Everybody likes coming home to a soft, fuzzy carpet adorning their living space or bedroom. The plush comfort that people feel under their feet after a long, hard day at work is unparalleled. Sadly though, regular wear and tear, food and beverage spills, lint, and dander start enveloping their carpet, making it lose its original beauty and coziness.
The good news though? They can simply book a professional carpet cleaning service with your business and give their worn-out carpet a brand-new look! That’s when your company enters the scene, sending your best professional experts with a carpet cleaning machine to give your customers spick and span carpets free of dust and allergens, and highly neat to look at.
But then, it becomes imperative for you to take good care of the machine that helps maintain the expensive carpets of your clients. This is why, we discuss in this blog the top 5 tips that can help extend the lifespan of your carpet-cleaning machines so that your clients’ costly carpets can live longer to beautify their home space.
Top 5 Tips to Maintain Your Carpet Cleaning Machine
You buy the best carpet cleaner for your business to help maintain the best-looking carpet for your customers. But how long do you think the machine can keep doing a thankless job without being cared for enough? Like any other apparatus, your carpet steam cleaner needs effective maintenance to keep working without glitches and hitches. Here’s what you can do to extend its longevity:
- Clean the waste tank after every use
- Empty out the solution tank after cleaning
- Rotate the brushes on each use
- Carefully wind in the power cable
- Store the machine in a dry and safe area
1. Clean the waste tank after every use
It is best advised to empty out and thoroughly clean the waste water tank of your carpet cleaning machine for the best results every single time. Make sure that the machine is turned off and unplugged before you start cleaning the tank. Also, wear rubber gloves for added protection. Carefully remove the waste water tank from the machine and empty it into a toilet.
Rinse the tank with warm water thoroughly to remove any loose debris. Refill half of the tank with warm water and add some mild detergent or vinegar for cleaning. Using a sponge can help scrub the interior walls of the tank, its lid, and rubber seals. Then empty the cleaning solution and rinse the tank with clean warm water. Make sure that all debris and cleaning solutions are removed from the tank; if not, you may scrub once more.
After ensuring that the tank is cleaned thoroughly, wipe dry the interior of the tank with a clean dry cloth or paper towel. You may also leave it to air dry to prevent mold. Reattach the dry tank to the carpet cleaning machine securely. Repeat the waste tank cleaning process after every use of the machine.
2. Empty out the solution tank after cleaning
At the end of every cleaning job, it’s best advised to remove the solution tank present in the carpet cleaning machine and empty out the remaining solution, if any. Also, make sure to rinse the tank with clean water and keep it ready for your professional for the next cleaning job.
3. Rotate the brushes on each use
Brushes are an integral part of the machine and play a vital role in the carpet-cleaning process. Make sure to remove them each time you finish using the machine and clean the brushes thoroughly. When you remove the brushes, also wipe off the machine’s axles.
Special tip:Rotating the brushes after every cleaning cycle can help extend the life of your machine.
4. Carefully wind in the power cable
A common mistake that most professional cleaning companies tend to make is not keeping the power cable of the carpet cleaner wound up neatly after using the machine. This can sometimes create technical problems in operating the machine (without you realizing it). Once your job is done, take a dry piece of cloth and neatly wipe off the power cable to clean up any dirt on the surface. Then neatly wind the cable back the same way it was at the time of using the machine the first time. A simple but highly effective tip to make your carpet cleaning machine last longer!
5. Store the machine in a dry and safe area
Your carpet cleaner is a valuable asset that adds life and beauty to your clients’ carpets and brings money to your business. Make sure that you find the apparatus a safe and secure home when it isn’t in use. A place that is dry and nowhere near water, or far from the possibility of being affected by a potential flood or falling debris, is an ideal storage unit for your carpet cleaning machine.
Final Thoughts
A carpet cleaning machine is a valuable investment for a professional cleaner company like yours, as it can restore the beauty of an expensive carpet and enliven any living space. As easy as it may be to buy carpet cleaners, it can be rather challenging to keep them in good working condition for years. A heavy investment like this needs appropriate care to keep reaping benefits for your business for longer. This blog is aimed at helping you retrieve full value for your money and ensure that your customers thank you for taking care of the machines that take care of their carpets.
