So, you have finally chosen your lovely carpet and invited your friends over to admire how gorgeous it looks. But, how will you maintain it and keep it looking beautiful with the family walking over it all the time?

Cleaning your carpet is much easier than you actually think. All it takes is the right vacuum cleaner and a little know-how. Here are a few tips from Carpet Cleaning Service Long Island to maintain your carpet. Regular carpet care will enable your carpet to maintain its original appearance and style for years to come.
The most important step in caring for your carpet is vacuuming it frequently. Especially in high traffic areas. Walking on soiled carpet allows the soil particles to work below the surface where it becomes far more difficult to clean them. Frequent vacuuming help removes these particles from the carpet surface before any major problem occurs. For areas with less traffic, vacuum the carpet traffic lanes twice a week and the entire area once a week. Occasionally, change the vacuuming direction to help the fibers stay upright and reduce matting.

Extend the life of your carpet

A normal machine may remove surface dirt but won’t effectively eliminate the dirt hidden beneath the carpet and the particles embedded in the pile. Invest in a quality vacuum cleaner to get rid of the dirt you can’t see and prolong the beauty and life of your carpet. To ensure the vacuum cleaner you are using conforms to the highest industry standards, make sure the cleaner is certified through the Carpet and Rug Institute Seal of Approval/Green Label Vacuum Cleaner Program.

Select quality vacuum

Carpet Cleaning Service Long Island recommends using a vacuum with rotating brushes or combination beater that agitates the carpet pile and mechanically loosens soil for removal. Those carpets with thick loop pile construction, especially wool and wool-blend styles, may be sensitive to brushing as well as rubbing of the pile surface and may eventually become fuzzy. Also, shag styles with lengthy yarns tend to wrap around the rotating brush of the vacuum causing damage to both the cleaner and the carpet. For such products, Carpet Cleaning Service Long Island recommends a suction vacuum cleaner or a vacuum cleaner with an adjustable brush lifted away from the carpet so it is unable to agitate the pile. If you are using the vacuum for the first time and are unsure about the result, be sure to test it with the brush bar in an inconspicuous location before regular use, to make sure it doesn’t produce excessive fuzzing.