Prevent mold by keeping your carpet clean

Carpeting is often one of the most prominent elements in a home. When cared for properly, carpeting can add warmth, comfort, and decorative ambience to a living space for many years. However, when carpeting is cared for improperly, it can detract from the appearance of an otherwise beautiful home. More important than that, poorly maintained carpeting can also pose some fairly major health risks to those who are exposed to it on a regular basis.

What Is Mold and How Does It Spread?

One of the most unfortunate consequences of poor carpet care is mold. Mold is a type of fungus that can grow on almost any surface, living or inanimate. The reproductive cells that a mold emits---spores---are what enable the fungus to spread. Spores travel through the air, attaching themselves to people, pets, and whatever else crosses their path. Once inside a home, they can settle throughout the living space. They sometimes settle on the carpeting.

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How to Steam Clean Carpets

Carpets are not confined to a particular country or culture. They are popular across the globe for their ability to adorn the house. However, carpets are prone to get dirty and require proper care and maintenance. Spilled drinks and food items cause stains and smears on the carpet surface. Moreover, dust and other tiny substances get adhered to carpet fibers on a daily basis, not only leading to dust accumulation, but also resulting in mold and mildew formation. Filthy carpets not only look and smell unpleasant, but also aggravate allergies. Vacuum cleaners suck out most of the dirt and dust, however, they do not clean the carpet completely. To remove the oil stains and dirt surpassed by the vacuum, the carpet must be steam cleaned.

According to cleaning research, a 'steam and very high temperature water system provides the most desirable results'. Steam cleaning means the blasting out of dirt and mold from dirty areas. The high temperature and pressure involved in steam cleaning causes the dirt and mold to separate forcefully from the carpet. The dirt after being forcefully separated from the carpet is sucked first into a powerful vacuum and then a holding tank. In case of vacuum cleaners, this facility is not available, hence only the surface dirt gets removed, leaving the oil stains still on the carpet.

Steam cleaning is the best method of carpet cleaning. For people suffering from asthma and allergies, steam cleaning is very appropriate. Steam cleaners freshen up the carpeted area in the house. The device uses a three part process to clean the carpet. The machine first sprays a cleaning solution onto the carpet. A brush then vigorously cleans up the carpet deep into the carpet fibers. And then the vacuum system of the steam cleaner sucks up the dirty solution, which is stored in the reservoir for disposal.

How to Steam Clean Carpets

• To steam clean the carpet, one has to ensure that all the furniture has been removed and placed into another room. The carpet area should be free for cleaning.
• Once the carpet is furniture free, one should vacuum the carpet with a regular vacuum cleaner in order to remove all the larger particles.
• The dirty and oily areas must be treated with some amount of carpet cleaning solution.

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