Professional clean versus self clean
Whilst scrolling through social media sites, I often come across people who are asking, “Where can I hire a carpet and upholstery cleaning machine from”?
Now as a PROFESSIONAL carpet and upholstery cleaner, I can hear myself screaming… Aaagh!!
I cannot for the life of me understand why.
So, I decided to weigh up the benefits of both.
At some point everyone will need their carpet and upholstery cleaning. It’s inevitable, spills and stains will build up overtime, causing discolouration, bacteria and unpleasant smells.
The choices are simply...
- ‘Do it yourself’
- Bring in a ‘PROFESSIONAL’.
How often you will need your carpet cleaning, varies depending upon how busy your household is.
If you have pets and you wear your shoes in the house, you are more likely to need to clean more often. On average, people go for twice a year. Once in Winter and again in Summer.
You may decide for SELF CLEAN. Then the main method used would be to spot clean any stains, using homemade solutions or chemicals purchased.
Then you hire a machine and follow the instructions accordingly, using supplied shampoos.
Depending upon how knowledgeable you are, this method can cause varying degrees of results.
Be aware!!
Over wetting can cause shrinkage, rippling, carpet mould, a sofa you cannot sit on for days, Smells etc. this can lead to needing to replace your carpet, or possibly your sofa as well.
Professional Clean
Professional carpet cleaners like ‘Elite Kleen’ have many advanced ways of removing stains.
Elite Kleen, first and foremost carry out a survey FREE AND UNDER NO OBLIGATION to proceed.
We assess, carpet fibre type, Sofa material type, along with condition, size etc. We make a note of specific stains, and identify the best type of solution required to ensure the best possible clean.
We explain what to expect from the clean.
Elite Kleen uses a 4 stage process when carrying out a clean.
- Vacuum using a twin motored industrial vacuum cleaner, to ensure as much loose soiling is removed as possible.
- Pre spray your carpet or sofa with an appropriate carpet & fabric Microsplitter. This gets to work immediately upon contact, and starts to break down the dirt.
- Agitate the solution into the carpet or sofa to break the soiling down even further.
- Then we extract and rinse away the dirt to leave your carpet, and upholstery, FRESH, FRAGRANCED, PRISTINE.
Elite kleens extraction unit removes approximately 80% of the water solution used during rinsing.
In addition to this, we use air movers to to aid the drying process. In the majority of cases your newly cleaned carpet or sofa is left in a dry state or very nearly dry depending upon the fibre type of carpet and material type of Sofa.
Please Be aware! – Not all professional carpet cleaners use the processes above.
- Professional machines are upto 10x’s more powerful than the hired type.
- Professionally cleaned carpets or upholstery dry on average 75% quicker.
- Professionally cleaned carpets, stay cleaner longer.
- Professional cleaners are fully insured.
Elite Kleen’s Technicians are Cleansmart trained & DBS checked.
As a Professional carpet and upholstery cleaner, I am not totally against ‘SELF CLEAN’ machines. They are a great concept, but in my view they are only a short term solution to quickly removing a spill.
If used incorrectly, they can set in the stain. So, rather than improving the look of your furnishings, the end result could be that the unsightly stain becomes a permanent one.
So, if you are thinking of having your furnishings cleaned, get in touch.
Contact Phil 07341554750 – visit our website elitekleen.co.uk
Or through Facebook ‘Elite Kleen Mcr‘
ELITE Kleen leaves your home “Refreshed, Fragranced, Pristine”
