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FLOOR CARE MANUAL
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done by beginners with insufficient Icnowledge
and experience, and even by some of ;
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the old timers who lack all of the equipment
essential for a good job. Many of
these operators are still using the old
technique of merely scrubbing the carpeting
with a soapy solution which is allowed
to dry in the carpet.
They make no effort I
to remove the dirt, relying upon the cleaned'
upper surface of the pile for the customer's I
approval. Since the carpet does look much
cleaner the approval is usually forthcoming,
whereas all of the dirt remains in the
carpet, having been merely washed loose at
the top of the pile and allowed to settle
in the backing.
SCRUBBING ALONE NOT ENOUGH
If your carpeting is being cleaned by
nothing more than a scrubbing, if no effort;
Is being made to remove anything, you;
are getting an inefficient job, whether you
are having a so-called professional do it or
are doing it yourself. Not only are you
leaving the dirt in the carpeting but probably
are adding a soap deposit which increases
rather than lessens your problem.
The correct and effective way to clean
carpeting on the floor calls for the removal
of the dirty lather as fast as it forms. This!
is best accomplished, as just indicated, with;
a suitable vacuum cleaner and the process.]
from start to finish, is described in the
following paragraphs. If you have thej
equipment you can do the job yoursell
about as well as a professional, but if you
employ the latter to do the work, you should
see that he does it
right.
First, the dry carpeting should be
vacuum cleaned before the scrubbing process
begins. If it is a rug and fairly dirt>
it will be well to vacuum clean both sides
To do a first-class job you will, of course
need a rug scrubbing machine which is
nothing more than a converted floor polisher.
A solution tank is attached to tht:
handle of the machine and a small rubbe)
hose connects the tank with a tube extending
through the base of the floor machine
This tube feeds the cleaning solution eithei
onto the top of the special, perforatec
brush or through the center of the brusl
and thence to the carpet.
A HEAVY LATHER NEEDED
The kind of cleaning solution used, com
monly referred to as "shampoo." is o^
major importance, one of the chief requi
sites being the capacity to form a heavyl
stable lather. More about these carpe
cleaners will be told later on.
To begin shampooing, start in a cornei
allowing the floor machine brush to rui
idle above the carpet until the bristles ar,
charged with the cleaning solution. Neve
start a dry brush on the carpet. In fad.
some operators soak the brush for a whilj
before they begin cleaning.
When the solution begins flying off th
brush, you can lower the brush onto th
carpet, raise the wheels and proceed wit
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