FAQs About Commercial Carpet Cleaning Machines
Many people have FAQs about commercial carpet cleaning machines. Whether a business rents the machine to do the job themselves or hires a company to do the carpet cleaning for them, they typically have several questions they want answered before they will sign a contract. There are safety issues that need to be addressed before a company should decide to hire a commercial carpet cleaning business.
Q: Are the commercial carpet cleaning machines self-propelled?
A: Yes. The newer commercial carpet cleaning machines are self-propelled which means no more backbreaking to push the carpet cleaner across the floor to get it clean.
Q: Do you use 'Green Formula Cleaner' in the machines?
A: Yes. Upon request, the majority of commercial carpet cleaning machines will accommodate either traditional cleaners or the new environmentally friendly cleaners.
Q: What if our carpet has bad stains in different spots?
A: The commercial carpet cleaning machines are more powerful than those made for residential carpet cleaning. They can take out normal staining such as high traffic dirt, ground in mud, some ink and markers and even food and grass stains. They can even take out the unusual, random stain from an office party or blood or alcohol and other chemicals from a medical facility.
Q: What is the drying time?
A: Many of the commercial carpet cleaning machines will put down the hot water, the soap and then scrub the carpet all at one time. This typically happens in the front of the machine. Then in the back of the machine, there is a dryer that will suck up approximately 98 percent of the water so there is very little drying time. Some people think of the carpet cleaning machine like an automatic car washer.
Q: Do you vacuum before you clean the carpets?
A: Yes. A good carpet cleaner, no matter how powerful the machine is, needs to vacuum up any loose dirt before applying the water and cleaning fluid. If not, this would simply make a larger, dirty mess.
Q: Is there a safety switch or automatic shout off on the carpet cleaning machine incase of accidentally running over something like a toy or electrical cord?
A: Yes. The majority of the commercial carpet cleaning machines will shut down if they run over something they are not supposed to be going over. This includes toys, an electrical cord, paperclips and other such office supplies. This is for the safety of the operator of the machinery and anyone around the machine.
Q: What type of insurance does the commercial carpet cleaning company carry?
A: A commercial carpet cleaning company needs to have insurance on their workers - workers compensation insurance; insurance in case they break anything at the location they are working at and all their employees need to be bonded so there is no issue of theft. These are all safety measures that will insure a company is receiving the best possible commercial carpet cleaning and incase something does happen, everyone is covered.