Carpet steam cleaning equipment mixes detergent-based solutions with super heated water. This method of carpet cleaning has been the traditional method used for more than sixty years. The process generally combines hot water, high pressure and various acids and solvents like hydrofluoric acid, hydroxyacetic acid, sodium carbonate and sodium hydroxide. When used correctly, these detergents break up the deep seated dirt and grime making the dirt easier to be removed when suctioned up into the machine. Using these chemicals in large amounts can cause damage to the carpet and your skin if not thoroughly removed. The high pressure system is used to force the solution into the carpet and an initial rinse and extraction process sucks up the dirt and some moisture. These carpet steam cleaners then administer a second rinse extract it using a high powered vacuum. The carpet will then be left to dry.
Steam Cleaning ServicesDry Cleaning Method
A dry carpet cleaning process doesn't use much water or a liquid solution. The process involves very little moisture combined with specially designed sponges that are brushed into the carpets with each sponge having controlled amount of water. The mechanical action of the equipment brushes and activates the solvents, the sponges absorbs the dirt from the carpet requiring only the water already within the sponges. A high powered vacuuming process removes 95% of the soiled sponges and the trace amounts left are picked up with additional vacuuming. The lack of moisture in this process minimizes resoling often left with a steam cleaning method. This dry cleaning system is quickly becoming the more popular method as it can be applied faster, requires less labor and the carpet is literally left moisture-free.
