Professional Carpet cleaning, like that provided by our team at All Clean Carpet Care, is essential to health in the home and prolonged quality of carpet life. But just like everything else in the world today, developments in technology and shifting societal opinions continually offers up new ways of doing things. Point being, there’s more than one way to clean your carpets and if you’ve never had it done before you’re bound to feel a little bit overwhelmed by the options available to you. Let’s talk about the different methods of carpet cleaning and the pros and cons of them as well. With a better understanding of these things you’ll be able to decide which is going to be right for you and your home, and that’s always going to mean getting the best service and the results you want!

Wet Cleaning
As you might expect, wet carpet cleaning implies that hot water will be used to clean the carpet. The machine the professionals bring in will flush the carpet with water and soap to loosen up the soil that clings to the nap. It’s allowed to rest in the carpet dissolving any oil-based filth that may have penetrated the carpet and then after about ten minutes it is sucked out with a vacuum.

Pluses
Having your carpets cleaned through the wet cleaning method is going to provide you with some fantastic results.

Wet cleaning penetrates deep into the carpet.
Soaking allows for better removal of pollutants and grime that can’t be vacuumed up.
The vacuums used to remove the dirt utilize agitation to move the carpet fibers out of the way and loosen all grime.
Minuses
This version of cleaning takes a very long time to dry and is best achieved only if you can keep children and pets off of the wet carpets.
The equipment required for this process is heavy and expensive, requiring more time and an expert hand to guarantee it is done right.
Absorbent Compounds- Dry Cleaning
In contrast to the cleaning method we mentioned above, you can also ask your professional carpet cleaner to do a dry cleaning. This may seem like a funny idea since the traditional deep cleaning requires the hot water to flush the carpet, but dry carpet cleaning utilizes absorbent compounds that can break down grime, oil-based soil and pollutants. Once the powder has been spread through the carpet and allowed a little time to do it’s work it is easily vacuumed up.

Pluses
The process is simple and straightforward.
The process requires neither expert training nor heavy and expensive machinery.
It is a quick process meaning your carpet is back in use after only 20 minutes.
Minuses
The absorbent powder used for dry cleaning has a more difficulty in deep pile carpets and can often get trapped and build up over time.
This type of cleaning can cause dust to build up in the home.
In the end this type of carpet cleaning does not provide the same deep cleaning as a wet cleaning.
These are the most common types of carpet cleaning, but they are not the only two types, continue on to Part 2 to read about our additional options for carpet cleaning.