Carpet Cleaners
Dear Gentle Reader,
When was the last time you had your carpet shampooed? Do you remember the stress?
This year the process was more complicated than usual because a ripple had developed that ran the length of the dining/living rooms. So first we had to find someone to stretch out the carpet as well as shampoo it.
The carpet was installed almost four years ago, and we’ve only had it cleaned once before, but that was not altogether successful. A friend had recommended a woman who uses a chemical that is harmless. Yes, I was skeptical too, suspecting that "harmless chemical" must be an oxymoron. But when I looked up the name of the chemical on Google, it was described as a "food-grade chemical." So far, so good. However, the woman used an instrument that had a furry disk on the bottom that swirled around and (supposedly) removed the dirt. My feeling was that she removed the surface soil but didn’t do a deep cleaning. And, of course, the traffic patterns were still noticeable. She said it was because the fibers were crushed and didn’t reflect the light as they do when it’s new.
Although I decided not to hire her again, I did order some of the food-grade chemical to clean the grout between the tiles on my kitchen counter. It works well.
What I wanted was a company like the one recommended to me in Milwaukee some years ago when we lived in a house with gold carpet on the stairs. We had two school-age sons, so with all the traffic, the stairs grew soiled. And when I hired Sears to clean the carpet, the worker didn’t get all the soil removed. He told me that it was "worn" and couldn’t be improved. But the next time I contacted a cleaning company recommended to me by a co-worker, and he did a beautiful job! The stair carpet looked like new!
Therefore, Gentle Reader, that is what I’ve been seeking in San Diego: a carpet cleaner who can make even the traffic areas look like new. Although the most recent carpet cleaner worked very hard, he conceded in leaving that there were parts that were "carpet gray," where the color had been diminished by use.
"But I went over and over it, so it’s clean!"
Okay. God bless him. But may I get a revelation before the next time we need to clean the carpet, so I’ll know what company to hire!
When was the last time you had your carpet shampooed? Do you remember the stress?
This year the process was more complicated than usual because a ripple had developed that ran the length of the dining/living rooms. So first we had to find someone to stretch out the carpet as well as shampoo it.
The carpet was installed almost four years ago, and we’ve only had it cleaned once before, but that was not altogether successful. A friend had recommended a woman who uses a chemical that is harmless. Yes, I was skeptical too, suspecting that "harmless chemical" must be an oxymoron. But when I looked up the name of the chemical on Google, it was described as a "food-grade chemical." So far, so good. However, the woman used an instrument that had a furry disk on the bottom that swirled around and (supposedly) removed the dirt. My feeling was that she removed the surface soil but didn’t do a deep cleaning. And, of course, the traffic patterns were still noticeable. She said it was because the fibers were crushed and didn’t reflect the light as they do when it’s new.
Although I decided not to hire her again, I did order some of the food-grade chemical to clean the grout between the tiles on my kitchen counter. It works well.
What I wanted was a company like the one recommended to me in Milwaukee some years ago when we lived in a house with gold carpet on the stairs. We had two school-age sons, so with all the traffic, the stairs grew soiled. And when I hired Sears to clean the carpet, the worker didn’t get all the soil removed. He told me that it was "worn" and couldn’t be improved. But the next time I contacted a cleaning company recommended to me by a co-worker, and he did a beautiful job! The stair carpet looked like new!
Therefore, Gentle Reader, that is what I’ve been seeking in San Diego: a carpet cleaner who can make even the traffic areas look like new. Although the most recent carpet cleaner worked very hard, he conceded in leaving that there were parts that were "carpet gray," where the color had been diminished by use.
"But I went over and over it, so it’s clean!"
Okay. God bless him. But may I get a revelation before the next time we need to clean the carpet, so I’ll know what company to hire!
posted by Patty G. | 10:37 PM
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