Dry Carpet Cleaning Works...Right?

And How It Compares To Steam Cleaning...

I’ve been around a long time (since 1978) in this industry and have seen many companies come and go.

Dry cleaning, twenty five years ago, was the only system recommended by carpet manufacturers.

The reputation for steam cleaners was at an all-time low.

The scene in the early 80's was this: dry carpet cleaning was safe, effective, and dried really fast which enabled the customers to use their carpets within 2 hours.

Most people were excited about an option of having their carpets cleaned without waiting days for it to dry.

I am happy to say that I am among the first team in Georgia that brought dry carpet cleaning to Atlanta.

Of course, when there's such a winning formula, the copycats and spinnoffs begin to surface. Here's where I believe steam cleaners have regained the approval of carpet suppliers and now, what was once a debate, has been reduced to an overall acceptance that dry cleaning is inferior to steam.

But not with me. And not with my customers. Let me explain.

Because dry cleaning began as such an effective method of cleaning, it was in high demand. After all, when someone bought new carpet they were told not to steam clean but to dry clean only.

Starting in the late 80's and 90's, companies came out of the woodwork with their own spinoff of a system that needed no improvement. They introduced powders, dust, granules, solvents, carbonation, foams, and others which began to severely dilute the reputation of the dry carpet cleaning industry.

Why? Because they just didn't do a good job.

I started to hear the phrase that dry cleaning is a surface clean and doesn't clean deep down. That's true if you're using one of the products I mentioned above. Currently, even the supplies to properly dry clean carpet are hard to find and those that are easily accessible are not top quality.

This further qualifies the steam cleaner to boast of their now defaulted superiority. Due to the lack of quality the dry cleaning spinnoff companies produced, carpet manufacturers now suggest steam. Yuck!

This is bad because if the carpet gets too wet, mold and mildew will grow. Mold spores can grow if the carpet takes longer than 4 hours to dry.

Seams are put together with glue and what do you think steam will do to those? Over-wetting can cause the carpet to stretch or shrink and makes the carpet stiff to the touch, never to be soft again.

Over-wetting with steam does leave sticky residue that attracts dirt 50 times faster than the system I use. But thanks to the spinnoffs, this is what's now recommended. But not by me!

I learned how to dry clean carpet the right way back in 1978, and today I still use the same techniques I learned back then. It works great (understatement) and my customers are thrilled with the results. See our carpet cleaner reviews page and read some of the comments there.

Wouldn't you want your carpet to feel fresh and soft after cleaning? And wouldn't it be nice to have them dry in about an hour after a deep down clean?

Would you agree that a deep down cleaning should not include wetting the pad underneath? Our system is so safe that we can clean area rugs on top of hardwood floors. The moisture never goes through the rug, but cleans the entire fiber.

My mission is to educate others how to properly dry clean carpet. Plans for an E-book are underway. We can take this industry by storm again by returning to our roots, getting back to what works, and stop doing what doesn't work.

Not to say steam doesn't work. It's just that if a carpet is dry cleaned properly, dry carpet cleaning is better. You don't hear that much anymore, but we're gonna change that!

VacuumWizard.com wishes to thank the dry cleaning expert Mr. Ken McCullough from New Life Dry Carpet Care for allowing us to post this informative article on our website.

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