Tricks to extend the life of your carpet
Published: December 10, 2010
The most important factor in caring for your carpet is vacuuming properly.
Vacuuming your carpet helps:
- Preserve the cushiness of your carpet,
- Extend the life of your carpet and
- Improve the air you breathe.
How to properly vacuum your carpet:
- Vacuum it thoroughly and frequently.
- Removing loose soil while it remains on the carpet surface prevents dirt from being ground into the carpet pile.
- Use slow repetitive front-to-back motions in an overlapping sequence.
- On the other hand, don’t press down or make too many passes over the same spot.
- Move slightly to the left or right about every four strokes.
- For rooms with light traffic, vacuum the carpet traffic area twice weekly and the entire area once weekly.
- In areas with heavy traffic, vacuum the carpet traffic lanes daily and the entire area twice weekly.
- 3 to 5 passes of the machine will suffice for light soiling, but 5 to 7 passes are necessary for heavily soiled areas.
- Change the direction occasionally to help stand the pile upright and reduce matting.
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