How to clean the carpet at home?

Carpets, rugs and paths are in almost any apartment. They retain heat in the winter season, protect the flooring from mechanical damage. But, being constantly exposed to the environment, they are very often polluted. Dust, stains from drinks, pet hair - this is not all that can adversely affect carpets. So how do you clean them? Let's try to figure it out.

Not all people want dry cleaners. Someone does not have time to take it; someone does not consider it necessary to spend their hard-earned money on this operation. There is only one way out of this situation - to study the procedure from the inside and remove various spots with your own hands.

Even in the most sterile rooms dust is taken from somewhere. Unfortunately, a city apartment is no exception. So that the carpet does not become a hotbed of dust mites, Doctors recommend using a vacuum cleaner at least twice a week.

And thanks to the fact that winter and a huge amount of snow cover in almost the entire territory of the Russian Federation, you can use natural cleaning products. Snow is applied to the entire surface of the carpet and brushed.

At home, general cleaning involves:

• Cleaning pile from small spots using household chemicals.
• Complete removal of chemicals. To do this, use clean water and a soft cloth. Water should not be hot, it is better to use a warm liquid at room temperature.
• Fix the result with a dry cloth.
• Carpet drying sometimes takes up to a day. Remember that if the carpet is not completely dry, it will smell unpleasant.

A dirty carpet can be cleaned in the following ways.

Removing stains will be done with your own hands using cleaning products, a vacuum cleaner. The vacuum cleaner can be both washing and ordinary.

Modern versions of household vacuum cleaners allow for a short period of time to clean the carpet surface from dust, crumbs, wool. The main role in this is the power of a vacuum cleaner and not the least - a brush. For natural materials, a brush with a long pile is more suitable, it can “pick up” more wool on itself than a brush with a small pile. But with synthetic carpets, it’s just the opposite.

The pile at the newly purchased carpet seems to be “standing” visually, but with time it is stacked from walking on it. A vacuum cleaner comes to the rescue, it is enough to walk at least once on the surface of the carpet, and the product will be like new.

Start cleaning from the far right corner, which is located at the window or balcony block, and with chaotic mechanical movements move in the opposite direction. For those people whose left hand is the worker, this procedure can be performed in the reverse order. With a vacuum cleaner brush you only need to move in the direction of the pile cover so as not to spoil the product. The cleaning procedure ends on the heel between the interior door.

If the vacuum cleaner is equipped with a washing system, it will not be superfluous to make it wet after dry cleaning. But just remember that for different carpets you need your own nozzles, and they need to be selected in advance. Detergents are poured into the device according to the instructions; for testing, a test wet cleaning should be performed on a less visible part of the product. If the carpet has not changed color and there are no stains on it, you can safely continue to work according to the previously described scheme. You can use the carpet only after the surface has completely dried.

To facilitate the cleaning of carpet from old stains, you can use a special device - steam generator. Unfortunately, the steam will not cope with the removal of pollution, but will “prepare” the surface for this.

A steam generator works only on a previously cleaned surface - a vacuum cleaner is perfect for this. They are treated with spots, but you should not linger on one spot for a long time, in this case you can only do harm. Fix the result with a cleaning brush.

The small carpet can be washed in the washing machine. In this case, it is necessary to take into account the material from which the carpet is made, and the temperature at which this material can be washed.

Large size carpets and rugs can be washed by hand in the bathroom. But this procedure will take a lot of time and effort. Yes, and the material will dry for several days.

Quite often, situations arise when you need to clean a heavily soiled carpet, especially in an apartment where there are small children. Children at an unadulterated age perceive this world in a playful way, they do not fully realize what is good and what is bad.

They can leave traces of plasticine on the carpet when they do some crafts for kindergarten or school. Or at the time of drawing accidentally drip onto the carpet, leaving a stain of gouache. One-year-old babies can leave traces of children's urine at all.

In the kitchen, stains remain most often from drinks - from coffee or tea, and the more rich the tea leaves, the more difficult it is to remove it. Remains stains from fatty foods.It can be sausages, and oil-containing products, and dairy products.

You can wipe off blood or remove dirt correctly only by using by special means. They easily get rid of old spots, including the removal of brilliant green. They can wash the mold and get rid of the smell.

At home, it is best to use folk remedies, because almost every person has them in the kitchen. This can significantly save both time and money.

Cooking baking soda is used to make baked goods. But do not forget that soda is, first of all, alkali. Thanks to this, it disinfects any surface. Many people remember how in childhood a grandmother or mother took soda to remove random stains on clothes. The same can be attributed to the carpet. If the stain is fresh, you need to put a small amount of baking soda on it and let the absorbent absorb well. This usually takes about 30 minutes.

Laundry detergent can be used as a link between vinegar and soda. In a glass filled with half water, add this chemical substance, a few grams are enough, the same amount of soda and a quarter glass of vinegar essence. But note that washing powder should not be for automatic washing machines. All this must be mixed and poured into a special container. The dispenser applies the solution to the place of contamination. The stain usually disappears after a quarter of an hour. All that remains is to walk with a brush, a damp cloth and fix the result with a cotton napkin.

Hydrogen peroxide Is a medical product designed to disinfect fresh wounds. But women noted the fact that if it is applied to stains that remain from tea or coffee, they will disappear. By the way, hydrogen peroxide also removes spots remaining from berries - raspberries, strawberries, cherries. On small surfaces - a tablecloth or rug, it is enough to apply a three percent solution and let it dry, but you will have to fight with large spots. It will require brushes, rags and napkins.

Ammonia bring to the senses not only people, but also carpet paths. This tool copes with greasy spots. For small impurities, it is enough to moisten a cotton wool or a small napkin and soak the stain.

In more advanced cases, it will be necessary to dilute ammonia and washing powder. For a half liter can of water, a small amount of washing powder for hand washing and two tablespoons of ammonia are taken. The principle of further actions has already been described earlier - the place of contamination is wetted with a fresh solution, using soft brushes, the stain is removed.

If half the lemon was in the kitchen, then its juice can be squeezed onto the stain formed on the carpet. Since citric acid is a good disinfectant, it will also cope with pollution. But you need to wait a few hours until the acid completely dissolves the stain. It remains only to remove the remains with a wet rag, and dry wipe the surface to the end.

By the way, you can use citric acid. She copes well with other contaminants - in particular, with ink spots. You must be very careful with vinegar.

Although it removes stains, in its pure form it is very toxic. For home use, even table vinegar needs to be bred with twenty parts of water. The resulting solution can be generously watered any stains, but so that the pungent odor is not absorbed into the carpet, it is better to moisten the rag and wipe the dirt with it.

Laundry soap in Soviet times used often. It removes stains of drinks - wine, coffee and tea, from ink and from accidentally dropped berries. But if you apply it directly to the carpet, then it "sticks together" the pile, and the carpet loses its original appearance. It is better to use grated remnants dissolved in two glasses of water. This consistency is applied to the stains, then wiped with a damp cloth.

Common salt use only after surface treatment from dust and crumbs. You can use a vacuum cleaner for this. The salt is scattered over the entire surface and cleaned with a broom slightly moistened with water. But you need to sweep away not just a wet broom. Add a few drops of detergent to the water in advance or use remnants.

Sauerkraut - This is not only a useful product, but also a good carpet cleaner. But remember that it should not be vinegar. Carefully washed cabbage is placed on the entire surface of the carpet. It should be as much as possible. After thirty minutes, it is removed with a broom. The cabbage needs to be washed, and if the water is dirty, then the process needs to be repeated. Repeat until the surface is completely cleaned.

As noted earlier, you can use clean snow to clean carpet. This procedure is best done after a snowfall. The snow will be fresh and clean, this is especially important for megacities, where there is a large flow of cars and emissions from factory furnaces. The rugs “bathe” in the snow, after which, using a cracker, they knock out all the dust. A clapperboard can be at least wooden, at least plastic - there is no difference. If there is a slight frost on the street, then it is advisable to do this work until the snow under the carpet is clean.

You can use your own home sawdust. For this it is necessary to fill in fresh sawdust with a special solution “with the head”. The solution is prepared from five glasses of water, a spoon of washing powder (or several grams of remnants), half a glass of gasoline. Gasoline must be refined. Sawdust swells after a quarter of an hour, it remains only to scatter them on the surface. After complete drying, they are cleaned by any means that are at hand.

Potatoes It is used not only for food, but also as a medical tool. Since ancient times, a runny nose has been treated over pairs of boiled potatoes. Thanks to the disinfecting properties of potatoes, they can also remove stains. To do this, grate it raw. Pour in water, completely hiding. Thirty minutes later, the potatoes need to be squeezed until the juice appears, and the resulting solution is applied to the stain. After a short period of time, the stain should disappear, it remains only to clean the surface and allow the carpet to dry.

The most cardinal method is surface cleaning. gasoline. It is worth noting the fact that with greasy spots - from milk or from hodgepodge - gasoline copes with a bang. The process of applying gasoline is slightly different from previous methods. First, a damp cloth is taken, and a stain is rubbed on it. Then a rag soaked in gasoline in advance. After this, the stain is rubbed with ammonia. In the end, it will remain to wipe off all chemicals with a clean wet rag and fix the result with a dry cloth.

Fresh stains can be tried to remove in any folk way. But, unfortunately, in the case of old spots, they are powerless.Then modern household chemicals come to the rescue. In this case, the result can be obtained by spending less time. And most importantly, household chemicals, as a rule, have no unpleasant odors.

Chemicals are divided into household, which are used at home, and professional, they Designed for cleaning services and specialized dry cleaners.

Due to their effectiveness, professional cleaning products have an undemocratic price, and you can’t find them in ordinary supermarkets, only by special order through online stores.

Consider in detail popular brands:

• Carpet Shampoo «5+» in diluted form it is used to clean the entire surface, and in undiluted form for the spot correction of the situation. Buyers consider it to be of high quality, without unpleasant odors and, most importantly, this product is enough for a long period. This shampoo is also suitable for modern washing vacuum cleaners.
• Attracts with its price and cleaning agent “Drop Vox”. To remove stains, a small amount is required, therefore, its economical use can be noted. It has a pleasant smell. But the most important thing is that after cleaning you do not need to wash off the soap solution.
• A good stain remover is "Help", but it should be applied only with gloves and a respirator. After all the procedures, do not forget to ventilate the room for at least thirty minutes.

• The most advertised carpet cleaner Vanish. The tool really copes with fresh spots, but has a high cost, so it is not affordable for everyone. He will have to “fight” with old spots, because the first time they don’t surrender to him.
• Powder Udalit Ultra dissolves in water for a long time, but removes stains in a few applications. But remember that if you use cleaning products too often, you can spoil the product.
• Has a spray cleaner "Selena." Thanks to the dispenser, it is possible to use the chemical product economically, and it is worth paying tribute to the manufacturer - its product removes even old spots, but for this you need to make a lot of effort. It is also difficult to wash off the cleaning agent from the surface.

• Soap is effective and affordable both in price and in store "Antipyatin." But he has one significant drawback - he will have to tinker with foam, because it is very difficult to wash off.
• Active foam also shows good results. "Norland2"but at the same time it ends quickly and is very expensive.
• German manufacturer Karcher Known worldwide for its professional vacuum cleaners. The production of cleaning substances under this brand has also been established. Unlike their cheap counterparts, they do not contain harmful substances, form a protective film and act like an antistatic agent.

• American cleaning productsAmway and Professional Stop Lifter used for cleaning wool carpets. Cope well with the tasks, but have a high cost and quickly end.
• Unpleasant odors are handled well by household chemicals under the brand name. Kill Odor Citrus. It is very difficult to find in the domestic market, but it is an absolute leader in this segment.
• Chemical substance called "Teppichshampoo" leaves an antibacterial coating, so even small children can play on a cleaned carpet. The product can also be poured into a washing vacuum cleaner.

If the floor carpet is dirty, you need to know that the process of cleaning the carpet from old stains is affected three factors.

It's no secret that caring for natural and artificial material varies significantly. Carpets made of wool cleaning services specialists recommend vacuuming several times a week. Due to this, the dust will not clog in hard to reach places.

Wet cleaning of natural wool carpet should be carried out at least once every six months. And not only from the front side, but also from the inside. Remember that in no case should you use salt, otherwise the woolen and half-woolen carpet will deteriorate. From chemicals well established themselves soap special solutions and children's household chemicals.

It is very delicate to clean hand-knitted carpets. Since it is not known exactly how the pile was fixed, it is likely to spoil this expensive thing. To dry a pure-wool carpet should only be horizontal.

But silk carpets are strictly forbidden to vacuum; it is better to shake them out at least once a month. Of the natural methods for stain removal, vinegar essence can be recommended. In advanced cases, at your own peril and risk, you can give the silk carpet to a cleaning company. But remember that the product may be damaged.

Cotton and linen carpets do not tolerate humidityTherefore, it is not recommended to use water to clean them.

In expensive interiors, especially in country residences, the floors are covered with natural fur carpets. Owners of such products should be familiar with the instructions for cleaning natural carpets. Primarily, should abandon the vacuum cleaner - it doesn’t matter whether he is old or the last model, it is better to take a plastic knocker and walk thoroughly over the entire surface.

Stains on white fur products are treated with only three percent hydrogen peroxide. It is enough to apply and leave it to dry completely. If you have vinegar or a few milliliters of gasoline on hand, you can also use them. But remember that Carpets should not be wet, so you can also forget about washing.

An artificial palace can not only be cleaned, vacuumed, washed and treated with various chemicals, but also to clean old stains with folk remedies. And quickly and efficiently. The only condition is that the base of the rugs should not be made of glue, since under the action of moisture the product may crumble.

Independently at home to wash a viscose rug will not work. Since a viscose carpet, though reminds in some way of woolen and silk carpet paths, it basically has cellulose. But, as everyone knows, paper instantly absorbs moisture and dries for a very long time. Therefore, the owners of carpet from this material need to know that viscose does not tolerate strong mechanical stresses, which means that friction is excluded. Due to the fact that the product consists of cellulose, it can absorb water and lose its original appearance. Even after a good drying, the pile will become stiff, and you won’t be able to return it to its previous state.

If there were spots on the surface of the viscose product and water got on them, it doesn’t matter, by accident or intentionally, they will turn into liquid mud. The dirt is thoroughly absorbed, and no one can already help with their removal.

By the way, such a carpet dries for a long time, and if you do not wait for complete drying, there is a risk of fungal spores. And the smell will make itself felt in a short period of time.

With regards to cleaning them at home, you need to use improvised means - a vacuum cleaner and a broom. The main condition is that the brush should not have hard bristles, since the probability of damage to the product is high.But you can’t knock out a carpet in any case - under the influence of a cracker, fleece is pulled. From folk remedies, salt and tea leaves can be distinguished.

From household chemicals, you need to choose special products for viscose products. It is advisable to do a test check in an inaccessible place. If the carpet does not fade and does not lose its appearance - then you can safely apply the product on the entire surface.

The bathroom mat can be washed independently. If the material from which it is made transfers automatic washing, then you can use a washing machine. Otherwise, you will have to jam the product in the bath. But due to the small size of the mat, it will not have to be washed for long. Yes, and he will dry less time, compared with his older "comrades."

Often the bathroom mat has a rubberized surface. This is done specifically so that it does not slip on the ceramic tile. Without this foundation, it is likely to cause injury.

Light products can be cleaned using citric acid. Lemon juice is also suitable. If these funds are not available, laundry soap can be removed. Snow-white carpets are well cleaned by three percent hydrogen peroxide. You can also clean white carpet and light carpet with detergents.

With ammonia and tea leaves they clean the dark surfaces of carpets. Restore the former gloss of ordinary vinegar essence. Household chemicals must be applied carefully, checking to see if it leaves stains and does not spoil the product.

Most often on sale there are carpets with a small pile. Caring for them does not cause great difficulties. It is enough to moisten the surface slightly with water and walk on it either with a vacuum cleaner or with a brush with natural bristles. For a better effect, a cleaning agent can be added to the water.

It is also not difficult to remove stains on such carpets. All methods and means have already been described previously.

It is absolutely forbidden to use brushes to clean carpet with a large pile. The long pile carpet is first steamed with a steam cleaner, and then resorted to detergents. The foam from the soap solution is perfectly absorbed into the contaminated surface and cleans it. Clean the foam with either a rag or an ordinary dishwashing sponge.

Daily tissue particles of microscopic sizes, parts of the skin, dandruff fly in the room. Gathering in one piece, they settle on the floor, window sills, appliances and furniture in the form of dust. If you do not clean for a long time, then it covers the surface with a dense layer, can be absorbed into plastic, wood and carpet products. Further removing it with a wet rag only aggravates the situation. To avoid this, wet cleaning should be done as often as possible.

If there is a carpet on the floor made of natural or synthetic materials, then dust can always be found underneath. It would seem, because the surface of the carpet product covers linoleum (laminate or board) completely. Where does the dust come from? The thing is that dust easily passes through the smallest holes in the carpet and settles under it. Therefore, experts recommend vacuuming not only the outside, but also the inside.

At least once a week, you need to fold the vacuum cleaner carpet and put it to the side. And at the same time, take a bucket of water and any detergents. If linoleum is laid on the floor, then you can water it abundantly without special remorse. Under the influence of moisture, nothing will happen to him.But with a laminate, parquet and wooden board you need to be careful. In addition, not all detergents are suitable for these products.

After the surface is washed, you need to use a dry clean cloth and walk over the entire surface for the second or third time. It is especially important to dry the cornerssince there moisture can evaporate for a long time.

As soon as the floor is completely dry, you can lay the carpet in its original place. In this case, nothing threatens the inner layer of the product.

You can refresh the appearance of the product with ammonia or finely ground table salt. But remember that you need to use folk remedies based on the material from which the carpet is made, its pile and color.

Recall that salt is sprinkled over the entire surface and covered with wet equipment, after which they wait until it darkens. First, ammonia is diluted in water and a cloth is moistened with this solution. After all operations It is important to remove excess salt or ammonia.

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Employees of professional dry cleaners periodically encounter products that have already been “tested”. In order not to spoil the thing and not turn to specialists, you need to follow a few rules.

Knock out carpets at least twice a year. But one should not overdo it. If you damage the pile threads, they can no longer be sewn back. The carpet, although it will become clean, will lose its natural pattern.

No need to wash carpets made of natural materials, this leads to their premature damage. Only rugs made of artificial materials should be washed. However, their base should not contain glue. In this regard, wet general cleaning of natural products is not performed.

All contamination is desirable to remove as soon as possible. Remember that old stains are very difficult to remove. For products with a small pile, a soft brush is perfect, but you need to drive it along the pile. Household chemicals are best used in the last turn, because although it copes with pollution, it can even do harm.

I would like to note the fact that cleaning a carpet at home is possible for both a woman and a man. If you remove the dirt according to the instructions, the carpet product will last more than one year.