Dry vacuuming only removes the surface layer of dust and dirt particles. The only way to remove embedded dirt is to wash carpets, which lifts pile and brightens colour.
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Although regular dry vacuuming removes the surface layer of everyday dust, embedded dirt and grime still exist in your carpet, making fibres look flat and lifeless. The only way to remove deep down dirt is to wash your carpets.
Dust mites and allergens live and multiply in warm, humid conditions. With central heating and double glazing in many homes, carpets provide the perfect surroundings in which they can live. And what's more, dust mites, pollen and other allergens found in carpets are the main triggers of allergies such as asthma and hayfever, so in order to keep your home as hygienic and germ free as possible, it is important to regularly wash your carpets.
In addition to health and hygiene advantages, carpet washing will also provide other benefits such as revitalising dull and flat carpets or sucking up accidental spills which, if not cleaned up properly, leave a sticky residue that attracts dirt and results in a stain. A costly carpet replacement can be avoided by using a carpet washer to put the life back into your carpets!
Q) Will my carpets shrink if I wash them?
A) Vax machines wash the fibres of the carpet pile and not the backing, meaning that carpets will not shrink, and carpets are dry within approx 2-3 hours (depending on weather conditions).
Q) Once I start washing my carpet will it become soiled more quickly?
A) This is untrue. Vax AAA carpet cleaning solution contains an anti re-soiling additive, which means that it doesn't leave a sticky residue on carpet fibres (which some solutions do), and therefore will not attract dust and dirt any quicker than general dirt build up.