pretreatment "dwells" in the carpet should be less than 15 minutes, due to the thorough carpet brushing common to these "very low moisture" systems, which provides added agitation to ensure the pretreatment works fully through the carpet.
The newest steam cleaning technology, patented to Zerorez Corporation, utilizes no soap, detergent, or solvent, rather the cleaning solution is created from water which is modified into a softened, high pH alkaline water. The water is heated to about 200 degrees, and extraction is accomplished with a traditional carpet wand. The high alkalinity works as a degreaser and cleaner, and the pH level returns to neutral within one or two hours, resulting in a cleaned carpet without any soap or detergent residue.
Post extraction is by far the most important step in the hot water extraction process. Since the hot water extraction method uses much more water than other methods like bonnet or shampoo cleaning, proper post extraction is critical to avoid over saturation. When carpet is saturated there is a risk that soils and residue from deep in the carpet fiber and backing will wick up to the surface resulting in browning.
1rst Chicago Carpet Upholstery Cleaner & Water Extraction
24215 West Main Street Plain Field IL 60544 | 847-850-0780
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24215 West Main Street Plain Field IL 60544 | 847-850-0780
Chicago Carpet Cleaning | Chicagoland Carpet Cleaners | 1rst Chicago Carpet Cleaning | Chicago Water Extraction