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Cleaning Paradigm Shifts of the 21st Century, Part One: Evolving

A paradigm is a way of looking at something from a different viewpoint. A paradigm shift is the action, trend, or movement away from the status quo,…

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Rugs Business Carpet

The Rise of Degreasers

Degreasers have always been an important part of your cleaning arsenal. Historically, degreasers have been dominated by alkalinity and solvency.…

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Carpet Carpet Presprays

Dilution Ratios Explained. Are you Measuring Correctly?

HydroForce high-pressure sprayers are calibrated at 400 PSI water pressure. Your specific dilution may vary depending on your operating pressure and…

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Carpet

How to Eliminate Odors from Carpet Off-Gassing

Occasionally we hear from someone asking about “new carpet odor.” This is called off-gassing. Some folks are under the impression that off-gassing…

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Carpet

Carpet Fibers – Wool

Depending upon the market you serve, you may clean wall-to-wall wool carpet about as often as you see a unicorn. Wool is a major part of the market…

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Rugs Carpet

Carpet Fibers – Triexta

Today we’ll talk about the newest fiber carpet cleaners are being asked to care for. You may not have even heard of triexta until a few years ago,…

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Carpet

Carpet Fibers – Olefin

Olefin continues to be a very popular fiber for low-cost commercial applications. However, it is losing market share to polyester and triexta for the…

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Carpet

Carpet Fibers – Polyester

A few years ago, the slogan for polyester fibers might have been, “We’re number three. We try really hard.” After being a distant third to nylon and…

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Carpet Fibers - Nylon

Just over two years ago nylon’s share of the carpet fiber market slipped to under 50% for the first time since shortly after nylon was introduced as…

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Carpet

What Color Is the Carpet? Metamerism

Have you ever had a client accuse you of doing something that changed the color of their carpet, rug, or upholstery? Great news if you removed all…

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