Carpet sweeper

A person always cares about the cleanliness and comfort of his home. Often after a feast, festive festivities, we are faced with the problem of contamination of carpets. You can, of course, take the carpet to dry cleaning, but first we recommend trying to deal with the problem on your own, because you have modern means at your disposal. There was a time when the set for cleaning the house consisted of a rag and a broom, but times change - and the technique for cleaning the premises, and to help the housewives now created a brush for cleaning carpets.

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History of origin

In order to facilitate a boring and exhausting occupation - house cleaning, various adaptations were invented. Some were not very successful and did not stand the test for functionality, strength and convenience. But some amazing inventions have greatly facilitated the cleaning process, making it simple and fast. For example, in 1876 a young American, Melville Bissel, invented a mechanical brush for carpet cleaning. She thanks to practicality and reasonable price immediately became a hit among housewives. It was this device that became the prototype of a modern vacuum cleaner.

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Types of brushes

Nowadays they produce very comfortable mechanical carpet cleaning brushes with interchangeable nozzles:

• special nozzles with magnetic inserts, with which you will easily pick up from the floor unsafe buttons, metal shavings and other small metal objects;
• nozzles with short nap - suitable for upholstered furniture;
• brush with a soft, long nap - cleans hard objects and floor.

Brushes for cleaning are very different:

• If you need a general cleaning, then get several brushes: for flooring, upholstered furniture, carpets, clothes;
• For cleaning carpets a mechanical brush for cleaning on a long handle is a good choice.

Important! Applying such devices, you will not spend much energy and energy, and at the same time keep your back healthy, because thanks to the long handle you can not bend.

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How to clean the carpet with a brush?

If the house has pets, then their hair is constantly causing inconvenience, flying around the apartment and, settling on carpets, upholstered furniture. To solve this problem, apply a couple of drops of glycerin to the bristles of the mechanical brush and then the wool will be very easy to assemble.

Upholstered furniture can be cleaned with a vacuum cleaner or as an alternative - a mechanical brush for cleaning carpets. With its help you remove dust, garbage, pet hair, and thanks to the device all collected garbage will go to the container.

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Examples of some mechanical brushes, their characteristics and features

The market offers a huge range of such products. We suggest that you familiarize yourself with the features of the most popular models.

Floor and carpet brush ROTARO S

Designed for cleaning dust and dirt from carpets. Two front brushes collect garbage from the surface, and a rotating roller with a brush sends it to the container.

Important! The height of the roller is adjustable. Brushes are made of artificial nap.

Mechanical floor and carpet brush REGULUS SUPRA

Suitable for carpet cleaning and dry floor cleaning. The device effectively copes with any fine dust, dirt and ash of cigarettes.

Important! A rotating roller with a brush grasps all the garbage and sends it to the container. The brush is equipped with a folding handle.

Mechanical brush for carpets and floors Regulus

This tool effectively copes with dust, dirt. Designed for dry cleaning of floors and carpets.2 front brushes collect garbage, and a rotating roller sends it to the container.

Important! The height of the roller with a brush is adjusted by the handle on the body. It is convenient for cleaning carpets with different pile height. The brush is equipped with a folding handle. The width of the working surface of the device is 22 cm. It is made of plastic.

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How to finish cleaning properly?

After dry cleaning with a mechanical brush, proceed to the wet cleaning of the room. Cleaning is most effective if it is carried out regularly. The main thing after fixing the order is not to start everything, then the procedure will be easy and not burdensome.

If you can not make yourself at home in any way, try to make a game of cleaning or fill the procedure with pleasant moments:

• you can wash the floor with music and, in passing, do aerobics;
• cleaning the carpet with the above mechanical brushes can be done with a book in hand;
• cleaning in the cabinets turn into archaeological excavations, because there can always be found something long lost, mysterious.

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Prevention of carpet contamination

To reduce carpet cleaning, adhere to the basic principles of care:

• fluffy interior objects do not like too hard brushes, hot water, dampness, "anti-wool" cleaning;
• if there are spots on the carpet, then clean them immediately, as old stains can be taken out more difficult;
• try to dry carpets in the summer on the street and clean in winter on snow;
• to refresh the color of the carpet, you can use all sorts of special cleaning foams or shampoos sold in hardware stores;
• when removing contaminants, do not rub the carpet strongly, otherwise you may damage the pile;
• after stain removal procedure, it is necessary to treat the carpet with a wet sponge, brush or use a washing vacuum cleaner;

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Useful advices

The newest "chemistry" not only cleans from pollution, refreshes color, but even removes static electricity. In fact they act like a paint for rugs. After such processing the product looks updated.

You can also use folk remedies for the same purpose:

• Clean with large salt, which is then vacuumed, brushed, or broom moistened with hot water.
• Refresh with vinegar: 1 tbsp.l.means for 1 liter of water.
• Dark carpets can be freshened with tea leaves.
• Will remove plaque of dirt, not difficult spots and will refresh the color of sauerkraut: wring out the brine, sprinkle cabbage over the carpet. Then brush the rug with the brush and cabbage. After this cleaning, let the carpet dry and vacuum.
• Return the paint coating will help the potatoes: grate, as small as possible, the potato tubers. Fill them with water, leave for 3 hours. Strain and clean the pile with this water. Allow the carpet to dry, then - vacuum.
• The tarnished colors on the palas will become brighter if you use lemon and salt in this way: mix the lemon juice with the salt. With the mixture obtained, brush the carpet with a brush. Remove the salt from the coating by vacuuming it.

We hope that our tips and recommendations will help keep your carpet clean and tidy, and using mechanical brushes for cleaning will turn a routine, frightening occupation into an exciting game. If you compare the type of carpeting "before" and "after", on your own experience make sure that your strength, time is spent knowingly. Get out on time and with a smile.