To maintain perfect hygiene and a clean appearance in hotels, restaurants, tourist resorts, and other hospitality industry premises, most contractors and housekeeping staff use carpet cleaning equipment for upholstery and carpet maintenance.
Why should you choose a carpet cleaning machine instead of standard vacuum cleaners? Carpet cleaners offer more thorough cleaning by shampooing the surface of the carpet to remove deeply embedded stains, unlike vacuum cleaners that only remove surface dirt. In addition, carpet cleaning systems offer benefits over a steam cleaner, as they can be used to clean entire carpets and upholstered furniture, whereas steam cleaners are only meant for spot cleaning.
Water ConsumptionCarpet cleaning equipment should be low flow, particularly for high frequency cleaning. If you need to clean a carpet on a regular basis, you need it to dry fast. Especially in the high traffic, daily use environment of the hospitality industry. Otherwise, guests and employees are forced to keep off carpets for long drying periods, up to 24 hours for some machines on the market. Worse yet, long drying times encourage the growth of molds and fungi.
Low flow carpet cleaners support quick drying. Another benefit of using low flow carpet cleaning equipment is enhanced water efficiency, as water consumption is drastically reduced.
Heated vs. Non Heated MachinesIdeally, carpet cleaning equipment for commercial areas should be able to use hot water. Hot water removes tough stains, food residues, and beverage spills. Cold water cannot achieve this level of cleanliness. However, non-heated carpet cleaning machines are less expensive; for small hotels and restaurants with light cleaning, non-heated machines are sufficient. These machines cannot heat water, but they can use heated water for cleaning, when additional cleaning power is required.
A hot water carpet cleaning machine is more versatile as it can use both hot water and cold water for cleaning. These machines may reach temperatures up to 210°F. Heating time is often around 5 minutes thanks to two built-in heating elements.
For maximum efficiency with both cold water and hot water
carpet cleaning equipment, use a powerful, biodegradable, green carpet detergent. These plant-based detergents are non-toxic, non-allergic, and they contain no harsh chemicals that can damage the user’s health, corrode the carpet cleaning equipment, or harm delicate and expensive carpets.
Pressure LevelPressure levels vary among carpet cleaning systems. Some models feature pressure levels of 120 psi, ideal for less frequent cleaning requirement. Other models have adjustable pressure levels as high as 500 psi.
In addition to higher pressure levels of around 200 psi, commercial carpet shampooers should have large solution and recovery tanks, varying from 4 gallons to 17 gallons in capacity depending on the depth of the applications at hand. Hotel maintenance workers that must clean entire floors in a short period of time should rely on higher capacity machines.
Another option for these workers who face hefty cleaning requirements is an industrial carpet extractor with auto fill and auto dump features. These features allow operators to more easily refill and empty their machine for continuous use. Auto fill and auto dump are necessary features for
carpet cleaning machines meant for frequent, heavy duty cleaning.
WandsIf you are cleaning different types of upholstery apart from carpets, you will require different wands. Carpeted stairs, for example, are more easily cleaned by stair wands while curtains, sofa seats, cushioned bed boards, and tapestries should be cleaned using an upholstery wand. Carpet wands are the largest, as carpets cover the greatest area.
One of the things to keep in mind when purchasing carpet shampooers is portability. Portable
carpet cleaners, usually a wheeled configuration, makes cleaning easier. For cleaning carpets in crowded areas, purchase a walk-behind portable carpet cleaner.
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