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Name:IICRC Carpet Cleaning Tech
Description:• The most commonly encountered natural (wool, cotton, silk, sisal) and synthetic (nylon, polyester, olefin, acrylic, rayon) carpet fibers- characteristics
• The carpet manufacturing process: fiber selection, fiber production, (natural, synthetic continuous filament and stubble), yarn manufacturing (spinning, twisting, heat setting), construction (tufted, woven, fusion bonded), dyeing, and finishing - how each step effects clean ability.
• Fundamentals of cleaning: dry soil removal (vacuums and vacuuming), soil suspension (chemical action, heat agitation, time), related to every cleaning job.
• Cleaning methods: hot water extraction, absorbent pad (bonnet) cleaning, absorbent compound, rotary and dry foam shampoo, and encapsulation low moisture cleaning.
• Corrective and restorative deep cleaning: equipment, procedures, indoor environmental quality.
• Operational efficiency: van accessories, portable heaters, injection sprayers, electric sprayers, battery sprayers, pump up sprayers, cleaning wands and wand technique and power wands.
• Fundamentals of cleaning chemistry: the ph scale;, spotting, and effects on carpet fiber; soaps and detergents; hard waters effects upon cleaning; specific solution selection (pre-sprays, rising/extractions, encapsulation, bonnet, rotary or dry foam and boosters)
• Carpet Spotting: contents of spotting kits, spot and stain removal chemical selection, unknown spots, application and procedures, reducing bleaches, oxidizing bleaches, stain removal kits, specific spot and stain removal procedures.
• Safety and job considerations: MSDS, hazard communication, chemical safety, equipment safety, hose handling, customer service considerations waste water handling.
• Carpet problems: detects, characteristics, installation cleaning related problems (shrinkage, streaking, accelerated re-soiling, fungi growth, browning, bleeding, furniture stains), inspection, prevention, customer education and correction.
• Specialty areas: deodorization, carpet and fabric protection, cleaning stain resistant warranted carpets.
Date:Thursday, July 15th 2010
Class Dates:13, 14
Price:$ $299 2wks in advance $349 within the 2wks
Instructor:Doug Heiferman
Location: ILS - Carpet Cleaners Emporium
7074 Convoy Court
San Diego, CA  92111

Contact: Dan
Phone: (858) 576-0660
Fax: (858) 576-9880

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