Encapsulation is no longer the preferred method for Carpet cleaning; a Duplex Floor scrubber is the ideal solution.
Author: Jhoana Cooper
Category: Home Improvement
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Carpets have always enamored people so that magic carpets have been considered to be apt settings even for fairy tales. Carpets are found in ordinary homes as well as palaces, and there are even museums dedicated entirely to carpets. Carpets are soft to feel, they keep the place warm, and make the place beautiful. The only problem with carpets is the requirement of cleaning. Carpet cleaning is a ritual necessary not just for carpets that are trod underfoot day after day, but even for those adorning the walls of homes, and those in museums.
Myriad methods of carpet cleaning have evolved over the years. One of the most common carpet cleaning equipments is the ordinary vacuum cleaner, which everyone uses in his or her homes. A vacuum does extract the dry dust particles and make the carpet reasonably clean, but removing only dry dust is not sufficient to keep the carpet entirely fresh. So other modes of carpet cleaning with the help of shampoo or steam, with carpet extractors, or with turbo head vacuums are used to complement the routine cleaning by vacuum cleaners.
One of the comparatively new methods of carpet cleaning is encapsulation. The word encapsulation refers to a process whereby something is included within another thing, in a way that the included object is not overtly conspicuous, as in the case of capsules that pharmaceutical companies churn out round the clock. Carpets remain dirty even after dry vacuuming because of the sticky soil, which binds dry soil also to it. Carpet cleaning process by encapsulation works by encapsulating each soil particle so that they are not able to bind with other particles whether they are sticky or dry.
This form of carpet cleaning is managed by spraying the carpet with a liquid encapsulating chemical. The solution is then brushed on to the carpet with a rotary brush. In addition to the normal detergents that soap solutions contain, this cleaning agent also contains crystalline polymers. These polymers encapsulate each soil particle, together with the detergent acting on it. This capsule dries up and becomes like dry soil in its characteristics. Once the soil particles are thus separated, they will be removed during routine vacuuming and the carpet will become fully clean. Carpet cleaning using encapsulation is not generally used for home carpet cleaning and is used only where maintenance is done commercially. Encapsulation method is economical for companies where carpet cleaning is required for large volumes.
When encapsulation method is used for carpet cleaning, there are never sticky residues in the carpet. As such, even if vacuuming is not done immediately after encapsulation, the carpet does not collect further dust or soil. That is the reason for the popularity of the encapsulation method.
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Date Submitted: 7/2/2009
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