Clean carpets promote good health   by W Harley

in Home    (submitted 2011-06-03)

Ok, here's a question for you..where in your house is there more bacteria...your toilet seat or, wait for it, your carpet?

Would you believe the answer is your carpet? Studies show the average homeowners' carpet contains about 200,000 bacteria per square inch, about 4,000 times as much as their toilet seat.

Skin cells, particles of food and drink, pollen, chemicals, fertilizers, pesticides, exhaust and all kinds of other pollutants all feed bacteria living in your carpeting.

That's why regular carpet cleaning is important, not waiting until your carpet looks dirty to get it cleaned. Carpet cleaning doesn't just mean removing the dirt and spots on the surface, but it means getting these germs and bacteria beneath the surface.

Unfortunately, many vacuums and even most hardware store rental or retail carpet cleaning machines don't have the suction power, high heat, or water pressure to remove much of this bacteria. Not every carpet cleaner in your town can do this if he isn't using the right cleaners, technique, equipment, or doesn't have enough proper training.

Besides using our well trained, experienced Bradenton carpet cleaning service to deep steam clean your carpets at least once a year, what else can you do? To lower the amount of bacteria in your carpet, remove shoes worn outside once you enter your house. Use rugs you can machine wash in high-traffic areas. Remember, though, this won't totally eliminate these pollutants, they still come in from your skin, hair, socks, and clothes. But it will lower them and help keep your home and air cleaner. Also vacuum at least once a week, more if you have children playing on your carpet or pets.

When you're ready to find a professional carpet cleaner, how can you make sure you get one you can trust, has the right equipment, and knows what they're doing? We've worked on a report that includes 6 important questions to ask to avoid some of the problems people encounter when hiring a carpet cleaner.

Read it and even download it for free with no strings attached at our website: Carpet Cleaning Bradenton. Even though we service the Bradenton, Florida area, the information applies and can benefit you no matter where you live.

A major yet often overlooked key to keeping healthy is by keeping clean. A clean home and a clean carpet make for clean air and a healthier family.

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