When you have a household member that has respiratory problems such as asthma or suffer from allergies, you will want to maintain clean carpets. There are a few elements inside the home that contribute to asthma problems and allergies. Some of these elements are in the air ducts, upholstery, mattresses and carpets. In fact, the top two major contributors to poor indoor air quality is the air dust and the carpets. To better understand how the carpets can affect your indoor air quality, Carpet Care 2000 will explain in more detail.
Do Carpets Impair Indoor Air Quality?
Carpets are a great flooring material. They provide a soft surface to play on, it helps reduce the noise inside a home and improves your home energy efficiency. Even though there are a lot of benefits, carpets are prone to certain problems and many affects the home’s air. Mold can easily develop in carpet. Mold can form when the carpet is over-soaked or exposed to enough moisture. Dust, pollen and other particles can become trapped in the carpet fibers and are slowly released when the carpet is walked on. Carpet can become the home for a large population of dust mites that leave behind feces, dead shells or skin flakes, which does enter the air. Bacteria can form from pet accidents, spilled food or drinks. Basically, dirty carpet will have a major impact on your home’s indoor air quality.
Can Carpet Cleaning Improve Indoor Air Quality?
Dirty carpet is a major problem when it comes to those with allergies and other respiratory problems. To help improve your home indoor air quality, the carpet is one area that demands proper cleaning. As the homeowner, you can combat poor indoor air simply by vacuuming your carpet once a week at least. When vacuuming your carpet, you help to remove a number of the contaminates. However that will not remove all of the contaminates that develops in the carpets. It is important that carpets are deep cleaned every six months. A professional carpet cleaning service is highly recommended, especially steam carpet cleaning. Steam carpet cleaning doesn’t just clean the carpet, but it also disinfects it. Steam cleaning can help get rid of mold, bacteria and other enzymes in the carpet. To ensure your carpet care not only cleans but disinfects, you will want a deep steam cleaning. Another benefit of seeking a professional service is that you do not need to buy the carpet cleaning solvent and expensive carpet cleaning machines. Not only are professionals already equipped for the job they have training and will make sure that the carpets are cleaned properly. One of the most common DIY carpet cleaning issues, is oversoaking or improper extraction. This means when cleaning the carpet too much water is used which causes more problems. When cleaning the carpet, often the needed time or equipment to extract most of the moisture in the carpet is not occurring. It is very important that most of the moisture is removed from the carpet.
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To improve your home indoor air quality and reduce allergies and other respiratory problems in your home, contact Carpet Care 2000 and schedule our services today.
