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UK Floor Cleaning Forum => Carpet Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: Russ Chadd on May 24, 2011, 05:31:08 pm

Title: Strange malting carpet....?
Post by: Russ Chadd on May 24, 2011, 05:31:08 pm

Hi

Today i cleaned a customers carpet, i did the usual inspection and identified the carpet to be a mix of wool/ synthetic with a jute backing.
Once i had dry vacuum'd i pre sprayed using Prochem's Pre spray gold, then gently agitated using a carpet brush.
Left the pre spay to dwell for about 5 mins then extracted using Fabric and fibre rinse.
When rinsing i started to notice small clumps of loose fibres appearing, looked like the insulation you use in your loft!
Look at the attached pics, after cleaning the lounge, hall and stairs look what i found in my recovery tank... very strange!

Anyone know what this is or what has caused this?

Come on.. there must be someone who has seen this happen before??

Thanks

Russ

Title: Re: Strange malting carpet....?
Post by: Steve Rothwell on May 24, 2011, 07:02:52 pm

Hello Russ
just cut pile,
I'll bet it is the first good proper clean the carpet has had.

Title: Re: Strange malting carpet....?
Post by: Russ Chadd on May 24, 2011, 07:09:36 pm

Hi Hector

Yer the customer told me that it was the first time it had ever been cleaned, so whats a cut pile then? is this normal?

thanks pal

Russ

Title: Re: Strange malting carpet....?
Post by: Jamie Pearson on May 25, 2011, 01:23:09 pm

The yarn is plyed from staple lengths.

When they yarn is are cut it leaves some of the lengths with nothing to anchor to as they are above the backing.

These then shed on agitation.

Title: Re: Strange malting carpet....?
Post by: Russ Chadd on May 25, 2011, 01:30:31 pm

Ok i see!
Many thanks for your help

Russ

Title: Re: Strange malting carpet....?
Post by: Steve Rothwell on May 25, 2011, 06:37:38 pm

what he said Russ

sorry didn't get back sooner.

Yes it happens quite a lot if the carpets not been cleaned properly before.

Hector

Title: Re: Strange malting carpet....?
Post by: Russ Chadd on May 25, 2011, 07:17:14 pm

Cheers guys

Was a little bit alarming when I was emptying my recovery tank, I did make a point to rinse with fibre and fabric as the carpet was also turning a little yellow even after pre spraying with pre spray gold.

Turned out ok in the end.

Thanks chaps

Russ