Just as the skin is the biggest organ to the body, carpets can be the biggest investment in a house or facility. Well-maintained carpets can easily last for more than two decades and can contribute to the good health of the tenants or residents.
Facts
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Almost 5 billion pounds or over 690 million square feet of carpet are sent to landfill each year (Source: US EPA)
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Billions of liters of fresh water is used for carpet cleaning each year
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Millions of kilowatt hours of electricity is used to dry carpet that is wet cleaned through the HVAC system and fans
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Wet carpet cleaning contributes to millions of dollars of mold remediation because of improper drying procedures
Terms
Hard Surface vs. Soft Surface
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A hard surface floor does not trap and hold dirt
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A soft surface floor/carpet does trap and hold the dirt.
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A carpet can hold its own weight in dirt and still look good, i.e. 2 pounds of dirt in a 30 oz./sq.yd.
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A carpet can hold 2 times its weight in dirt before people begin to notice, i.e. 4 pounds of dirt in a 30 oz./sq.yd.
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90% of the dirt that gets on a carpet in a building is tracked on by people's shoes, from inside or outside hard surfaces. Airborne dirt and dust makes up the other 10%, coming in through windows, doors, airborne cooking grease and the HVAC system
Micron
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1 micron is a millionth of a meter or 1 inch divided into 25,400 parts
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An average size of most bacteria is 2 microns
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GreenDry Carpet Cleaning uses eVAC with a 6-stage filtration system that traps particles as small as 1 micron in size at 99% efficiency (optional: add a HEPA media filter can trap particles as small as 0.3 micron at 99.97% efficiency)
Spot, Spill, Stain
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Spot (removable stain) - a substance that is on the fiber or yarn surface and can be
removed using correct spot removal procedures.
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Spill - a wet substance that is on the fiber or yarn surface and can be removed using correct spot removal procedures.
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Stain - a substance that has permanently damaged or changed the color of the fiber. It cannot be removed.
Sterilizing, Disinfecting, Sanitizing
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Sterilize - to kill all living bacteria and fungi and their spores via
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Steam under pressure for at least 12 minutes
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Ethylene oxide gas for 1-2 minutes
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Chemical sporicide for 3 or more hours
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It is not possible to sterilize carpet.
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Disinfect - to kill all living bacteria but not their spores via
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Immerse in boiling water for at least 2 minutes
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Immerse in a chemical germicide (e.g. alcohol, chlorine) or bactericide for at least 10 minutes
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It is not possible to disinfect carpet.
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Sanitize - does not kill microbes but to reduce the total number of microbes by cleaning, e.g.
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Taking out the garbage
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Washing the dishes
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Wiping an area with a soapy cloth
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HOST cleaning the carpet
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When you clean a carpet with GreenDry Carpet Cleaning, you sanitize it.
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