In order to properly care for carpets in both residential and commercial locations, cleaning professionals need to know the characteristics of the carpet’s fiber—in other words, what type of carpet it is.
“Carpets are not all alike and this can have an impact on how they are cleaned and maintained,” says Mark Baxter, an engineer with U.S. Products, a manufacturer of professional carpet cleaning equipment. “There are actually several carpet types and sometimes, carpet fibers are [even] combined.”
Addressing this challenge, this month’s U.S. Products Carpet Care Advisory focuses on safe and effective ways to determine different carpet types.