Started cleaning carpets

We all know that cold water is not as efficient in dissolving substances, as is hot water. Cleaning is actually a chemical process where the physical properties of a substance is transformed from one state or condition to a different one, in order to make it easier to manage or extract the soiling agent..The chemical reaction is accelerated when the temperature is elevated. In this case, for carpet cleaning what we actually want to do, or manage, is to create a condition where we make it easier to remove dirt or soil from our carpet. The best way to do this is to make it soluble, that is, to turn it into a liquid, so that we can suck it out of the carpet easily. There are many methods we can use to do this. Once we dissolve or emulsify the soil that is affixed to the carpet fibers, it is relatively easy to extract it with a vacuum system. Most people prefer to apply some sort of chemical or cleaning agent, but some people prefer to use hot water or steam alone. Personally, I prefer to use a chemical, because I find that is the most effective way of getting soils into solution or to form a suspension or emulsion. In any case, it is always easier to clean with hot water, than with cold water. The best cleaning temperature range is between 100 and 200 degrees. It is easy to get the water hot enough when using a truck mounted machine with an on board heat exchanger. However, due to the temperature drop experienced because of the time lapse, and the distance from the truck to the carpet, the water must leave the truck at a temperature of 220 to 250 degrees F in order to achieve optimum temperature at the carpet surface. 150 degrees F is the temperature level that I find to be most practical. It is hot enough to be effective with most carpet cleaning solvents, but not so hot that it will damage some carpet fibers or create a personal burn hazard. When I first started cleaning carpets, I would go to the store and rent a portable carpet cleaner. I would then add "soap" and proceed to attempt to clean the carpet. As you can imagine, the results were not too impressive.