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Hello
all,
In my
experience in working with carpet cleaners, dry solutions do not do as good a
job in getting carpets clean as hot water solutions. An experienced
operator who is good should not get the carpet so wet that the pads underneath
get wet. The carpet should only feel damp after it is cleaned. If
you have a concern about dampness an operator can go over the floor with the
vacuum only, after the cleaning. This should not be necessary if the
operator is good at his job.
Also a
system where the run cleaning equipment is mounted in a truck gives a much
better cleaning than portable cleaners attached to a tank. The motor in
the turck given units are bigger and the soil is pulled from the carpet more
readily. This is especially important if there is old residue from a
previous, improper cleaning.
Elizabeth Richards
Professor Emerita, Textiles and
Clothing
University of Alberta
Why don’t you think
of a dry solutions system? Wet carpets can breed mold fairly easily in
the pads underneath.
From:
Textile Conservators
[mailto:TEXCONS@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On
Behalf Of Judy Schwender
Sent: Friday, September 08, 2006 11:47
AM
To:
TEXCONS@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: carpet cleaning in
galleries
The Museum of the American Quilter's Society
is at the point where our quilt gallery carpets need to be cleaned.
The maintenance staff is leaning towards Rug Doctor Steam Cleaner with
Spotblock. It's a hot water system (www.rugdoctor.com). I obtained the
MSDS from their website and it appears that it would be
suitable.
I plan to use box fans to increase the air flow in the
gallery overnight after the cleaning is complete to speed up the drying
process.
Does anyone have any opinions about this product based
on the MSDS? Does anyone have other products or systems they have used
that they prefer? If you have any thoughts at all about steam
cleaning gallery carpets, please respond.
Curator of Collections /
Registrar
Museum of the American Quilter's
Society
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