Wednesday, March 7, 2012

How to Make Carpet Cleaning Equipment More Eco-Friendly

All kinds of machinery, not just carpet cleaning equipment, are made these days with an eye on environmental protection. There are government guidelines to ensure that the manufacturing and the functioning of all types of machines do not change the environment beyond a certain limit. Still, there are ways a cleaning worker can make the machine more eco-friendly.

The following steps make the functioning of a carpet cleaning machine more environmentally friendly:

• Use heated carpet cleaners
• Use green chemicals
• Use low flow machines

Heated Carpet Cleaners
Conventional carpet cleaners do not have heating elements. Consequently, these machines can provide only cold water output. Modern portable carpet cleaners have heating elements and can provide output temperatures of 210°F. The heated output is not just more efficient but eco-friendly too.

Green Chemicals
Cleaning agents play integral roles in the functioning of carpet cleaning equipment. Using synthetic detergents is fraught with the twin risks of contaminating the environment and causing health problems to people.

Green chemicals are better alternatives to synthetic chemicals. Green products are extracted from plant and vegetables. These have as good cleaning efficiency as synthetic products have, if not more. You also have the all-important aspect of lack of toxicity.

Low Flow Machines
Carpet cleaning equipment with low flow technology ensures the surface dries up quickly and stays clean for a long time. Wet surfaces are fertile grounds for many harmful microorganisms.