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Carpet Pre Spray
Carpet Extraction Procedures
Carpet Shampoo Procedures
Carpet Drying Tips

Carpet Pre-Spray
Equipment Needed - Hand Held Pressure Pump and Wet Floor Signs.

1.	Assemble your equipment.
2.	Use recommended personal protective equipment
3.	Remove large debris from carpet.
4.	Remove easily movable furniture and use foil pads or blocks under remaining furniture.
5.	Vacuum carpet thoroughly.
6.	Mix product according to label directions.
7.	Post wet floor signs.
8.	Apply product over entire area to be cleaned with pressure sprayer
9.	Allow product to remain on carpet according to the label use directions.
10.	Follow with bonnet buffing, shampooing, or extraction procedures.
11.	Remove wet floor signs when carpet is thoroughly dry.

Carpet Extraction Procedures
Equipment Needed - Extraction Machine, Carpet Drying Fan, and Pile Rake.

Assemble your equipment

Use recommended personal protective equipment

Remove large debris from carpet.

Remove easily movable furniture and use foil pads or blocks under remaining furniture

Vacuum carpet thoroughly.

Mix product according to label use directions and pour into solution tank of extractor.

Post wet floor signs

Remove spots from carpet.

Pre spray traffic lanes or other heavily soiled areas for best results.

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Extract carpet following equipment manufacturer's recommended procedures.

Heavy Soil	6-12 months or as required
Medium Soil	12-18 months or as required
Low Soil	18-24 months or as required.

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To decrease drying time use one or several of the options listed below.
a. Use carpet drying fan.
b. Dry bonnet.
c. Set pile using pile rake.
d. Use a second dry pass with the extractor.
e. Open windows and doors, where appropriate.
f. Turn on air conditioning and or heating, where appropriate.

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Remove wet floor signs when carpet is thoroughly dry.
Do not move furniture back until the carpet is dry.

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Empty and rinse extraction equipment.

Carpet Shampoo Procedures
Equipment Needed - Shampoo Machine and Nylon Shampoo Brush, Carpet Drying
fan, and a Pile Rake.

1.	Assemble your equipment
2.	Use recommended personal protective equipment
3.	Remove large debris from carpet.
4.	Remove easily movable furniture and use foil pads or block under remaining furniture.
5.	Vacuum carpet thoroughly.
6.	Mix product according to label use directions.
7.	Post wet floor signs.
8.	Remove spots from carpet.
9.	Pre-spray traffic lanes or other heavily soiled areas, if needed.
10.	Shampoo carpet following equipment manufacturer's recommended procedures. a. Do not over wet. b. Do not allow machine to dwell on one spot when in motion.
11.	To decrease drying time use one or several of the options listed below. a. Use a carpet drying fan. b. Follow with wet vac. c. Set pile using pile rake. d. Open windows and doors, where appropriate. e. Turn on air-conditioning and or heating, where appropriate.
12	Remove wet floor signs and vacuum when carpet is thoroughly dry. Do not move furniture back until carpet is dry.

Carpet Drying Tips

1.	Make sure equipment is working properly. Sometimes the vacuum on an extractor is not working properly, which can lengthen dry times.
2.	Ventilation system should be operating in a facility during and after the extraction process. Even if a small amount of moisture is used, lack of air movement and humidity will cause increased drying times. a. Open windows and doors where appropriate. b. Turn on heat or air-conditioning where appropriate.
3.	Use fans to aid drying. Air movement is key to quick drying. By using fans for drying, the mold and mildew spores (as well as other biocontaminants) will not have a chance to grow and multiply).
4.	Perform a second or third "dry" pass with the extractor or dry bonnet on a swing machine to pick up moisture and generate friction.
5.	Hot water used in the extractor while cleaning will aid the cleaning process and also lower the dry times.
6.	Set pile using pile rake.
7.	Over wetting the carpet leads to drying time problems, carpet damage, mold and mildew problems and shrinkage; therefore it is important to avoid wetting the carpet in the first place.