Carpet Shampooing : Different Types of Carpet Shampoo
When you are aimed for carpet shampooing and looking for carpet shampoo in the market, you probably find only two type carpet shampoo: dry carpet shampoo and wet carpet shampoo. Within each type, you will find several other alternatives. You may find some reasons why you are carpet shampooing using those particular products. Perhaps you have some kind of carpet machines or only cleaning certain type of carpet/rugs. Colored carpets are known to be very sensitive to bleaching products, so you only have option for very mild chemicals contained in particular carpet shampoo.
Most of the time, first carpet shampoo buyer doesn’t understand why they need dry carpet shampoo or liquid one. It is important when trying different carpet shampoo is, to use dry carpet shampoo first. If it is not solved your carpet dirt/stain problem, then you go with the liquid one. This is because water or liquid substances are known can be harm to your carpet. Carpet or rugs fiber is processes in such a way to be completely last longer without water or humid.
When carpet shampooing, if you choose to use dry carpet shampoo then you can use dry powder carpet cleaner and foam carpet shampoo. Both actually are working like liquid shampoo cleaner, only the latter is in concentrated form.
To use dry powder carpet cleaner is as easy as sprinkling them on large area on the carpet surface. It is recommended to area not more than five to ten feet. This is because in the long run, it can be moistened and have negative effect to carpet. After you have done with sprinkling the powder, then you should work to clean the carpet with semi bristled brush. The brush should not to soft; hence it can clean deeper into the carpet. The powder then will attract dirt and stain from carpet surfaces. Then wait for about 20 minutes to one hour, and then you start do vacuuming.
The other type of carpet shampoo is dry foam carpet shampoo. How to use it properly in carpet shampooing? First, you need to spray it over quite large area on the carpet surface. Then do the brushes more or less like you did with powder shampoo, choose a moderate brush to do the job. Wait for 20 minutes until one hour. The final attack is by doing vacuuming.
Well both powder carpet shampoo and dry foam carpet shampoo is almost working in the same way. Where is the different? The difference is on how the shampoos work. The foam pulls in dirt and stain particle into small area in the center of foam molecules. When the foam dry out, dirt and stain particle are trapped inside, easy to be sucked by vacuuming.
The other most popular form of carpet shampoo is liquid shampoo carpet. Liquid shampoo carpets usually diluted with water. Some liquid shampoo even has to be mixed with hot water to activate the ingredients. Mix the liquid shampoo with water and then apply the mixed liquid into carpet shampoo machines. These machines spray cleaner and then work with a brush shampoo into lather. The foam carpet shampoo works the same way, working shampoo into his hair. Then, the suction pulled the residue of heavy machinery foamy shampoo.
Even though it is quiet popular among other form of shampoo, you will find there three problems when carpet shampooing with liquid carpet shampoo. First, for liquid shampoo to work properly you will need particular equipment. Not everyone have the privileged to own such equipment in their home. A simple solution is to rent carpet shampooer. Second, there are concern of water and liquid if it is put on your carpets. Both substances are known for not carpet-friendly. Third and last concern is you need to thoroughly rinse your carpet from foam or soap. If both are left behind, then it will continue to attract dirt and stain, your carpet will dirtier as time goes by.