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How to clean carpet at home
When buying a carpet for the floor, you need to understand that such a covering needs periodic cleaning and washing. The fleecy surface quickly absorbs dirt and loses its neat appearance. How to clean the carpet in order to return it to its original appearance and not spoil the quality of the pile?
Remove dirt from carpets with a vacuum cleaner at least once a week. For carpets, it is preferable to use the S-shaped nozzle. It actively raises the lint for deep cleaning. If there are stains on the carpet, then dry cleaning should be carried out using a special dry powder for cleaning the carpet.
It can be distributed both pointwise and over the entire surface, carefully rubbing into the pile
The dry formulation is highly absorbent. After application, you need to wait about 30-40 minutes for the agent to work, then remove the powder with a vacuum cleaner. This method is affordable, but ineffective in dealing with traces of urine and blood.
How to clean carpet at home?
In the fight against stubborn dirt, wet cleaning is used. To do this, you need to purchase a special carpet shampoo. Often 20 g of shampoo is needed for one liter of water; in the water it must form a large amount of foam.
The prepared composition must be rubbed into the carpet, but so that it is not too wet
Remove residues of the product with a dry cloth.
It should be noted that it is not necessary to use detergents and cleaners that are not specifically designed for carpet, as they can affect the quality of the pile, its color, elasticity and height.
How to clean carpet from various stains?
To remove stains from juice, compote, wine, you can use a citric acid-based detergent composition. To do this, dilute 1 tablespoon of citric acid with 0,5 liters of water. The product should be applied to a clean and thick textile napkin. It should absorb liquid well. Put a damp, but not wet cloth on the surface of the stain, lightly rubbing the composition into the depths of the pile.
If a wine stain has formed, sprinkle citric acid directly onto the carpet. To clean the carpet of blood and urine stains, you need to prepare a soap and soda solution. To do this, mix 100 g of laundry soap with 10-20 g of baking soda.
The solution should be rubbed well into the carpet. After that, the stain must be treated with a 10% solution of vinegar. Remove residual detergent with water
Use a vinegar solution to remove ballpoint pen paste, marker or paint from carpet. To do this, dissolve 100 g of table vinegar in 50 g of water. The remaining moisture is removed with a dry napkin.
The presented carpet cleaning methods are affordable and easy to use. They will help save not only time, but also money.