How Important is Vacuuming?

95% of maintenance of your carpet is vacuuming. If you vacuum enough with a properly maintained vacuum your carpet will never show dirt! You may still get spots from spills or things tracked in from your shoes but dirt won't show. A properly maintained vacuum means new brushes and belt at least once a year. After one year your vacuum looses 50% of its ability to remove dirt. It will still pick up what's on the surface. It is recommended that carpet should be vacuumed 8 passes per week. You can get away with less passes with a more powerful vacuum but most vacuume's don't qualify. Many times I have shown customers that I can remove dirt from filthy carpet with my vacuum alone. If your carpet looks dirty try vacuuming the dirty area for 30 minutes. You will be surprised how clean your carpet will get. If it doesn't, you need new brushes. You can never vacuum too much. If you love your carpet vacuum, vacuum, vacuum!