These machines are usually four to six years old. They do suck but not literally. They have most likely lost a lot of vacuum power and leave lots of dirty water back in the carpet. This means after getting your carpets cleaned your rugs have soapy residue and dirty water deep down inside. Therefore, stains will come back within two days to a week and they will have a constant stickiness to them which will grab on to every bit of dirt that passes over them making them dirtier than before they were cleaned.
I know you must be asking what do I do to get my rugs cleaned properly to avoid these problems. The good news is there is a solution. The only way to get the soapy residue, dirt, dust and grime out is to have your carpets cleaned with a truck mounted cleaning company that understands the chemistry of carpet cleaning. There is chemistry to the cleaning solution. Many carpet cleaners are totally unaware of this. They use the cheapest cleaner they can find in Home Depot. A professional carpet cleaner would not buy their cleaners at Home Depot.
The ph of a chemical is key to cleaning properly. Just like cleaning your hair you must first clean with an alkaline because this will attract the acidic dirt out. Then you must rinse with an acid rinse like a conditioner. This will leave the carpet soft and ph balanced close to neutral. If the carpets are not ph balanced they will continue to pull dust up from the pad. This is called “wicking.” If you have ever had your carpets or rugs cleaned and a spot came back it was probably caused by wicking and or over-wetting.
Finally, another way to prevent re-soiling quickly or spots coming back is to have the rugs dry within two to three hours after having them cleaned. That will not happen with a portable cleaning. A powerful truck mount system with 300 to 400 cfm will leave the rugs dry within 2 to 3 hours. So, as you can see the only way to get your carpets cleaned and prevent quick re-soiling or re-spotting is to use a company that is trained in the chemistry of carpet cleaning and who use a professional truck mounted system.
By Steve Hunter
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Tags: Carpet Cleaning, Northern, Spots, Stains, Steam Clean, Truck Mounted, Va

February 8, 2011 at 5:49 pm |
Now i understand the disadvantage of the deep cleaning in my carpet. And thank you for the solution to avoid this problem.
February 16, 2011 at 3:11 pm |
Great article some fantastic and useful hints there I will certainly share the link with my users once my blog goes live, thanks again John
March 30, 2011 at 11:28 am |
I won’t allow someone rude like them to clean my carpets. They just play tricks on others and also they do it for the sake of getting or earning more money. But, thanks for exposing those dirty tricks.
April 5, 2011 at 2:14 am |
Carpet cleaning means totally remove all kind of dirt. Who can do it perfectly is only Professional Carpet Cleaner along with Professional Company. Carpet cleaning in Dallas TX
April 27, 2011 at 7:24 am |
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May 20, 2011 at 5:58 am |
Actually it may only be the problem for some companies. As long as they have the quality services promise, the problem will not be occurred.
May 24, 2011 at 6:48 am |
I think such kind of phenomenon can be considered as business perfecting. But we can imagine that no one will stay with a company for long if their quality is not excellent.
September 26, 2011 at 4:25 am |
This is easier and surely gives releated information to the users Thanks for sharing. Post like this offers great benefit. Thank you!
October 1, 2011 at 6:45 am |
Without proper training and equipment, a “carpet cleaning” can do more harm than good.
It is always advisable to check references prior to hiring a carpet cleaner.
October 21, 2011 at 7:51 pm |
A valuable site for the small town carpet cleaner who’s looking to expand their knowledge. I agree with your advice and look forward to reading your articles on best practices for the carpet cleaning industry. Keep up the great work.www.courteouscarpetcare.com
November 11, 2011 at 10:34 am |
In most of the cases, it is observed that after we get the carpet back from a dry wash, it still retains some dirt. It is due to the fact that proper methods of cleaning are not adopted during cleaning. It is observed mostly with the small companies but the reputed one do the task quite seriously. So it is better to get the task done be a proper company.
December 19, 2011 at 9:15 am |
This article helped me a lot to understand the importance of professional carpet cleaners. Nonprofessional cleaners do not clean carpet properly and leave lots of dirty water back in the carpet.So a professional carpet cleaners easily avoid this and making our home clean and bright.
December 22, 2011 at 7:23 am |
Hi Steve you’ve done good job in carpet cleaning services in Northern Virginia.
January 27, 2012 at 5:56 am |
Very Good & Useful Information.