Pearl Carpet Cleaning

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     Call us at (314) 570-5772

 Proudly Serving:
Arnold, Missouri  - along with all of
Jefferson County and St. Louis County, Missouri

Carpet Cleaning Process

Pearl Carpet Cleaning uses a 5 step process to get your carpets as clean as possible.

1. Dry Soil Removal

Carpet filters soils, pollutants, gases, and animal dander.  Like any filter it needs to be cleaned.  Nearly 80% of the soil is insoluble which means that it does not dissolve in water or solvents.  The best and most thorough way to remove insoluble soil is through vacuuming.

A truck mounted cleaning unit is not designed to remove dry soil regardless of the power of the vacuum system.  Most manufacturers do not recommend the use of their systems for dry soil removal due to possible damage to the blower.  The most effective tool will always be the vacuum cleaner.

2. Soil Suspension

Soils that were not removed during the dry soil removal step are suspended from the fiber during this step.  This is accomplished through four fundamentals:

  1. Time - soil that has accumulated over months or years cannot be suspended in a matter of seconds.  The preconditioner must dwell for a period of time to be most effective.  The longer the better, but it should not be allowed to dry.  This process usually takes 5 - 10 minutes.
  2. Agitation - provides uniform distribution of the preconditioner or detergent.  This is accomplished by use of a carpet grooming rake.
  3. Chemical - Detergents, builders and selected solvents must be used to suspend, emulsify or saponify the various soils.
  4. Temperature - Increasing temperature reduces the surface tension of water, while it accelerates most chemical reactions, thereby causing cleaning agents to function more efficiently.  Higher heat may reduce the quantity of cleaning agent required, which may result in fewer residues. 
3. Soil Extraction

Once soils have been suspended they must be physically removed from the carpet.  Pearl Carpet Cleaning uses Hot Water Extraction along with an environmentally friendly rinse agent to accomplish this.

4. Grooming

We then groom the carpet for appearance (removal of wand marks), for uniform distribution of carpet protectors such as Scotchgard TM, and for proper drying.

5. Drying

Airflow is necessary to achieve drying.  Pearl Carpet Cleaning uses large fans called air movers to speed the drying process of your carpet.  Using air movers for as little as 10 minutes can reduce the carpet dry time from 6-8 hours down to 1-2 hours, allowing you to resume your normal activity as soon as possible.