Why Steam Clean Carpets in Fullerton, CA? How Water Extraction Carpet Cleaning is the Best Method!

We all are aware of the need to keep things clean in our domiciles. Allergens and pathogens abound if not for constant vigilance. We vacuum, sometimes daily if we have kids and pets sharing our living space. Dust bunnies multiply even faster than real rabbits, short gestation period we guess. Every year or so, however the grime builds up in the carpets and they need the professional touch. Oh, the DIYers will tackle it with rented machines and some elbow grease, but those rentals do not compare favorably with what the pros use. There are varying types of chemical cleaning available. My Steam Green Carpet Cleaning Orange County compare carpet cleaning methods below.

What is the Best Method for Cleaning Carpets?

• Encapsulation – foam encapsulation uses synthetic detergents that crystallize into powder when dry. The loosened particles in the carpet’s fibers are encapsulated into the powder and is vacuumed up, dirt wrapped in powder. Not very effective with a heavily soiled carpet.
• Bonnet Cleaning – rotating brushes immersed in a cleaning solution, churn the surface of the carpet producing a well cleaned top, but this method fails to pull up the dirt from mid fiber to the base of the carpet. A quick fix in a heavy traffic area. The deep left behind dirt can migrate to the surface making this quick solution a short lived one as well.
• Dry Carpet Cleaning – is the newer kid on the block. A powdered cleaning compound is spread over the carpet. It is applied by contra-rotating brushes that opens the fibers and forces the compound deep into the carpet layers. The dry-cleaning agent is bio-degradable that seem to be effective at removing most material imbedded in the carpet weave. Good for commercial enterprises. Clean the carpets in the PM and be ready for business in the AM, no dry time.
• Carpet Shampoo – carpets shampooing date back to the 1970’s. It has its advantages but leaves behind a high amount of wet foam residues in the carpet leading to very extended drying time. It becomes sticky because there is not rinse stage to remove it and this residue leads to rapid re-soiling a given. Not the most popular method.
• Hot Water Extraction Cleaning AKA Steam Cleaning – no steam is used but the water is hot and does give off water vapor, hence the popular name. This method rains supreme. It uses high pressured water to agitate the carpet fiber and dissolve embedded dirt. A cleaning agent is applied on the dirty carpet’s surface, agitated by a machine with rotating brushes and is followed by a rinse. After the cleaning agent settles into the carpet after a short duration, the carpet is washed by the equipment to rinse the cleaning agent thoroughly removing the cleaning agent and dirt and then left to dry. This process is the king of soil removal. The hot water helps to kill allergens and pathogens, as well as remove them from the carpet. Nothing cleans deeper than hot water extraction cleaning, the only downside is the drying time. It is best to clean a commercial building’s carpet in the late afternoon leaving the carpet to dry over night after cleaning. This is the preferred method and the one our team utilizes at My Steam Green Carpet Cleaning Orange County. Dirt is unsightly, unhealthy and it acts to cut and destroy a carpet through abrasion. Most dirt and sand particles are quartz, that is quartz crystals. Crystals of garnet and flint are used in sandpaper. As we walk, we deposit the dirt and the most is airborne, and we crush and grind the fibers together with the imbedded dirt, this cuts and abrades the carpet’s fiber causing them to break down and wear.

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Hot water extraction cleaning, removes the dirt, fluffs up the carpet fibers, improves the appearance of the carpet and extends its useful life span. As expensive as commercial grade carpet is, or home carpets for that matter, it is cheaper to get as long a life as possible, and consider that carpet replacement is not only expensive, it is disruptive to a commercial business and in the home. Furniture needs to cleared and replaced, the carpet removed, floor cleaned with carpet and pad replaced. A process that disrupts the normal business or home living flow. So, regular deep cleaning is less expensive, extends the life of the carpet. A clean carpet improves both the morale and the health of the occupants. Call My Steam Green Carpet Cleaning Orange County to schedule your next carpet cleaning appointment today!