HowtoVacuumYourRug
Canistervacuumswithoutbeaterbarsaretheoptimaltypeofvacuumtouseonrugs.Broomsandmanualsweepersarealsoagentleandeffectivewaytocleanrugs.
Manyoftoday’suprightvacuumsaresuperhighpowered.Thehighsuctioncanpulloutthethreadsfromthebackofarugandcause“sprouts.”Usethehandheldattachmenttovacuumyourarearug,wheneverpossible.
Ifyouchoosenotto(orareunabletouse)thehandheldattachmentonyouruprightvacuum,makesuretoturnoffthevacuum’sbeaterbar,asitcanpullfibersfromthefaceoftherugandcausetherugtofuzz.Ifthebeaterbarcannotbeturnedoff,setitonthehighestpositionpossiblebeforevacuuming.Then,carefullyplacethevacuumontherug.
Iftherughasserged(finished)edges,refrainfromcontinuouslyrunningthevacuumovertheedges,asthiswillloosenfibersaroundtheedgesandcausethemtodeteriorate.
Avoidrunningthevacuumoverthefringesattheendsoftherug,asfrayingmayoccur.Usethehandheldattachmenttocleanthefringes.
Ifarugisreversible,makesuretovacuumbothsides.Thiswillremovegritandgrimethatcanprematurelywearoutyourrug.
HowtoCleanYourRug
Cleanspillsimmediately.Onceastainisset,itbecomesmuchmoredifficulttoclean.
Neverrubaspill,asthisforcesthespilldeeperintotherug.Instead,blotthestainwithacleanwhitecloth.
Forwoolrugs,uselukewarmwatertoremoveanyresidualstain,aswoolismorepronetobleedingandstainingthansyntheticfibers.
Alwaysusecleanwatertoremoveanyresidualcleaner,anddrytowelstoabsorbanyremainingmoisture.
WoolRugs
Withadrycottontowelorwhitepapertowel,blotoutstainasmuchaspossible.
Scrapeoffanyfoodordebriswithadullinstrument.
Mixaverysmallamountofdishsoapwithacupofcoldwater.Withacleanspongeandsoapmix(avoidusingexcessivewater),gentlyremoveremainderofthestainandthenblottheareawithadrytowel.
Avoidexcessiveheatoragitation,aswoolrugsaremorepronetobleedingandstainingthansyntheticrugs.Werecommendusingaprofessionalrugcleaneronanannualbasis.
SyntheticFiberRugs(Olefin|Polypropylene|Nylon)
Withadrycottontowelorwhitepapertowel,blotoutstainasmuchaspossible.
Scrapeoffanyfoodordebriswithadullinstrument.
Mixaverysmallamountofdishsoapwithacupofcoldwater.Withacleanspongeandsoapmix,removetheremainderofstainandthenblottheareawithadrytowel.
Indoor/OutdoorRugs
Withadrycottontowelorwhitepapertowel,blotoutstainasmuchaspossible.
Scrapeoffanyfoodordebriswithadullinstrument.
Mixaverysmallamountofdishsoapwithacupofcoldwater.Withacleanspongeandsoapmix,removeremainderofthestain.Allowtheareatodry.
Forall-overcleaning,spraywithamixtureofsoapandwaterandrinsewithagardenhose.
NaturalFiberRugs(Jute|Hemp|Coir|Sisal)
Naturalfiberrugsinherentlyhaveloosefibersandknots.Regularlyvacuumrugonlowpowersetting,makingsuretovacuumfromdifferentangles.
Loosethreadsonthefaceoftherugshouldbetrimmedwithhouseholdscissors.
Toavoidunravelingordamagingtherug,threadsontherug’sfaceshouldneverbepulled.
Spillsshouldbegentlyblottedwithaclean,undyedclothtoabsorbasmuchofthespillaspossibleandpreventspreading.Workfromtheouteredgesofthespilltowardsthecenter.Ifapplyingcleaningsolvents,testonasmallareafirst.Forstubbornstains,useaprofessionalcleaningservicethatspecializesinwoolrugs.Donotdryclean,asstrongcleaningchemicalsmaydamageorfadetherug.
ShagRugs
Sprayextraction,alongwithuseofawool-approvedproduct,canbeusedtocleanshagrugs.
Sheddingisnormalforwoolproductsanddecreasesovertime.Donotpullyarnout,asthismayresultindamagetotherug.
Canistervacuumswithoutabeaterbararemosteffectiveincleaningshagrugs.Vacuumswithbeaterbarsand/orbrushes,orthosesettoolow,mayabradethefaceoftherug.