For most facilities, vacuuming is all that’s needed on a day-to-day basis to maintain carpets. However, every once in a while, the carpet needs to be deep cleaned. Otherwise, the fibers will deteriorate, and the carpet will need to be replaced before it’s supposed to reach the end of its life. Here are the steps for cleaning the carpets in your facility:

Vacuum First

Yes, you need to have someone vacuuming in your facility every day. However, it’s especially important to vacuum as part of the deep cleaning process. Starting with carpet cleaner means missing the larger dirt particles a vacuum cleaner would pick up. To keep your carpet clean between deep cleanings, be sure to have high traffic areas vacuumed daily, medium traffic areas vacuumed twice a week and light-traffic areas vacuumed weekly. Use a commercial vacuum cleaner with HEPA filtration to ensure the best clean. 

Apply Carpet Cleaner

Use a sprayer to apply an alkaline carpet cleaner to the carpet. Using alkaline cleaner is beneficial because it is the best at getting rid of dirt and debris, which are typically acidic and can take a toll on fabric surfaces like carpet. 

Allow the Cleaner to Dwell

Let the carpet cleaner sit on the carpet for the recommended dwell time, typically between 5-10 minutes, to give it time to do the work of cleaning the carpet.

Rinse the Carpet

Rinse the carpet using extraction rinse, an acidic product that thoroughly rinses carpet by neutralizing the dirt and soap combination. This product can be added to the tank of a carpet extractor. Use the extractor with the rinse, and make sure you extract as much of the dirt and soap as possible. Otherwise, the soap will continue attracting dirt.

Allow the Carpet to Dry

Just as important as ensuring you remove all the soap from the carpet is allowing the carpet to dry before replacing furniture or allowing people to walk across the carpet. Wet carpet will breed mold and bacteria, which will defeat the whole purpose of the sanitizing process.

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