"Commercial Carpet Cleaner's Handbook"

The Commercial Carpet Maintenance Handbook is the most used training manual in North America. It is for the beginning janitor who has the responsibility of cleaning all of the carpet in a building. It is written in a plain, simple, and easy to understand style. Complicated topics are reduced to usable field applicable methods. The professional who concentrates on commercial jobs, the one that starts after the normal work day ends, will go through these chapters with a renewed understanding and appreciation of the difference between residential and commercial cleaning.

Knowing the things to do when starting a big or little carpet cleaning job will make a difference in one's success ratio. The simple process of knowing the difference between plant, animal, mineral, and synthetic fibers is not so simple, especially at 2am and with no one there to help with the identification. All these fibers require different attentions. These are covered extensively in this manual.

Learning how to identify fibers and how to recognize the different styles of carpet will start to change the novice to a professional who has an understanding of carpet cleaning. Coloring of carpets is done in a myriad of ways. Therefore, an understanding of these dyeing processes will help the technician select the right cleaning solution to keep these carpets bright and beautiful. Soil is the subject of the sixth chapter in this book and the cleaner will understand that it varies depending on the state in which it is located. The chemistry necessary to remove this material begins with an understanding of the pH scale. A simple scale used early on to determine the acidity or alkalinity of soil.

There are numerous topical substances such as Scotchgard or Dupont's Teflon that are used in commercial buildings. An understanding of these items used to protect, deodorize or to create static resistance are discussed.

The spotting procedures from tools to chemicals are discussed giving step by step methods for removing even the most complicated spot. A short discussion of the uses of bleaches and strippers and the dangers of these products is also undertaken. A review of cleaning systems, crew procedures, safety and maintenance completes this section.

The last three chapters review deodorization, water damage and installation which are covered in details in our other textbooks. The glossary and all the other information about the IICRC rounds off a textbook that is used nationwide. It is not only used by carpet cleaners but, by the shelter, health care and corporate industries. And for that matter it's a book for anyone who has a question about carpet cleaning.

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