[Neil Grainger]

Hi All

Just had customer on Phone about Riples in Carpet that are appearing.

80/20 Mix Baige Carpet

Advise Please

Regards

Neil

[John Kelly]

Have you just cleaned it? If you have I would just advise they give it time to dry out and settle down. Most of them relax back.

[Neil Grainger]

Cleaned today, Moved Heavy Sofa's around the room so think that it was just that.

Not had this problem before though so a little concened.

Who long does it normaly take to go back.

[nick p]

hi

i wouldnt worry to much usual back to normal in a couple of days

cheers nick

[John Kelly]

You have to be careful pulling heavy sofas around, especially on wet carpet. You can cause localised stretching which sometimes has to be rectified by a fitter. Always best to lift the sofas, even if you are by yourself just lift one side then the other.

[Neil Grainger]

Cheers Nick John

Just Keep my Fingers crossed. Never had any problems in the past so this is a wake up call not to get complacent about this business.

[Martin S]

You have to be careful pulling heavy sofas around, especially on wet carpet. You can cause localised stretching which sometimes has to be rectified by a fitter. Always best to lift the sofas, even if you are by yourself just lift one side then the other.

Better still, put them on sliders. 

[therapist]

Nick p

I hope it doesn't take a couple of days for carpets cleaned by you to dry out, as everyone should know on here, it's the backing on wool or wool mix carpets that expands when, overwet and contracts when dry.

rob m

[nick p]

hi

no it does not take a couple of days to dry out usually couple of hours i also use dryers when i can
but have seen carpets take a couple of days to get back to normal at worse case

cheers nick

[John Kelly]

Rob You make a valid point however carpet backings always get "wet" when using hot water extraction. Overwetting is a different matter and is where the problems occur.
When a carpet is cleaned there is obviously a large increase in the humidity in the carpet and the air directly above it. This will cause any materials in this vicinity to absorb this additional moisture.
This increase, although sometimes only slight is often enough to cause expansion of the various fibres composing a carpet.
I have investigated problems in the past where timber floors have been laid onto a concrete base which wasn't completely dry and the timber has swelled and bulged up over a foot high in the centre of the room. The concrete was only around 4% higher humidity than it should have been but this small difference was enough to create this major effect.

[Jason Hedges]

Hi Neil,

Only ripples I've ever had are immediately after cleaning felt backed carpets. It normally happens straight away but after a survey advise customer of the fact that it will. The carpets have nearly always been synthetic and rectify themselves after drying (usually a couple of hours).

I always lift heavy furniture across a carpet (not drag) to avoid similar situations with different carpet types.

Hope this helps,

Jason.

[Neil Grainger]

Hi All Thanks for the help.

Rang customer Yesterday and left message becasue they were out, Not had call back so hopefully they are happy.

Cheers

Neil

[craigp]

we call them bubbles, seen this a few times normally happens on cheap carpets,

they always gone when dry

unless as you say could be 'gather' from furniture moving, i do what rob m does lift each side right up in air, not only for that but in case theres dirt or somthing that could scar the carpet when sliding.