Carpets have become one of the choices for many people to beautify the home environment, and carpets of various materials such as wool and blends are dazzling. But after using it for a long time, or accidentally soiling the carpet, what other cleaning method is there besides sending it to the dry cleaner?
Now some people will use carpets in their homes, not only because the use of carpets is beautiful, but also because of the protection of the floor, but the carpet has been used for a long time, is very dirty, so you must know how to clean daily and keep it tidy, then, how can the carpet be cleaned?
One: carpet cleaning method
1. Use a vacuum cleaner to clean the pile of the carpet daily is easy to accumulate dust, especially wool carpet such a long fluff is relatively long, vacuum cleaner is a good helper to deal with the dust hidden in the carpet. First use a vertical vacuum cleaner to clean a large area of the carpet and carry out the first step of dust removal; Then use a handheld vacuum cleaner to carefully treat the places where the ash is particularly serious, such as under the coffee table, the corner of the wall, the edge of the bed, and the edge of the carpet, and the secondary cleaning should be thorough. Use a vacuum cleaner to clean carpets must be timed and consistent! If the dust is not cleaned for a long time, the surface of the carpet will change color and deteriorate, and it will be late to clean it once mold spots appear.
2. Dry cloth paper to remove stains Sometimes accidentally will spill coffee, cola or juice and other drinks on the carpet, this small area of stains, the first time with a dry cloth, or facial paper to absorb the moisture, and then with vinegar dampened dry cloth, gently pat on the stain. A few more pats will wipe off the smudges on the carpet. Do not hold broken glass shards by hand, sweep out large pieces with a broom, stick fine particles with large adhesive paper, or moisten them with wet cotton, and then shake them off with the balcony.
3. Add vinegar to warm water to remove odor
Pet odor may be many friends will have pets at home, especially in winter, many friends may like to sit on the carpet and play with dogs, however, even dogs who bathe often, there will be some odors will remain on the carpet. If it is not cleaned in time, it will be particularly embarrassing when guests come to the house. In this case, we can add vinegar to an appropriate amount of warm water, then soak a clean rag in warm water, wring out the rag after a while, and wipe it once or twice on the stall. Remember to dry the carpet when you’re done. How to clean these household carpets is more practical and easy to learn.
4. Different stains are treated accordingly
After stains on the carpet should be removed in time, but different stains have different stain removal methods, correct cleaning can not harm the carpet.
Coffee stains, tea stains: wash off with ammonia. Silk and wool carpets, soaked in oxalic acid cleaner for 10-20 minutes before washing, or washed with 10% glycerol solution.
Vomiting stains: One way is to wipe with gasoline, then wipe with 5% ammonia, and finally wash off with warm water.
Edible oil stains: remove with volatile solvents such as gasoline or carbon tetrachloride, and the residual part should be cleaned with alcohol.
Soy sauce stains: New stains can be removed by brushing them with cold water and then washing them with detergent. Stains can be brushed with warm water with detergent and ammonia, and then rinsed with clean water.
Juice stains: Wash with 5% ammonia solution before using detergent. However, ammonia has a damaging effect on pure wool carpet fiber, so it should be used as little as possible, generally can be cleaned with citric acid or soap, and alcohol can also be used.
Two: carpet matching skills
1. The carpet in the living room does not have to be very large, a small piece, according to the season to change different materials, or plush or linen, sofa, carpet and floor of the depth of the transition, to add a sense of layering to the home.
2. According to the size and brightness of the living room, the choice of carpet has many noteworthy places, the larger area of the bright living room has a wider range of choices, but the dark carpet can add a warmth to the bright living room, and the small area of the living room is more suitable for using light-colored carpets, which will appear brighter visually and the space will appear larger.
3. In the face of a variety of colors of sofas, carpets do not necessarily blindly take the simple route, at this time the carpet can also be amazing, but remember that the carpet is better to choose the same color style without patterns or light and dark matching styles, otherwise it will appear too cluttered and irritating.
Three: What are the benefits of carpeting at home
1. Comfortable foot feeling
The comfortable foot feeling of walking on the carpet is unmatched by other flooring materials.
2. Sound insulation effect
Carpets have excellent sound absorption, it absorbs noise and reduces noise levels. With its tight and breathable structure, the carpet can absorb and isolate sound waves and has good sound insulation effect.
3. Improve air quality
The pile on the surface of the carpet can capture and absorb dust particles floating in the air, effectively improving indoor air quality.
Hand-woven carpet is composed of thousands of nodes by hand, each node and each node has a gap, dirt will leak out of the gap, if the floor is laid, if it is not cleaned for a day, there will be floating dust. The carpet surface is a dense pile structure, which can lock in dust in the air, and when you turn on the air conditioner and electric fan, the floating objects will not float in the air again.
4. Heat preservation barrier function
The insulation and barrier function of the carpet will allow the room to block the coolness of the ground in winter; When the air conditioner is turned on in summer, the low temperature in the room is not easy to lose through the ground facing outward.
5. Carpet safety
Carpet is a soft paving material that distinguishes it from things like marble. Hard floor paving materials such as tiles are not easy to slip and bump, and there are recommended blankets or full blankets for children, the elderly, etc. at home.
6. Artistic beautification effect
Carpets with rich patterns, brilliant colors, and diverse shapes can beautify your decorative environment and reflect your personality.
7. Non-toxic
The carpet does not have radiation, does not emit gases that are not harmful to health such as formaldehyde, and meets various environmental protection requirements.
Four: What are the disadvantages of carpeting at home
The gaps in the carpet are dense, so it is easy to accumulate dust, which is easy for allergic people to have allergic symptoms such as itchy skin and sneezing. The dust mites bred in the carpet are a strong allergen and can cause dust mite asthma, allergic rhinitis and allergic dermatitis. Children often play in the stalls, and they are easy to inhale dust mites, causing pneumonia.
Having said all this, I know that many students are already very tired just after reading it. However, as Xiaobian said, we must learn to “cherish things”, whether it is clothes or household items, their value is not reflected in the money you pay when you buy, buy, buy, buy, buy, buy Only by treating them with care will they reward us the most.
The insulation and barrier function of the carpet will allow the room to block the coolness of the ground in winter; When the air conditioner is turned on in summer, the low temperature in the room is not easy to lose through the ground facing outward.