From dirt and mold spores to pet dander and dust mites, carpeting in the home can attract a host of unwanted guests. These pollutants migrate to the surface and beyond to reduce air quality. Fortunately, professional carpet cleaning can eliminate unhealthy particles and make your interior spaces healthier. Here’s how it works.

How a Home’s Air Quality Is Impacted by Professional Carpet Cleaning

The Cleaning Process

Most experienced carpet cleaning companies start by vacuuming with industrial-strength vacuum cleaners. These powerful pieces of equipment are designed to suction caked-in dirt, mud, and grime from the carpet’s fibers without damaging the color or texture. 

The next step is saturating the carpet with steam or a dry cleaning solution using a rotary scrub tool. This allows for deeper penetration into the fibers to remove stubborn contaminants and stains. After the entire area is treated with the cleaning product, a technician will use a hot water extraction system to lift residual dirt embedded in the carpet. 

Because of the innovative equipment used today, drying times are much faster. Carpet cleaning specialists will provide you with instructions on how long to stay off the freshly cleaned areas. For best results, it is typically recommended that carpets be professionally cleaned at least once a year. In areas with heavy foot traffic, such as hallways, living rooms, and family rooms, more frequent cleaning can preserve the carpet’s fibers and appearance.

How Cleaning Improves Air Quality

Once a trained technician thoroughly cleans your home’s carpets, pollutants are removed. If they remain hidden in the fibers, your family can experience uncomfortable symptoms—especially if anyone has allergies and asthma. Some of the most common symptoms of allergen-infiltrated carpet include sneezing, itchy eyes, runny and stuffy noses, and respiratory issues. 

After the carpet is professionally cleaned, these symptoms may subside. You’re also likely to notice a difference in your home’s air quality—the air you breathe indoors will feel fresher and cleaner.

Your family deserves to have healthy and safe air quality in your home. Since 1985, Carpet Services Unlimited in the Kokomo and Tipton, IN, areas has provided superior carpet cleaning using state-of-the-art equipment and products to improve indoor air quality. Whether you have pet stains or grimy fibers, you can count on this licensed, bonded, and insured firm to get the job done right the first time. Schedule your carpet cleaning today by calling (765) 963-6418. Visit the website for more information, including a listing of the many communities they serve.