A soft, fleecy rug makes it possible to walk around the house with bare feet, creating a cozy atmosphere. Over time, places of frequent patency become dirty, tarnished, stains remain. Then the question arises, how to wash the carpet, so as not to damage the pile and not apply the compounds that are unfavorable to health.
Carpet Cleaning
As a rule, household chemicals can be replaced with home remedies, or wash the carpet on the street. It is better to clean it with an old, proven method using ammonia. Need to dilute 2 tablespoons. ammonia in a liter of water and, wetting the brush, clean the coating. After this, the carpet should be washed with a damp cloth and ventilate the room.
It is better to take out a large product in the yard, lay out on the asphalt or a wooden platform. First sweep and pour with water so that the base is soaked. Then spread the cleaning agent over the entire surface and leave for half an hour. After this, mechanical cleaning using a squeegee or brush starts. After such washing, it is more convenient to hang a carpet on a crossbar, to wash off the remains of soapy water with a hose and leave to dry.
As an option, you can wash the carpet of the house in the apartment with a vacuum cleaner.
For this, the surface is cleaned of dust and large debris. A detergent is added to the vacuum cleaner compartment according to the instructions. Then you need to pick up a nozzle for a product with a long or short pile. Clean the carpet with a vacuum cleaner, not hastily, smoothly moving the brush along the product along the pile. At the end of cleaning, it must be thoroughly dried, entirely, including the substrate. It is recommended to put a stand under the material to improve air circulation.
Apparently, the process of cleaning the carpet is not heavy, anyone can carry out such cleaning themselves. Such a procedure is desirable to be carried out once a season.