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Get the DIRT on Carpet Care
May 21, 2018 8:35 AM by Tennant Company
Posted in Best Practices, Cleaning Challenges,
Clean Carpets with Minimal Disruptions
For venues with high-traffic carpeted areas, maintaining carpets while minimizing disruption to the space can be a challenge. Use the D.I.R.T. system (Daily, Interim, Restorative, Treatment) to plan a maintenance schedule that helps maintain the carpets you’ve invested in and provides a welcoming environment for guests.
Daily
- Frequency: every day
- Result: clean daily dirt from high traffic areas
- Action: vacuum
- Equipment: vacuum cleaner
Interim
- Frequency: 1-6 months
- Result: remove dirt with limited disruption
- Action: interim carpet cleaning, preferably with a rapid-drying system
- Equipment: carpet cleaner equipped with a rapid-drying technology
Restorative
- Frequency: 6-12 months or more
- Result: deep cleaning
- Action: extraction
- Equipment: carpet cleaner suitable for deep extraction
Treatment
- Frequency: immediately as needed
- Action: spot treatment
- Equipment: portable spot cleaner/extractor
