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UK Floor Cleaning Forum => Carpet Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: Prestige1 on November 16, 2005, 08:41:00 pm

Title: whats the number 1 reason fpr carpet shriniking
Post by: Prestige1 on November 16, 2005, 08:41:00 pm

Whats the main reason in your opinions is the number 1 reason for carpet shriniking?
water to hot?
poor fitting?
wrong cleaning solution?
Your thoughts will be appreaciated.
Kind regards [hil

Title: Re: whats the number 1 reason fpr carpet shriniking
Post by: John_Flynn on November 16, 2005, 08:50:51 pm

No pre-cleaning inspection and not defining the construction of the carpet!!

Once you are professional enough to be able to distinguish different types of carpet construction you will have NO problems with shrinkage.

YES, I have shrunk carpets ::) ::) ::) in the earlydays, before my IICRC training.

Title: Re: whats the number 1 reason fpr carpet shriniking
Post by: John Kelly on November 16, 2005, 09:16:08 pm

No 1, Lack of experience by the technician
No2, Too much water

Title: Re: whats the number 1 reason fpr carpet shriniking
Post by: Jason Hedges on November 16, 2005, 09:22:56 pm

Definately over wetting and mis-understanding of carpet construction.

Not necessarily water too hot, chemicals used or poor fitting but all can have an effect.

In my limited opinion.

Kind regards,
Jason.

Title: Re: whats the number 1 reason fpr carpet shriniking
Post by: AuRavelling79 on November 16, 2005, 09:29:26 pm

Carpets don't shrink very often  - usually the rooms get bigger overnight.

Title: Re: whats the number 1 reason fpr carpet shriniking
Post by: lee_gundry on November 16, 2005, 10:43:09 pm

over wetting is not the main cause of carpet shrinkage.

its under drying.

i have fully sumerged rugs that are prone to shrinkage but i control the drying process so no damage is caused.

also salvaged carpets which are 3 inch deep in water again its all in the drying process.


Lee G

Title: Re: whats the number 1 reason fpr carpet shriniking
Post by: mark_roberts on November 16, 2005, 10:50:42 pm

Carpets that cant be cleaned with water in the first place.  I shrank a carpet which had a woven jute face but I told him it would shrink and you know the rest.  Still a valued customer.

Mark

Title: Re: whats the number 1 reason fpr carpet shriniking
Post by: BRSL on November 16, 2005, 11:00:45 pm

Yep poor extraction, think of floods !!!

Title: Re: whats the number 1 reason fpr carpet shriniking
Post by: premier floorcare on November 17, 2005, 07:57:27 pm

number 1 reason for carpets shrinking     poor fitting

Title: Re: whats the number 1 reason fpr carpet shriniking
Post by: Ian Hare on November 17, 2005, 09:13:51 pm

My view on this........

There is only one reason when all factors are considered.

Poor workmanship:  (A poor workman always blames his tools).

Whether it is using wrong or poor equipment and or cleaning agents, too much water, too little drying, being untrained, being inexperienced, misjudging or not checking fitting and or carpet type etc, etc
it all adds up to bad workmanship,
Once you touch the carpet you are responsible for your actions, no outside factors are to blame.

Pre qualifying with the customer potential risks is good practice and good professional CCs should have no worries about shrinkage occurring.

However,
most honest CCs will also admit to at least one mishap in their time.