What is Low Moisture Carpet Cleaning?
Low moisture carpet cleaning is a modern, efficient method of cleaning carpets that uses significantly less water than traditional steam cleaning. Instead of soaking the carpet, this process applies a controlled amount of high-quality crystallizing encapsulation detergent that breaks down dirt and stains. The solution is then agitated into the carpet fibers and extracted with powerful equipment, removing soil without over-wetting the carpet. This method not only reduces drying time to just 1–2 hours but also minimizes the risk of mold, mildew, and re-soiling—making it a safer, cleaner, and more convenient option for both homes and businesses.
How Soil Affects Carpet
Most dry soil in a commercial setting can be readily removed with routine dry vacuuming. It’s the oily and sticky soil that clings to the carpet and degrades its appearance. The result is an ugly drab-gray-dull appearance. Removing the soil that’s binding to the carpet fiber is the goal of good carpet cleaning.
Encapsulation cleaning simplifies the process of soil recovery.
Carpets Stay Clean Longer
We use a high-quality crystallizing encapsulation detergent that leaves the carpets retaining a high appearance.
The crystallizing polymer component resists soil. Thus a bright and clean carpet can be enjoyed day-in-day-out, and the life of the carpet can be extended accordingly.
Common commercial carpet problems like wicking and recurring spill stains are also eliminated.
Where Does The Soil Go?
Any dry soil will first be vacuumed up using a powerful commercial vacuum cleaner.
The carpet then gets scrubbed with a high power oscillating orbital machine that releases the soil from the fiber.
As the solution dries, the soil is held in suspension.
The encapsulated soil then releases from the carpet as the fiber flexes, and gets recovered through routine vacuuming.
(A lot of the released soil will also be absorbed into the pads on the oscillating orbital machine while scrubbing the floor.)
