| are various kinds of used carpet cleaning | | | | equipment used here in addition to the vacuum |
| equipment on the market today. To determine | | | | cleaner is an agitating brush. This can be supplied |
| what is best for the carpet cleaning owner | | | | by a buffer. The point is to work the product into |
| depends on the kind of carpet cleaning job the | | | | the carpet so that the product can dislodge soil |
| company wants to attract. For home cleaning, | | | | from the fibers of the carpet and be vacuumed |
| there are portable machines which perform very | | | | up after a period of drying time. |
| well. For providing service to large customers, | | | | The last professional method for carpet cleaning is |
| there are large machines which can clean several | | | | the extraction method. This method uses a great |
| thousand square feet at a time. | | | | deal of water and will require several hours for |
| The vacuum cleaner will be the primary piece of | | | | drying. However, depending on the size of the |
| used carpet cleaning equipment the business | | | | extracting machine used will determine the |
| owner can purchase. Vacuuming the carpet | | | | amount of drying time. The vacuum power on a |
| before and after the cleaning process is vital to | | | | larger extractor will pull more water out of the |
| the final product. | | | | carpet, thus reducing the drying time. |
| The next area of consideration is what type of | | | | The portable extracting machine can be the size |
| carpet cleaning is the used carpet cleaning | | | | of a vacuum cleaner up to 24" long and 18" in |
| equipment going to be used? There are two basic | | | | width. They are still portable, but they will clean a |
| types of carpet cleaning, but there are many | | | | larger area than the smaller portable can. This is |
| different names given to those processes. Mostly, | | | | largely due to the amount of water they can |
| they are marketing names to sound like the | | | | carry. The other factor in extractor machines is |
| company is offering something the competitor is | | | | whether they heat the water or not. Heated |
| not. | | | | water will clean the fibers deeper and better than |
| Carpet shampooing is very popular. It requires a | | | | cold water. However, heating units are usually the |
| carpet shampoo and a buffer. Buffers are easily | | | | parts which require maintenance more than those |
| found as used carpet cleaning equipment. The | | | | without heaters. |
| buffer can be large or small in size. The primary | | | | So, used carpet cleaning equipment is readily |
| difference the business owner will need to decide | | | | available in various locations. The internet is a good |
| is what kind of pad will be used on the buffer to | | | | place to start. The disadvantage will be shipping |
| agitate the shampoo put on the carpet to clean | | | | costs. Contacting existing carpet cleaning |
| the carpet fibers. There are disadvantages and | | | | companies may yield those companies wanting to |
| advantages to this process, but that is not the | | | | upgrade their existing equipment and the new |
| purpose of this article. | | | | business owner may find used carpet cleaning |
| The dry cleaning method is a popular method | | | | equipment within his own community. Pawn shops |
| even though it is misnamed because there is a | | | | may be another venue to locate used carpet |
| small amount of water used in this process. The | | | | cleaning equipment. |