Before wet cleaning the carpet pile is usually treated with a pile lifter a twin motor vacuum cleaner with a large cylindrical brush and powerful suction action.
Cleaning loop pile wool carpet.
Ensure the vacuum is kept in sound mechanical condition and brushes are cleaned and replaced when worn out.
Even mud is easy to remove simply let it dry and vacuum.
Check and adjust the height of beaters regularly to ensure the carpet is not damaged by excessive beating.
Myth 1 you shouldn t wet clean a wool carpet for instance cleaning with at wet extractor as this will damage the carpet fibres.
Wool is an excellent natural fibre that offers superb resilience to everyday wear and general soiling.
Avoid using beater heads and brushes they will catch and lift the fibres and eventually this will give your carpet a bobbled or felted appearance.
The natural attributes of new zealand wool help keep your wools of new zealand branded carpets looking good for longer.
However as there are often fears and myths about cleaning a wool carpet we re giving you the facts so you can enjoy the benefits of clean wool carpets without needing to worry.
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On a looped pile wool carpet any brushing should be in a direction such that the brush action is between the loops rather than across them.
To avoid pile damage the best method is to run any brush along the pile line.
This often involves going at a diagonal to the pile lay.
To prevent excess fuzzing turn off the brush or change the head when vacuuming loop pile cut loop pile or berber carpet.
Loop pile carpets should be vacuumed with a cylinder cleaner using the suction head only.
This avoids bristles the both laying and pulling at the loops.
Soil will be held high in the carpet pile where it can be easily removed by vacuuming.
Some manufacturers recommend that upright vacuum cleaners are not used on looped carpets.
The naturally scaly surface of wool makes it naturally resistant to soiling.
Wool carpet is very easy to clean and care for after all wool is naturally designed to protect sheep from all weathers in all conditions.
Note that the pile line will sometimes run diagonally.
This opens up the pile and removes embedded grit normally left behind by vacuuming.