VACUUMING 101
Monday, August 18th, 2008It may come as a surprise that something as simple as regular vacuuming can also have the largest impact on the cleanliness of your home and the air you breathe. Removing loose soil while it remains on the carpet surface prevents dirt from being tramped down into the carpet pile. Pile is the visible wear surface of carpet, consisting of yarn tufts in loop and/or cut configuration. Pile crush occurs when those tufts become matted by foot traffic. You can help prevent pile crush with proper vacuuming.
HOW TO VACUUM
On carpet, use slow, repetitive front-to-back motions in an overlapping sequence. A quick once over doesn’t do much. But don’t press down or make too many passes over the same spot. Instead, move slightly to the left or right about every four strokes. This method removes soil well and also provides an attractive end product- a fresh, no-footprints pattern, if you will.
Tips Here are some procedures that can make vacuuming easier:
- When vacuuming, don’t ignore those corners and crevices where dust builds up – you know, those gray areas around the perimeters of rooms.
- Don’t forget to check your vacuum bags. When bags (or containters are half full to two-thirds full, remove and replace or empty them.
- In closets, store shoes off the floor in specially designed closet organizers to make vacuuming easier.
- Keep two vacuum cleaners in a two-story house, one upstairs and one down. To clean stairs themselves, work top down. A hand-held vacuum may do this job more easily than other models.
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