Shampooing carpet and rugs

Use a carpet shampoo designed specifically for rotary and foam type carpet shampooers.

Use shampoo only in concentration as recommended on container.

Use only shampoo brushes for carpet and rugs.

Shampoo in dry weather or when your home is heated to insure fast dry- ing of carpet.

Wool, wool blends and synthetic fiber can be shampooed successfully. Cotton fibers are non-resilient, “matt” easily, absorb large quantities of water, and dry very slowly. Because of these characteristics, it is not recommended that you shampoo cotton rugs or carpet with your shampoo-polisher.

Before you begin

1. Test for colorfastness

Apply some shampoo solution to a small inconspicuous area of the car- pet and rub with a white cloth. Check to see that color does not come off on the cloth and that the color of the carpet is satisfactory after the area dries.

2. Check effect of shampoo brushes

Attach rug shampoo accessory and shampoo brushes (as shown in steps 1 and 2 of “Ready, set, shampoo”). Prepare a small amount of shampoo solution in the tank following directions on the shampoo container. At- tach tank and guide the shampoo-polisher over a small area of the rug. After shampooing this area, brush the pile of the rug in one direction and let dry. Examine rug for change in texture. Some rugs with loop or twist pile show a change of texture when any cleaning appliance is used. If this change is not too great, it will not be apparent after the entire rug has been shampooed. The shampoo-polisher, used according to direc- tions, will leave rugs clean and bright with a minimum of texture change.

If these two tests have proven successful, proceed with the following steps.

3. Move furniture

Place plastic or aluminum foil pads under legs of furniture too heavy to move, so metal slides or wood finishes will not stain carpet. If furniture is moved back onto damp carpet, place pads under legs to avoid marks and rust stains.