What to clean the carpet at home from dirt?

The carpet is almost an integral part of the interior of each living space. Soft fabric products give the house a feeling of coziness and interior of a special beauty. In this article, we will tell you how to clean the carpet at home from dirt and dust, remove stains from its surface, and also to brighten the product.

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Basic carpet care rules

Any carpet products have their advantages, but they have one common bad thing: they attract and accumulate a lot of dust on the surface and in the fibers of the fabric. To ensure that your carpet does not get an annoying nickname for the "dust collector", it is necessary to carry out regular preventive measures on a regular basis:

1. A couple of times a week, vacuuming the dust off the textile surface.
2. It is necessary to knock out the carpet at least 1-2 times a year, and in winter to clean it with snow.

During the general cleaning you need a more thorough approach. Cleaning of carpets should consist of several stages:

1. Cleaning of stains and stains with special or improvised means.
2. Remove carpet residues with a brush or a damp cloth.

Important! Sometimes the process of removing soap from the carpet has to be repeated several times.

1. Dry with a dry cloth to wipe the treated surface.
2. Dry the carpet after cleaning.

Important! To clean the carpet you can not use hot water - it is better to take a cool or warm, the maximum temperature of the liquid should not exceed 40 degrees.

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How can I clean the carpet at home?

To clean your flooring, you may need the following:

• water;
• liquid or household soap;
• soda;
• laundry detergent;
• Extra salt;
• wine vinegar;
• 9% vinegar solution;
• glycerol;
• ammonia;
• potatoes;
• citric acid( or lemon juice)
• sauerkraut;
• fine sawdust;
• tea brewing( used);
• ice;
• petrol.

For cleaning, use also appliances and inventory that can be found in almost every home:

• iron;
• vacuum cleaner;
• broom;
• brush;
• colander;
• bottle with spray gun;
• clean cloth or rag.

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How to clean the carpet with home remedies?

Use one of the following methods to remove common impurities from the carpet surface.

Method # 1 - Sauerkraut

Probably in the refrigerator of the majority of rural residents and vegetable lovers there will be found a can of sauerkraut, which is cooked traditionally, without the addition of vinegar. You can find the most unexpected way to use it - to clean the carpet at home from dirt.

For this, do the following:

1. Take cabbage, the amount of which depends on the size of the carpet.
2. Squeeze the brine from it.
3. Rinse out the smell with running water.
4. Spread cabbage over the carpet and leave for half an hour.
5. After this, sweep the cabbage along with the dust with a hard broom or brush.
6. Rinse the cabbage in a colander under running water.
7. The procedure should be repeated until the cabbage is clean.
8. Dry the carpet.
9. Vacuum or knock out the product.

Important! This method is great for cleaning all kinds of flooring, but you need to remember that cabbage should be without vinegar. The same principle allows the use of table salt "Extra".

Method # 2 - Tea Welding

After consuming tea in the kettle, the used welding is always left. Do not rush to throw it away - gather more, and you can conduct excellent cleaning of colored and dark carpets from dust.

To achieve the best possible result, keep the following recommendations:

1. Take spiked tea leaves from black tea, moisten it a little and apply evenly to the carpet.
2. Leave for half an hour.
3. Collect the welding with a brush or broom.
4. Allow the carpet to dry completely.

Important! For cleaning carpets it is better to take the brewing of black medium- or large-leaf tea. You can not use tea leaves of granular or "high-mountain" varieties - they are small and they will be difficult to remove from the surface of the carpet.

Method number 3 - Wood shavings

To clean the light( white) carpet at home, use a mixture of small wood chips with refined gasoline and detergent. To achieve the desired result, do the following:

1. Mix 1 part of gasoline with 10 parts of a concentrated soap solution.
2. Dip small wood chips into the resulting liquid.
3. Wait until the wood is soaked with soapy water.
4. Fill the sawdust on the surface of the carpet.
5. Wait until the wood has dried.
6. Use a brush or a broom to scrape the sawdust residue.

Method # 4 - Soda and citric acid

Another proven method is cleaning the carpet with soda with citric acid. To achieve the best possible result, follow these instructions:

1. Take 1 tablespoon of soda, dissolve it in 1 liter of water
2. Add 2 teaspoons of citric acid or 1 teaspoon of fresh lemon juice.
3. Thoroughly mix the solution and apply to the surface of the carpet with a brush.
4. Clean the carpet.
5. If necessary, the procedure can be repeated several times.

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How quickly to clean the carpet at home?

Do you have time for long procedures? Then you need to use one of the methods outlined below to quickly clean the carpet from dirt.

Method 1

To remove stains from coffee or tea stains from the carpet, a fresh stain should be soaked with a dry cloth or a napkin. After blotting with a brush, apply a soap solution to a dirty area.

Important! If the contamination has dried up, it is necessary to treat it overnight with glycerin solution, and in the morning, clean with soapy water.

Method 2

Blood stains can be easily removed by the following method:

1. Cover the stain from the blood with a well-moistened napkin.
2. We are waiting for the pollution to soften.
3. Remove stain soaked in cold water brush.

Method 3

Spots from paraffin or wax are removed by hot iron or cold. It is necessary to wrap a piece of ice in a cellophane bag and carefully apply it to the contamination. Remove the frozen paraffin from the surface.

Important! Using ice, you can also easily get rid of the stain left by the chewing gum.

Method 4

To remove fresh stains from chocolate and fruit, the following recipe will help you:

1. Take 1 teaspoon grinded on a fine grater of laundry soap.
2. Mix it with 1 teaspoon of wine vinegar.
3. Add 1 liter of warm water to the mixture of substances.
4. Treat stains with the solution obtained.
5. Wipe the carpet with a clean damp cloth.

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Useful advices:

1. Regularly clean your carpet from dirt and dust.
2. To clean the carpet from dirt, try to use the least toxic substances.
3. Do work in a well-ventilated area.
4. Use rubber gloves to protect your hands.
5. If your carpets are made of natural materials, you can not use them for household cleaning chemicals. Detergent type "Vanish" is contraindicated for such products.
6. To facilitate the removal of dust from the surface, synthetic carpets should be treated with an antistatic agent.
7. If you temporarily do not use the carpet, then it needs to be rolled up in a warm, dry place. And do not forget to at least occasionally handle the textile product against moths.

From this article you learned different ways how to clean the carpet at home from dirt and dust. We hope that you have applied these tools in practice, and chose a more convenient and effective option for yourself, based on the type of your floor covering.