Tip 1: How to clean a light carpet
Tip 1: How to clean a light carpet
Carpet are part of the interior, it creates a special comfort,warmth and comfort in the apartment. But there is one "but", it adds a lot of troubles and worries to the hostess, as it collects a lot of dust, requires constant care and cleaning. But not always it is possible to give such dimensional thing in a dry-cleaner, and not everyone undertakes this business. So how do I clean a light carpet at home?
You will need
- - a brush;
- - Ammonium alcohol;
- - carpet cleaner;
- - large table salt;
- - a broom;
- - laundry soap;
- - starch.
Instructions
1
Carpet of natural wool is recommended to cleanevery six months with a soft brush with a pile of medium length. Prepare the following solution: pour a liter of warm water into a small container and add two tablespoons of ammonia. Dampen the brush in the solution and walk around the entire carpet. Then wipe it with a cloth dipped in clean water, and wipe with a dry rag. Leave to dry under natural conditions.
2
The carpet of light tone gets dirty pretty quicklydifficult to clean. Therefore, it is recommended to use a carpet cleaner, the principle of which is to collect particles of dirt, dissolve them and rise to the outside, where they can be easily assembled with a vacuum cleaner. Read the instructions carefully before use and follow its recommendations strictly. The choice of the means depends solely on the material of the carpet, the density and the length of the pile.
3
To clean a light carpet you will need a largethe amount of large table salt, which should be densely sprinkled with it. After a while, take a broom, thoroughly wash it in hot soapy water and carefully note the salt from the carpet. Periodically rinse the broom in water (as it gets dirty).
4
Dry way to clean the light carpet. Take the laundry soap and grate it on a fine grater. Mix 500 grams of starch and three to four tablespoons of grated soap. Spread the mixture over the carpet and gently broom, while not removing the cooked powder, but only distributing it evenly. After an hour, thoroughly vacuum the carpet.
5
Take some raw potatoes, wash andpeel. Rub on a fine grater and fill with a liter of clean water. Leave to infuse for two hours, then strain through a sieve or several layers of gauze. Dip the brush into the potato solution and carefully clean the carpet. Dry in natural conditions, vacuum. Your carpet looks again clean and fresh.
Tip 2: How to clean a wool carpet
Carpets adorn the dwelling of man not one thousand years. They bring in the interior of the house a unique beauty and coziness. However, being beautiful dust collectors, carpets without proper care begin to lose their pristine beauty. To prevent this, they must be cleaned periodically.
You will need
- - Vacuum cleaner washing;
- - means for cleaning woolen carpets;
- - brush with soft bristles.
Instructions
1
Periodically carry out a dry cleaning of woolencarpet. Once a week, clean the carpet with a vacuum cleaner with a nozzle in the form of a soft brush. If the carpet has loop hairs, then the brush is not used at all. Vacuum clean the carpet on both sides. Once a year, take the wool carpet out onto the street and knock it out. To do this, hang it on a strong rope or on a metal pipe. Knock out until the dust stops coming off the carpet. In winter, you can spread the carpet directly on the snow. On the street there should be frost, and snow - dry, crumbly. Knock out the carpet in the snow, tapping it with a wooden stick. When you tap it on one side, transfer it to pure snow. Turn the rug over and tap it on the other side. Do not clean the carpet on damp snow. In this case, it will get wet, and the dust in the carpet and water will turn into mud. After that, there will be dirty spots on it.
2
Once a month, wipe wet woolcarpet. Acquire for this purpose in the store selling household chemicals, a special neutral foaming shampoo for cleaning woolen carpets. Wash the carpet on both sides. Do not rub the wool carpet against the pile and do not use hard brushes for cleaning. Before washing the wool carpet, clean it properly with a vacuum cleaner. After the carpet is washed, hang it in the fresh air to dry. To do this, you should choose a favorable day without precipitation. Never use detergents not intended for this purpose to clean wool carpets. This can damage both the wool structure of the carpet and the colorful patterns applied to it. Paint can "swim".
3
Once in 2-3 years, give the carpet to a specialA workshop specializing in cleaning woolen carpets. Choose a workshop where cleaning wool carpets in turbo mode. In addition, ask and make sure that the workers of the workshop, before using chemicals, check their interaction with the structure of the wool carpet. It is necessary that he does not lose his original color. Specialists-professionals will conduct qualitative deep dry cleaning of the product. After such a radical cleansing, carpets become like new and for a long time please owners with their beauty.
