Some Myths Related To Wet Carpet Cleaning Busted

Sometimes, drinks or liquids get spilt on the carpet accidently and leaves stains. You may even have to handle a completely soaked carpet due to tap left open or bursting of the water heater. This does not mean that your carpet is spoilt and needs to be replaced. However, you must act instantly to minimize the damage.

Carpet cleaning in London is tagged with several myths but before that it is necessary to know things about carpets and dampness, which is relevant. Residential carpets have 1/4^th inch of pad under it. This pad offers you soft and comfortable feel, while walking on it. Carpet actually sieves the water. The pad under the carpet works as sponge and soaks this water. Water likes to move always, so it moves towards dry building material. In hours or minutes the water will migrate towards the room edges but pad could be saturated.

Below are some myths regarding carpet cleaning in London related to drying of wet carpets

1. Wet carpet can dry by itself - It is true but by the time it gets dried up it can produce bad odour and develop certain bacteria. Even if your carpet gets dried up completely, the pad still remains wet for much longer.

2. Wet pad has to be removed - People think that water cannot be extracted from damp pads even with hi-tech extraction machines. Fortunately, there are several state-of-art equipment available that successfully eliminate dampness from the pad.

3. It is not possible to dry a damp pad - These days there is no need to hang the carpet for drying wet pad.

4. If highly wet carpet is dried, it will not emit moldy odour - It depends on the way you dry the carpet. If both pad and carpet are not dried quickly and properly then you may have to experience moldy lingering smell.