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Carpet Cleaning Terms – Anionic
Posted by Ian Harper in A, Carpet Cleaning Terms on July 9, 2011
Anionic
Good points
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• good wetting agents
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• good at lifting particulate dirt from surface
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• hold soil in suspension
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• no problems with hard water
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• very good foam formation
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• nice and cheap
Bad points
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• can produce skin allergies or dermatitis in some people
Carpet Cleaning Terms – Active Ingredients
Posted by Ian Harper in A, Carpet Cleaning Terms on July 2, 2011
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An active ingredient is somthing that will stimulate or have a killing action. These might be on thet toxic carpet cleaning side solvents, acids, mildewcides, disinfectants and aerosol propellants. solvents found in carpet cleaners include butoxyethanol, tetrachloroethylene and perchloroethylene. Acids include hydroxyacetic acid, hydrofluoric acid, sodium hydroxide and sodium carbonate. Mildewcides, which kill mildew, and disinfectants
Carpet Cleaning Terms – Acrylic Carpet Fibres
Posted by Ian Harper in A, Carpet Cleaning Terms on July 1, 2011
Acrylic Carpet Fibres
Acrylic fiber is known as art, art wool, or man-made wool because it is an artificial fiber. This acrylic fiber provides the look and feel of wool at a fraction of the cost. It resists static electricity, moisture, mildew, fading, crushing, staining, and sun damage. However, acrylic fiber is not durable enough for high traffic areas
Carpet Cleaning Terms – Acid
Posted by Ian Harper in A, Carpet Cleaning Terms on July 1, 2011
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Carpet Cleaning Terms – Acid pH scale
When cleaning, you don’t simply get hold of a cleaning product without knowing anything about it. When you choose to use detergents in cleaning and washing, you ought to know its pH level or pH scale. Information regarding detergents and pH scale is useful because you will determine whether the detergent is alkaline or acid
Carpet Cleaning Terms – Abrasive Wear
Posted by Ian Harper in A, Carpet Cleaning Terms on July 1, 2011
Carpet Cleaning Terms – Abrasive Wear
Wearing away of the pile surface of a carpet by friction created by walking or rolling traffic. This refers to actual fiber loss, as opposed to matting or crushing which occur with normal use.
Carpet Cleaning Terms – Abraded Yarns
Posted by Ian Harper in A, Carpet Cleaning Terms on July 1, 2011
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Carpet Cleaning Terms - Abraded Yarns
a method of producing a degree of hairiness in continuous filament yarns by cutting the filaments at intervals and adding twist. Abraded yarn is intended to simulate the characteristics of yarns spun from staple. Abraded yarns are often plied with other yarns before tufting or weaving.
