When choosing a local carpet cleaner in SW Florida you have a lot of options to choose from. You should do your research on each type of cleaning method and choose the method that best suits your needs. On occasion, carpet cleaners that do not have the latest technologies or powerful truck mounted equipment will try to mislead customers into believing their carpet cleaning method is just as good as truck mounted cleaning.  The facts are, this simply isn’t true.

Below I have listed 4 of the most common types of professional carpet cleaning.

Dry foam: The carpet cleaner applies shampoo to your carpet, allows it to dry, and then, without rinsing, suck’s the dried shampoo into a vacuum. Can you imagine applying shampoo to your hair, allowing it to dry and then removing the shampoo from your head with a vacuum? This method leaves a dirty residue in your carpet that causes it to re-soil quickly. This is the major reason that dry foam is not effective.

Absorbent pad (bonnet cleaning): This method is similar to dry foam, except the carpet cleaning company sets a large cotton bonnet on your carpet. The rotating motion causes the bonnet to absorb dirt from your carpet. Bonnet cleaning is like trying to use a large cotton towel or mop to rub the dirt out of your carpet.

It’s not very effective because there’s no extraction or rinsing process. And if the bonnet isn’t changed out with a clean one frequently enough, it just smears soil around the carpet.

Dry, absorbent powder: The dry-compound method spreads a moist, absorbent powder throughout your carpet. The powder is allowed to dry and then sucked into a vacuum. This method leaves dry sponge particles at the base of the carpet yarn. And because the carpet is not rinsed, this method is not very effective.

Hot water extraction: Also known as “Steam Cleaning”. This is a fancy way of saying that a hot water cleaning solution under high pressure is sprayed into your carpet and then drawn out of your carpet with high power suction. (Remember the truck mount…)

In Technical Bulletins and on their website, Shaw Industries, the world’s largest carpet manufacturer, “recommends the hot water extraction system, which research indicates provides the best capability for the most thorough cleaning of residential carpets.”

No question, the most effective way to clean carpeting is with hot-water extraction equipment. It’s the most powerful cleaning equipment on the market, and the only method that cleans your carpet of dirt, harmful bacteria, fungus, chemicals, pollens, dust mites and other residue.

Some people have been led to believe by unscrupulous carpet cleaning companies that don’t own truck-mounted equipment that hot water damages your carpet, but this isn’t true. By washing and then rinsing your carpet with hot water, we clean your carpet completely–in the same way that the person who showers and then rinses off the dirt and soap will be much cleaner than the person who takes only a soapy sponge bath.

So when choosing a local carpet cleaner in Cape Coral, Fort Myers or Naples consider the importance and effectiveness of each carpet cleaning method described.

Tru Clean is a family owned environmentally responsible carpet cleaning company serving all of Cape Coral, Fort Myers, Punta Gorda, Lehigh Acres, Fort Myers Beach, Sanibel, Estero, North Fort Myers, Bonita Springs, Naples and Marco Island, FL.  Our technicians are certified by the world’s most respected certification body for textile professionals and we are an “A” rated company with Angie’s List. Our carpet cleaning solutions are GREEN certified, allergen-free and safe for expecting mothers, small children and pets.

For more information on our carpet cleaning process please visit Tru Clean online at www.trucleansurfacecare.com or call us any time at 239-541-4888 – Lee County, 239-206-1935 – Bonita Springs, Naples and Marco Island or 941-621-2198 – Punta Gorda.