Sean's Carpet Care

Do you know what one of the most controversial topics with carpet cleaning is? Controversy surrounds the question of which carpet cleaning machine to use to clean carpet.

Yes, i’m sure you’ve seen all of the ads and reviews for the best home steam carpet cleaners for the Do it Yourself Carpet Cleaners, but what about professional carpet cleaners? There a lot of great home carpet cleaning machines for quick removal of spots and stains around the house. It is true that professional cleaning services do the best job of getting dirt out of carpets, so here is some advanced carpet cleaning information to help choose the best carpet cleaner.

Which Professional Carpet Cleaning Machine is Best?

As a professional carpet cleaner providing carpet cleaning in Portland it is amazing to see the reaction I recieve from new clients with the results provided by my hot water steam cleaning machine, the Rotovac. Between professional carpet cleaners there is a lot of debate about which is the best carpet cleaning tool.

Did you know…Carpet cleaners are called steam cleaners or steam vacuums, but there’s actually no steam involved

For me and my clients I feel that rotary jet extraction is best and it takes hot water extraction carpet cleaning results to the extreme.

Ok, I said it! You know which carpet cleaning machine I like best and which one I use everyday. Now, I will explain the two most prominent carpet cleaning tools used by professional carpet cleaners everyday. I will explain the science of capret cleaning and the benefits and negatives of each carpet cleaning tool.

Most Common Carpet Cleaning Tools

When hiring a professional carpet cleaner you will often see them use a Wand carpet cleaning tool and every once in awhile you may see a carpet cleaner use what is called a rotary machine.

Don’t worry…I will explain everything in a moment

With professional carpet cleaning two of the most popular cleaning tools, that is with hot water steam cleaning, are the Wand and Rotary Jet Extraction.

With a wand the carpet only receives 1 or 2 cleaning passes over the carpet. One of the secrets to getting carpet as clean as possible is agitating the fibers to loosen up and suspend the soil.

With a carpet cleaning wand the only agitation provided is from the front of the tool. Limited amounts of agitation only provided mediocre results at breaking up difficult stains and soil.

One of the best carpet cleaning tools on the market is the Rotovac 360i. This tool

provides 250 cleaning passes per minute over the carpet. This tool uses almost four times the water as a normal carpet cleaning wand. Then a second pass is made over the carpet to extract excess water and soil. Did you know…Carpet that is left extremely wet is also left with a lot of soil!

Using a carpet cleaning machine like the Rotovac 360i your carpet fibers are left fluffy and as soft as possible.

Click Rotovac Carpet Cleaning in Portland to see to Rotovac in action!

When searching for the cheapest carpet cleaner or the best carpet cleaner to hire you now have some information to help select the best carpet cleaner for your investment.

I hope this information is helpful…Please let me know if you have any questions…Until next time…Sean

P.S. please use this information on your website, blog etc. Just please put a link to this post! Thank you!

The web provides a wealth of free information. You can learn everything you ever wanted to know about the next political candidate, your favorite celebrity, or how to take the best care of your carpet, and much more!

The question is what information is good information? I mean I am a professional carpet cleaner in Portland OR and I see the results of some of the FREE information spread throughout the web. When I say results I usually mean bad as in, “Wow, I wish you would have called me because I could have easily fixed this.” Not to be rude or hurt anyone’s feelings, but I want to help people take the best care of their environment.

To help people with the carpet cleaning maintenance needs I write these blogs and give suggestions.

You know I just found a great article, 10 Best Carpet Cleaning Tips which doesn’t just talk about how to remove stains from carpet, but has some great tips on how to SAFELY remove spots and stains from carpet.

Removing spots is not just about having a magic formula, but how to apply the solution or understanding when to use heat and when NOT to use heat.

This is a great article that really covers the tips to help you safely remove spots and stains.

Hope this information is helpful! Until next time…Sean

You love the feeling of the carpet under your bare feet. Whether the carpet is new or has been in your home for awhile you want to take the best care of it. There are some simple steps to taking the best care of your carpets. I thought I would point out some carpet cleaning Portland tips to help you take the best care of your carpets.

At Shaw carpets, one of the worlds best carpet and flooring manufacturers there are some great tips to help Keep your carpets just-like-new. Here you will find information of carpet vacuuming, spot and soil removal, overall cleaning, DIY cleaning, and more.

I hope this information is helpful to maintain your carpets. If you have any questions, please let me know…bye for now…Sean

More destructive to carpet than spills is soil! Yes, it’s true. The soil in the carpet causes the carpet fiber to distort (change shape) and cause what looks like wear. Spills are usually not that much of a concern for a professional carpet cleaner, since most can be removed making your carpets look like new again.

The real problem is the soil left in the carpet that acts like sandpaper damaging the face yarns of the carpet fibers. Everyday, in my Portland Carpet Cleaning business I see carpet that if it was regularly maintained through vacuuming and cleaning it would stay looking like new. It is sad to see some carpet that with a little maintenance would have still looked great but now looks older than it should. I can get out all of the soil and fluff up the carpets, but the distorted fibers get to stay.

One of the best ways to maintain indoor air quality and keep healthy happy carpets is to provide regularly scheduled vacuuming and carpet cleaning. Here is a great article written by Veronica Harley to help Get Rid of Dust Bunnies For Good: Top Rated Vacuum Cleaners

Hope this information is helpful…Until next time…Sean

Maintaining your carpet to keep it looking new and feeling soft under your feet is simple. Everyone knows that they need to clean their carpet every so often to keep it looking like new. An important and simple step in maintaining the health of your home and keeping your carpet looking new is from vacuuming.

The are a couple simple steps to help maximize your vacuuming efforts, even for an inexpensive vacuum.

I found a great article that discusses how to buy the best vacuum.

With a great vacuum setup properly you will increase your cleaning ability.

Hope this info brings you a happier healthier home…Talk to you soon….Sean

Carpets, upholstery, and rugs are made from a variety of of synthetic and natural fibers. When a spill occurs on natural fibers there are special concerns that should be taken in order not to damage the natural fiber(s).

There are limited options for stain removal of red, pet urine, and few others with natural fibers. A professional rug cleaner has some options to correct spills on delicate natural fibers.

I just came across a blog article, How do I deal with red wine spilled on my favorite wool rug? and I have some concerns with some of the information provided.

I would not recommend using hydrogen peroxide of natural fibers. With carpet cleaning I have seen some of the cleaners available on the market with the word, “oxy” in the name that have bleached wool. These cleaners on the market that have the word “oxy” make hydrogen peroxide which is a form of bleach. Also, when cleaning natural fibers professional carpet cleaners know that you have to watch how strong of an alkaline cleaner that is used. This means that the dishwashing soap at your sink is an alkaline and may be harmful to natural fibers.

The web is a valuable resource for information, but readers need to be careful to what information they trust. Rugs are expensive investments and last a long time, if cleaned properly.

So, if you have questions about your carpet cleaning or rug cleaning needs, please call your local professional carpet cleaner. If you need help finding a great Portland carpet cleaner then give Sean’s a call at 503-922-4875 / 360-901-8686 or send an e-mail.

Hope this information is helpful….See you next time…Sean

When you look at your carpet is the wear obvious? Hmmm…well what is meant by the term, “wear” as it relates to carpet?Actually wear as it pertains to carpet is missing fiber from the carpet pile.

Often what is thought of as wear is really not wear! Surprised? Maybe many professional carpet cleaners do not understand the difference between wear and abrasion either, so don’t feel bad.

What is thought of as wear is actually called pile distortion. The fibers are no longer square and their shape has changed. Because their shape has changed they reflect differently and seem to look a little darker that the fibers that are undistorted. Since they are now always darker they look darker even after cleaning.

Hiring a professional carpet cleaner to maintain your carpets every 6-18 months will minimize the chance of having distored and damaged finbers.

At Sean’s Carpet Care, a Portland and Vancouver carpet cleaning company recommends having your carpets cleaned at least every 12-months.