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UK Floor Cleaning Forum => Carpet Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: wayne zabel on June 13, 2011, 12:18:54 pm

Title: Rippled carpet
Post by: wayne zabel on June 13, 2011, 12:18:54 pm
I cleaned a carpet that I had identified as a BW last Thursday afternoon.

When doing it the customer said that last time it was done it rippled and the cleaner had to come back.I said I had never known that type of carpet to ripple but explain how BW's can shrink.

Anyway on completion I told her that if it rippled it would go back in a couple of days.I got a call this morning saying it had rippled - not as bad as last time though - and was still rippled 4 days after the clean.There is no shrinkage,just rippling as far as I know.I need to go and look at the carpet on Wednesday.

Will this go back on its own even though its 4 days since cleaning and also do BW's ripple or could I have mis identified it as a BW.
Title: Re: Rippled carpet
Post by: Colin Day on June 13, 2011, 04:30:40 pm
I tell them to ring back in a week.... Then I advise they have a carpet fitter back in to kick it in... The carpet, not the customer ;D
Title: Re: Rippled carpet
Post by: Helen on June 13, 2011, 04:37:24 pm
Will this go back on its own even though its 4 days since cleaning

If it is 100% dry then unlikely much will change

do BW's ripple or could I have mis identified it as a BW.

Only you will know that. We had one do this a few months back which did go back into shape and size.
I suspect on ours it was delamination along the traffic lane areas because non traffic areas weren't effected.
Title: Re: Rippled carpet
Post by: clinton on June 13, 2011, 04:40:58 pm
Dont sound like a b w mate ???

They usually go back overnight..
Title: Re: Rippled carpet
Post by: cleanability on June 13, 2011, 05:17:28 pm
Cleaned loads of BW's never had one ripple. And rippling has always righted itself with mine.

Chris
Title: Re: Rippled carpet
Post by: davep on June 13, 2011, 05:19:19 pm
I had a rippler and it took 5 days to go back  ::)
Title: Re: Rippled carpet
Post by: Jim_77 on June 14, 2011, 12:04:50 am
A belgian wilton will not ripple!

Odd that this one hasn't settled though.  As said, it may be delamination that wasn't apparent before you started.  Are the ripples all the way across the carpet or only in the traffic lanes?
Title: Re: Rippled carpet
Post by: Paul Redden Countryfresh on June 14, 2011, 06:12:22 am
B/W'S DO RIPPLE  :o  I had one buckle like you wouldn't believe, but very rare when this happens
Title: Re: Rippled carpet
Post by: Steve Rothwell on June 14, 2011, 07:21:38 am
I once had a raspberry ripple       ;D
Title: Re: Rippled carpet
Post by: John Kelly on June 14, 2011, 08:18:21 am
Give it time. Carpets can take a while to return to normal especially in the summer when we have high humidity.
Title: Re: Rippled carpet
Post by: John Kelly on June 14, 2011, 08:19:39 am
And don't forget moving heavy furniture across carpets, even with sliderts can ripple carpets permanently. Always lift if possible.
Title: Re: Rippled carpet
Post by: richy27 on June 14, 2011, 08:31:50 am
I personally have not had a bw ripple but have a had quite a few other carpets ripple all have gone back within a few days. Listen to what jk says about moving furniture.
Title: Re: Rippled carpet
Post by: derek west on June 14, 2011, 10:28:55 am
BW's can ripple, allthough its more like large longish air bubbles than ripples, for this to happen there has to shrinkage.

it won't go back if as my description.

Title: Re: Rippled carpet
Post by: Jim_77 on June 14, 2011, 02:16:47 pm
Rippling happens in tufted carpets.  There is a scientific explanation which I can't quote precisely, but it is something to do with moisture affecting the different materials in different ways so the tension across the carpet is disturbed.  Differences between the primary/secondary backings, or something to do with the latex.  I can't remember exactly.

Yes a BW will ruck with dimensional change, but that is a totally different thing.  It probably wasn't fitted correctly, a bit too slack maybe.  If it was fitted properly, a small amount of desire to shrink should just pull up tension on the grippers (which should be doubled up, tacked and glued to the floor) and then dissipate as the carpet dries out.

To date I've never seen a BW installed correctly.