Healthy Home Newsletter September 2013 - Volume XVII, Issue 9 | страница 4
6 COSTLY Misconceptions About Rug Cleaning
MISCONCEPTION #1: You should wait as long as possible before cleaning your rugs. – No. Dirt is abrasive like sandpaper. And every time you step and grind dirt into the wool (or silk) fibres of your rugs, you are causing damage. MISCONCEPTION #2: The only reason to clean your rugs is to remove dirt. – No. As you probably know, outdoor air contains pollens, fungus, bacteria, air pollution, cigarette smoke, car exhaust – and hundreds of other chemicals. Frequent cleaning of your flooring and furniture improves your indoor air quality. MISCONCEPTION #3: Rugs should be dry cleaned. – No. The dry cleaning methods – which are dry foam, dry chemicals and dry compounds - do not rinse your rugs in any way. Instead, they leave a dirty residue. MISCONCEPTION #4: Cleaning rugs in your home does not harm them. – Not true. In fact, in extreme cases this will ruin your rugs. This type of cleaning is considered „surface cleaning?. Within the conditions of the home area rugs cannot be fully rinsed because this amount of moisture would not dry within the home in 48 hours and mildew and dyes bleeding quickly become an issue. In addition, the flooring under the rugs also becomes a concern. Overall, this means the cleaning products in the rug will not be able to be rinsed out, leaving large amounts of residue to attract more soil and cause unhealthy pH levels for the area rug. MISCONCEPTION #5: The company that offers the lowest price is the company you should hire. – No. Not unless you want to pay for a rug that isn?t “clean”. This is a labour-based industry, and if a company is advertising a very low price, then you have to ask yourself what corners are you willing to have cut? MISCONCEPTION #6: The company you give your rug to is always the one that will actually be doing the work. – Not true. Most companies do not do the work themselves. Here, at PCS Niagara, we have our very own rug spa facility.
What do our clients say about us?
Are You Destroying a Work of Art?
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