Your Carpet's Biggest Enemy
Quiz
What is the Biggest Enemy of Your Carpets?
- Chlorine Bleach
- Red Wine
- Pet Urine
- Dry Soil
- All of the Above
- None of the Above
Let's make sure that we are clear-none of the things listed above
are a friend of your carpets but the correct answer is the
following:
The correct answer is number four, dry soil is highly abrasive and if left in your
carpets, will rub across the surfaces of the carpet fibers and
break down the factory embedded stain protection. The
abrasion will further dull the appearance of your carpet and
make your multi-thousand dollar flooring investment wear
and require replacement much sooner than would otherwise
be necessary. Carpets can often be found to hold as much as
4 times their weight in dry soil embedded deeply in the
carpet. It is estimated that nearly 80% of all soil is dry
particulate and the best means of removing that soil is with a
quality vacuum that produces high airflow and has
exceptional filtration so as not to re-distribute the soil.
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