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Remove Blood Stains from your Carpet
If you have children in the house, accidents, bruises, scraped knee, and blood nose is quite common. Unfortunately, blood stains are one of the most difficult stains to take off, from clothes fabrics, upholstery to carpets.
Second to clothes, carpet is often stained with blood. The most important trick in washing off carpet tainted with blood is to remove it right away. Fresh blood is less difficult to clean as opposed to stains that have been set. Another trick worth knowing is not using hot water when removing the stains. Hot water aids in setting the stain instead of helping in cleaning it.
photo credit: scallejaSo, how to remove blood stains from carpet? There are various methods that can successfully remove the stain without costing you a lot of money or needing a professional carpet cleaner. Most of the cleaning techniques are incredibly easy and simple.
Here are some quick-fixes on how to remove blood stains from your carpet:
1. Sponge the blood stain with cold water. As previously mentioned, hot water will hasten the setting process of the blood, thus, harder to remove. Let the water settle on the stained area for a few minutes. Afterwards, use a clean dry absorbent towel or rag to blot up the area. Do not scrub nor wipe the area to avoid the spread of stain. Gently dab the rag on the stain. Repeat the procedure until the blood stain is gone.
Alternatively, you can also use tonic water instead of cold water for cleaning blood from the carpet. Further, you can also try saturating the blood with water, and wait for several minutes. Using handheld extractor, suck the water and stain.
2. If tap cold water or tonic water did not remove all of the blood stains, you can replace it with small amount of hydrogen peroxide. Let the chemical bubble for several minutes, then, dab it up with clean, dry, absorbent towel or rag. However, hydrogen peroxide functions like bleach. Be sure to do some spot test on a small area on the carpet, because the solution can cause damage on the carpet fabrics.
3. You can also make a solution of a tablespoon of household ammonia and a cup of cold water. Mix them thoroughly. Be careful, ammonia emits strong fumes and do not inhale the fumes. Spray the solution unto the blood stain till it is saturated. Give some time for the ammonia solution to settle. Use a clean rag, and blot the liquid.
4. Another, try pouring appropriate amount of laundry cleaner on the blood stain. Lightly rub the area with your finger. Wait for a few minutes, then, gently rub it again using a sponge.
5. You may also use carpet cleaner, but, be sure to read the label.
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Things to Consider When Buying a Carpet Shampoo Machine
If your home has carpeting, one thing that you do not have to consider is whether or not you will shampoo the carpets. Carpet shampooing is a necessary part of taking care of the interior of your home. It cannot be avoided. In order to shampoo your carpets you need a carpet shampoo machine that uses liquid carpet shampoo because the dry alternatives are not as effective. You have the choice of renting a carpet shampoo machine or buying one of your own and there are a few things you should consider before you decide which one you are going to do.
photo credit: MatapardaThe first thing I would consider when making this decision is whether or not it would be a good investment to buy my own carpet shampooer. In other words, would a purchased carpet cleaner wear out before I could use it enough to cover the cost of the rentals? If you shampoo your carpets four time a year, you are sure to spend more in rentals than it would cost to buy a carpet shampoo machine. However, if you shampoo your carpets once a year, then you will need a new carpet shampooer before you would recoup the cost of the yearly rentals making purchasing your own machine a poor economic choice.
Another thing you should consider when deciding whether you should buy a carpet shampoo machine or rent one is whether or not you have the room for a carpet shampooer in your home. Keep in mind that a carpet cleaning machine is generally larger than a vacuum and much heavier so you will need to find a pretty large space to store it. Not every home has room for another piece of cleaning equipment. If your home is bursting at the seams as it is, it might not matter if it makes sense to buy the machine in terms of money because you have nowhere to put it if you do buy it.
A third thing that you will want to consider when deciding whether or not you should purchase your own carpet shampoo machine is how clumsy your family is and how often you need to address a spill. The longer a stain sits without being addressed by a carpet shampoo machine, the less likely you will be able to get the stain out. If you have to wait for the next time you rent a carpet shampooer, then the stain will have time to spread and work its way down deep into the carpet fibers. If you have your own carpet shampoo machine, you can address the spill quickly and efficiently.
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Stand out with Berber Carpet Remnant
Do you want to have a carpet that stands out yet can manage to go in the bound of your budget? If YES, then you might want to consider Berber carpet remnant.
A Berber carpet remnant is a left over carpet or the piece of carpet that was left at the end of the roll. Remnant carpets are as good as new and very affordable. The only problem with remnant carpets is that they have limited length. So it is advisable that you need to have an accurate measurement of the area that you like to be carpeted before going into carpet shops.
A Berber carpet remnant is actually named after a tribe in Northwestern Africa named “Berber”. Berbers used fabrics that are made from wool or camel hair to cover their floors and also to wear as cloaks. Wool and camel hair are dense materials. These materials help Berbers combat cold nights since they were living in deserts or semi deserts. Areas like that have very cold nights.
The weave and color of the Berber Carpet remnant is distinct from other carpets. Most Berber carpets have light color or off white resembling the color of the camel. Today, some manufacturers went out of the traditional color and produced dark colored Berber carpets. Traditionally, Berber carpet remnant is made of camel hair or wool. But now, you can find Berber carpets that are made from nylon and olefin.
What makes Berber carpet remnant stands out is its loops and pile. The loops vary in levels and the carpet has a lesser pile than its counterparts. Berber carpet remnant is actually denser than other carpets with higher loops and pile.
Berber remnant carpet is not just cost effective but also durable. It takes foot traffic and other foot stresses fairly and is slightly stain resistant. Berber remnant carpet that is made of olefin is the most stain resistant. So if you think of placing a Berber carpet remnant on your living area, near the kitchen, near the dining area or areas where staining is most likely to occur, better have Berber carpet made of olefin.
Cleaning is not a problem. Berber carpet remnant can take regular vacuuming without damaging its beauty and quality. The price of Berber carpet depends on the material used and the number of knot per square meter. Berber carpets that are made of wool or camel hair with over 200,000 knots per square meter are the most expensive. Less expensive types are also available in the market or on the internet.
Carpet pulls and oil staining are the two hard problems that Berber carpet remnant faces. If you have cats or dogs in the house and if you always work with oil, choose Berber carpet remnants that can handle these stresses (It pays to know that oil resistant carpets are expensive).
