They say knowledge is power. So I decided recently to never turn an opportunity down to learn, carpet cleaning or otherwise, which is why next week I will embark on a course to be a sommelier. I’ve always thought I had an extremely sensitive taste and smell and have decided to see exactly how good my senses are… but that will be another story for another day. Today I’m going to talk about my carpet and sofa cleaning qualification!
Technically surprising carpet cleaning processes
As you can imagine I constantly meet people that say to me Amanda, how do I get …… out of my carpet. Now so far, even before my qualification I knew the answer to this, which is rinse, rinse, rinse with clean cool water, blot gently dry and if that doesn’t work call an expert. You see most stains are set into fabrics when treated with off the shelf products that don’t do what they claim to do so the advice here is quite easy. However I didn’t really understand how technical carpet cleaning can be so when Mark at Texatherm advised me to attend their training course in Weston Super Mare so I fully know the cleaning processes here at Floor Blimey! I jumped at the chance.
Tailored cleans to the requirements of the carpet
I can honestly say it was fascinating. Despite the simple stain advice above I had no idea that there were four separate cleaning processes to choose from depending on the requirements of the carpet and soiling. I also never knew that PH scales are so important in whether or not a process will work, and that even the type of backing on your carpet affects the type of process to use.
Quality recognised by long lasting results and carpets that stay clean
The most important thing for a carpet clean is that the results last as long as possible. This is a sure sign to recognize the quality of your carpet cleaner.
If a carpet looks great the day it’s been cleaned but patchy and dirty a day or so later this could mean that the type of carpet and type of backing as well as the type of soiling wasn’t properly identifield before cleaning began and therefore the wrong process used. The result meaning solids at the base of the carpet that were upset but not removed have then risen to the surface as the carpet has dried. Resulting in dirty map like shapes appearing.
Chuffed to bits….
I learnt a lot on the course, far too much to mention here (the stain removal products and processes we have when water alone doesn’t work for example) but needless to say when I was handed my qualification by John Mulaine of Texatherm I was chuffed to bits! As you can see by the look on my face…
So there you have it. I now know exactly how the cleaning process works as well as the invoicing, admin, sales, marketing etc etc. So next time you see me, go on- ask me anything!