How to wash a carpet at home

Routine cleaning assumes that the carpet is always externally clean. But from time to time a more radical method is required - washing, which gets rid of deep layers of dirt.

How do carpets respond to washing?

Not all coatings can withstand the washing procedure.

• Natural materials do not tolerate moisture, and washed wool and silk carpets can be hopelessly damaged.
• Viscose is also capricious.
• Synthetics can be washed, albeit carefully. An easy way out of the situation may be a washing vacuum cleaner like a Karcher, but there are nuances. AND a synthetic coating may not survive washing if it has an adhesive base.

IMPORTANT! The water temperature should not exceed fifty degrees! Otherwise, the pile will suffer, and the glue will simply wash out.

• Multi-colored cheap rugs can fade a lot. The paints used in them are not durable.
• Large size or bulky pile can also prevent the product from washing itself. In addition to the difficulties of handling a heavy item, there is also the problem of drying it.

How to properly wash a carpet

Nevertheless, carpet washing can be done at home, on your own. The main thing is to do it correctly, that is, without damaging the carpet itself or the owners.

How can you clean a carpet?

There is no point in saving on care products - cheap household chemicals can ruin things. Besides, she doesn't wash out well.

ADVICE. Before washing the entire coating, test a small area to determine the tolerance of the selected product.

After treating a piece of coating, after half an hour, make sure that the pile is not damaged.

We coped with the shortage of household chemicals soapy water, vinegar, baking soda and salt. Now the industry successfully supplies us with a variety of products.

The following substances are considered favorites.

• «Vanish": quite expensive, but effective, washing away the most severe stains.
• «Karcher": good environmental friendliness, suitable for cleaning furniture.
• «Flash": strong in the fight against bad odors.
• «Mitex": especially indicated for allergy sufferers, destroying dust and mites, but weak against stubborn stains.
• «Extra pro»: copes with blood stains and sticky chewing gum and plasticine.
• «Sunlux": an inexpensive and effective product that perfectly removes dirt.

Washing the carpet at home

Before washing, carefully remove debris and dust using a vacuum cleaner or broom. Then we start washing.

In the bath

Small items can be washed in the bathroom. Carefully roll the product into a roll and Place in a bathtub filled with water and detergent. The pile should be saturated with foam for half an hour, then we brush all accessible areas. We drain the water, add fresh water and drain it again. We remove the remaining foam with a shower.

IMPORTANT! The brush should have long and soft bristles to work deeply on the product without causing harm.

On the street

The lucky owners of private houses can wash any size in the yard.

To do this, spread the coating on any clean surface and water it generously with water (ideally from a hose). We treat with detergent, paying special attention to stains.

After cleaning the pile with a brush, rinse it with water at maximum pressure.

IMPORTANT! Before hanging the product out to dry, you need to let it sit for a couple of hours!

In the room

Let's say a street car wash is unavailable. Obviously, it’s not really possible to wash the rug or carpet in a room. will come out. If you don’t drown your neighbors, you will ruin the laminate flooring. That's why The main task here is to wash the top layer and get rid of stains. How to do this depends on their origin.

• Blood or urine is removed with soapy water, kept for an hour on the stained area.
• Glycerin is applied to traces of coffee or wine for two hours.. Then everything is washed off with soapy water.
• Plasticine and chewing gum are removed with ice.. Apply an ice cube to the stain and try to scrape off any dirt that has hardened from the cold. Then treat the area with detergent.

After getting rid of stains, you need to treat the carpet with a moderate amount of detergent solution, then rinse it off with a small amount of water. There should be no puddles under the carpet!

Drying

The most important step when cleaning a room is drying. Unable to dry the product outdoors, use household appliances.

• Air conditioning. Having spread the carpet as close to it as possible, we direct the system doors down and turn on the heating function.
• Fan.
• Hairdryer. Suitable for small areas.

The room where the carpet is dried must be ventilated and heated. Otherwise, the bacteria will have ideal living conditions. And the pile inhabited by them will acquire such an odor that all that remains is to throw the thing away.

Tips for cleaning carpets at home

• Features of carpet washing depend on their color. Dark products do not tolerate soda - they will appear divorces. It is better to use products with vinegar and ammonia.
• Light-colored carpets, on the contrary, can be washed well with soda, as well as salt and soap.
• It is better not to walk on a washed carpet until it is completely dry. In addition to the risk of getting new contaminants, there is also the problem of “trampling” the material, which will dry more slowly. It is in such places that holes then form.