Carpet Care

Cleaning/Vacuuming | Methods for Cleaning | Stain Removal Treatment

Cleaning Once you have invested in the Karastan of your dreams, we recommend that you follow the maintenance guide presented here to protect your investment. Because regular cleaning with the right equipment will extend the life of your carpet, ensuring years of enjoyment

Vacuuming Even in ordinary use, carpets receive a lot of abuse - pounding feet, dirt, grit, dust, oily cooking vapors and spills of all descriptions. By frequently vacuuming with a good machine, you can remove and prevent dry soils from building up to an unsightly level.

For carpets with looped textures, vacuum with suction only to avoid damaging the loops. Up to three passes of the machine works well for light soiling, while five to seven are necessary for heavily soiled areas.

To help optimize the aesthetic and performance value of your Karastan, remember these effective vacuuming tips:

Make sure your vacuum's belt is in good condition - and that the beater actually rotates when in contact with the carpet.

Height adjustment is correct when the beater contacts the pile enough to lightly vibrate the carpet several inches away from the machine, but not enough to cause a significant slowing of the motor.

Never allow the soil bag to become over half full or efficiency will suffer.

Vacuum across the traffic pattern occasionally, rather than in the traffic direction, to prevent matting.

Cleaning Your Carpet While vacuuming removes most dry soil, the oily soil of cooking vapors, air pollution and grime tracked in from the street present a decidedly different type of problem. These particles of oily soil deposited on carpet fibers can cause gradual - but significant - dulling of delicate pastel colors. The color isn't actually lost. It's hidden under a dirty film.

If this type of soil is allowed to accumulate, it literally glues the pile fiber together, resulting in matting, packing or ridges. Equally worrisome, it begins to attract and hold dry soil. That's why cleaning is so important when dulling of the fiber is first noticed. If allowed to remain too long, it becomes gummy and difficult to remove.

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