How to clean carpet at home with soda and other means?

Carpet is becoming more popular among the population due to its durability, ease of use and the ability to fit it to the size of anypremises. How to clean the carpet in the home? After all, due to timely cleaning depends on the attractiveness of its appearance and the duration of its service.

Coating maintenance rules

Although this coating is strong enough and does not require special conditions of storage, the accumulated dust, dirt and various stains must be removed in a timely manner. The greatest attention should be paid to the pile covering, which is used to accumulate in itself particles of debris. Vorsinki in the absence of care lose volume, glue together and fade.

It is advisable to regularly vacuum the coating without using any tools at least at least twice a week. If spots appear on it, you should display them immediately, without delay, otherwise it will be more difficult. To wet methods of cleaning it is better to resort as rarely as possible, since the material most often has an adhesive basis. He can sit down and lose form.

Tip

When cleaning the carpet with a vacuum cleaner, use a spiral nozzle in the shape of the letter "S".She combs and raises the villi, helping to remove debris from their base. But if the pile consists of loops, it can not be used.

As the carpet covers the whole surface of the floor and is usually furniture, it is problematic to remove it. Therefore, it is not possible to beat dust out of it or to clean it with snow in winter. Especially if it has a latex base. In this case, the coating will fit fairly close to the floor and may be deformed when trying to remove it. Here you should resort to ways to clean it in place. There are several ways to clean the carpet at home.

Wet cleaning

A special detergent is applied to the carpet. You can also use shampoo for carpets. After that, the surface is wiped with a soft brush. When the agent dries, you need to vacuum the coating.

You can wash the carpet with a cleaning vacuum cleaner. But if the composition of the coating has natural fibers, this is not recommended. This pile absorbs a lot of moisture and dries for a long time. This can lead to the formation of mold, which you will guess on the unpleasant odor.

Before cleaning the carpet, do not forget to read the instructions on the cleaner. It should be suitable for the composition of your cover. In general, use them better not more than once a month. Because the carpet is impregnated with a dirt-repellent compound, which can be destroyed under the influence of chemical agents.

Dry cleaning

This method is suitable for lightly soiled contaminants. Thus it is necessary to put a dry cleaning agent on the polluted place and in circular motions of a brush to rub it into fibers. Then you need to wait about two hours, so that the powder absorbed the mud.

Then the coating thoroughly vacuums. The powder is removed together with the particles of dirt that have absorbed it. This is a fairly effective method, which cleans the material by about 85%.In addition, the appearance of dampness is excluded.

Foam cleaning with

Foam moistens the coating less than liquid carpet cleaner, and therefore safer for it. At the same time, it contains active substances that remove contamination well. This method is suitable for cleaning small areas. For this purpose it is better to use a special aerosol.

The product is sprayed onto the dirty area in an even layer. Then you need to wait about half an hour. During this time, the foam absorbs mud from the villi. Then carefully vacuum the surface, removing contamination from it.

Cleaning with soda

Cleaning the carpet at home with baking soda is quite effective. It not only removes the surface from stains, but also returns the brightness of the color. There are two types of soda cleaning.

1. Wet. Dilute half a glass of soda with five liters of warm water and pour the prepared solution into the nebulizer. Then evenly spray the liquid over the entire surface. Then you need to wait half an hour. And then carefully vacuum the coating. An additional advantage of soda is that it eliminates odors from the material.
2. Dry. This method is suitable for removing small spots. It is necessary to fill a soda with a contaminated area and gently rub it into the material. Absorbing dirt, soda begins to darken. After about an hour, this site needs to be vacuumed.

Folk methods for removing stains

Most often, the impeccability of the coating is disturbed by stains of different origins. And a fresh stain is much easier to remove than a stale one. If at that moment you did not have special cleaning products at home, you can use the folk methods used by our great-grandmothers.

1. The effects of spilled on tea, juice, coffee or wine can be eliminated with alcohol mixed with vinegar in a 2: 1 ratio.
2. The ink stain can be removed with a 50% acetic acid solution. At first, the sponge dipped in the solution gently blots the stain. Then a clean sponge is taken, also wetted with vinegar, and it rinses the area surrounding the stain.
   

   Tip

   The spot needs to be cleaned off by movements directed from the edges to the center, so as not to cause even more of its spreading.

3. To remove blemishes, apply alkali solution to them, wait 15 minutes and rinse with clean water.
4. A greasy stain is simply removed by the means with which you wash the dishes.
5. If an oil paint gets on the product, you must apply turpentine mixed with alcohol in a 1: 1 ratio. If the spot is large, dilute ammonia water or hydrogen peroxide with water and wipe the area with this mixture.
6. Before you clean the carpet from the chewing gum, you need to put a piece of ice on it. Frozen gum becomes brittle and easily crumbles. It needs to be cleaned with a brush, and remove the crumbs with a vacuum cleaner.

When removing stains from the coating, it can not be rubbed, this will make the dirt more absorbed into the pile. First, you need to mechanically collect the napkin contamination, and then start to remove it.