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Integrity Cleaning Services ViP

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Integrity Cleaning Systems VIP Program

 

 

Benefits Include:

 

Big Discounts On Any Cleaning Any Time:

20% Discount on all Carpet, Tile and Grout, and Upholstery Cleaning Systems.  (benefit begins 3 months after membership start date)

10% Discount: (benefit begins 3 months after membership start date) on all optional upgrades such as Carpet and fabric sanitization, Carpet and fabric protection, Advanced stain removal, Odor removal, Grout Sealing

Double Referral Rewards: Instead of getting either a 10% credit or 5 redbox rentals. You will get both for every referral.  To view our normal Referral Reward click here.

Free Spotter Bottle and Unlimited Spotter Refills: You will receive a free spotter bottle after your cleaning as a gift. If you are VIP I will refill that bottle anytime for free.  (For non VIP the bottle is $10)

Lower Minimum Charge:   My normal minimum charge is $150.00, but when you are VIP your minimum charge is $100.00.  This is a huge benefit in those times when you only need one or two rooms cleaned.

You can get all these benefits with the VIP Membership for $5.95 a month.

Membership fee will be billed automatically on the 5th of each month.

You can cancel anytime, but once cancelled you cannot re-join later.

A $20 accounting fee will be charged for any declined transactions.

 

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Five Ways To Save On Your Cleaning Any Time

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Five Ways To Save On Your Cleaning Anytime

 

The desire to get a good job and a good deal can be quite the balancing act. 

At Integrity Cleaning Systems we strive to offer World Class Service while achieving excellent results, but we have come with ways that we can you save money to.

We also offer these saving to you anytime you want to use them.

Three great discount programs:  

1)   VIP Program:  20% Discount plus many more benefits.  For all details click here
2)   Schedule Online: Take $5.00 off when you schedule your cleaning appointment online.
3)   Senior Citizen & Veterans Discount:  10% off all cleaning packages.

Total Discounts can not exceed 20% of the cleaning package.  Minimum charges will apply.

Two great bill credits:

1)  Volume Discount:  For every $250 you spend on our cleaning packages you will receive $50 in free upgrade options.

2)  Referral Rewards:  Be rewarding for referring us clients.  Full Details Here
These credit are treated like a cash payment on the invoice and can exceed the 20% discount threshold and go below our minimum charge of $150.00
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Tile Soil Film

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How To Clean Tile and Avoid Soil Film

 

Soil film is a evenly distributed layer of soil that will cause your tile to look dingy over time.  Each time you mop your floor it can actually get worse as you create additional layers of soil on top of the previous layer of soil.  This is called a soil film, if you need help visit maplelandworks.com for more tips.

Once you have it you will need a professional to restore the tile.  Once you have a clean tile floor there are steps you can take to keep the floors cleaner longer and need me less. We also do window cleaning in case you need the service.

The Video About Cleaning Tile Soil Film  is shot on location at an actual job.

 

To learn our professional cleaning step to restore you tile click here.

Routine Maintenance Program To…

Keep Your Tile Clean and Free of Soil Film

General Recommendations

*Purchase a good quality dust mop and sweep your tile floors daily. This is especially important in new installations where the grout has not fully cured. Dirt, mud, and sand tend to ground into the grout mortar from heavy foot traffic.

*Dirt collecting carpet mats should be placed in frequently used entrances and shaken out weekly.

*We do not recommend the use of floor waxes as they can be difficult to remove from ceramic tile floors. As long as your floor is properly sealed and maintained, you should find no need for these products.

*Many tile cleaners are acid based and their use should be limited. Always read the manufacturers label to find out. All acids, no matter how weak, will etch marble surfaces. Natural marble is commonly installed as thresholds in doorways and is also installed in window sills and shower curbs. Discover More about how to avoid any cleaner that contains harsh abrasives.

Routine Cleaning System (every 2-4 weeks)

 

Step 1:    Dry vacuum or sweep floor

 

Step 2:  Mix “Neutral Floor Cleaner” into pump up sprayer.  .

 

Step 3: Spray or mop on floor and let sit for 5 minutes.  If it dries mist again and immediately go to step 4.

 

Step 4: Set Hoover Floormate to the wash setting.  This activates scrub brushes and wet pickup.  Scrub and extract floor.

 

Step 5: Relax you’re done.

 

Spill Clean Up

 

Step 1: Soak up spill with a clean dry towel.

 

Step 2: With a damp towel wipe down area.

 

Step 3: If it was a acidic spill (soda, alcohol, coffee ect.)  Mist on natural stone floor cleaning dilution let sit for 5 minutes and wipe off with damp towel.  If you have a natural stone the acidic spill may damage the surface of the stone that cannot be cleaned away.

 

Step 4: Relax you’re done.

I hope you found this information helpful.

 

Thanks.

 

 

 

 

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602-486-3966

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Is ZeroreZ really zero residue?

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My Thoughts On ZeroRez Carpet Cleaning Company

I typically make it a point not to talk about specific companies that I compete with.  I have decided to make an exception when it comes to ZeroRez.

The reason for this very important change is because some of my clients are actually asking me about them.

When you spend almost 10k a month in radio advertising, people will start to remember you and ask about you.  Then the question becomes if they are worth remembering.

First the good about ZeroRez:

From everythzerorezing I have seen they are a professionally ran company.

They have very good branding.

They don’t appear to be a major bait and switch kind of company,  the type the offers an extremely low price advertisement and jack up the price when they get to the home.   Although they do have some hidden fees, which we will discuss.

THE BAD ON ZEROREZ:

Deceptive Marketing:  Their biggest claim to fame is their zero residue cleaning and their completely false assertion that “ALL OTHER CLEANING COMPANIES LEAVE A RESIDUE BEHIND”

Lets break this one down a little.  First, a residue, is basically anything left behind that wasn’t there previously.  So if the carpet is wet, it is a residue.  However what they are really talking about is a DIRT ATTRACTING RESIDUE.

Dirt attracting residues can come in two forms.  Leaving the carpet in an alkaline state and leaving soapy film on the carpet fibers.  Both of these will cause the carpet to fill stiff for a couple of days after our home cleaning and they both can lead to the carpet resoiling quicker then it should, especially in the main traffic lanes.

Many cleaning chemicals uses alkalinity, including ZeroRez, as one of the methodologies of breaking down the soil bond with the carpet fiber.  Alkalinity is like a magnet for soil and will break down and pull the soil from the carpet fiber.  The problem is IF YOU LEAVE THE CARPET IN AN ALKALINE STATE IT WILL CONTINUE TO ATTRACT SOIL EVEN AFTER THE CARPET DRIES.

The other is a soapy residue.  similar to alkalinity if you leave this soapy film on the carpet, soil will stick to fiber making your vacuuming less effective, leading to rapid resoiling and premature wear. This might hold true even after implementing the most effective vacuuming methods listed on Ourhomelove.com, because if a carpet wears out of attrition, then it’s beyond the point of no recovery.

So ZeroRez is right about dirt attracting residue being a problem.  However they are dead wrong that “ALL OTHER CLEANERS LEAVE BEHIND”

While most cleaners do use products that have some alkalinity to them and “soap” in their cleaning systems.  Today chemistry is so advanced that even a mediocre cleaner can fully rinse that out of the carpet and by adding a PH Balancing Rinse to the water the carpet to dry in a neutral to slightly acid state.  This will leave the carpet soft to the touch and it will not attract soil.

Yes there are some crappy cleaners around that will rush the job and not rinse enough and use no PH Balancing rinse, but that is nowhere near all the cleaners ( I doubt it is even a majority of cleaners)

They are simply trying to elevate themselves by running all other companies down.

Their Cleaning System Is Not Better!  In addition to the claim they leave no residue, they also like to claim that their system cleans more thoroughly.

This is simply not true.  One of the acronyms we use in the industry, to describe the cleaning cycle, is STAT.

Solution:  This is the cleaning solution that is applied to the item being cleaned

Temperature:  This refers the temperature of the cleaning solution and rinse water.  According to the house cleaning honolulu hi team, the hotter, up to around 215 degrees, the better the cleaning.

Agitation:  After the solution is applied using agitation will help lift the carpet nap, separate matted fibers and help break the soil free.

Time:   The amount of time you leave the cleaning solution on the fiber dictates how much of the soil it will be able to break down and suspend for removal.

Look at like a cleaning pie, if you reduce the size of one piece, let say less dwell time you must increase another piece like more agitation.

The problem with ZeroRez is they just left out two pieces of the pie out all together.

They claim they don’t use chemistry, only their empowered water.  All their cleaning takes place during the extraction process.  They say they only extract your carpet with their empowered (alkaline) water.  Because the empowered water is injected into the carpet the same time it is extracted you are completely losing the benefits of dwell time and agitation.  This simply cannot clean better than using all the points of the cleaning pie.

It Is All A Lie:  ZeroRez knows what I just said is true.  The reason I know this is they shop at one the supply house I shop at the one where they sell glow in the dark garden pebbles as well.  I see them purchase the exact chemicals they claim they don’t use.

Here is how it works.

The advertised ZeroRez cleaning is only effective on very lightly soiled carpets.  On any carpet with a heavier soil load, which is most of the them, they still pre spray the carpet.  I am not sure if they tell their clients this at the time of service or not, but it is not consistent with the ads.

Hidden Fees:  In preparation for this post I reviewed several complaint website about Zerorez.   Many of them complained about Zerorez hiking up the prices when they get to the house.  Some of these complaint sites you have to take with a grain salt, but there were a lot of them.

Now I will admit it is really difficult to give and exact price over the phone.  Until you see the condition of the item being cleaned you can’t really know how long, or what steps will be needed, to achieve the desire results.  However if you are going to advertise and exact price you should honor it, for that initial cleaning, and then tell the client what the correct cost will be for future cleanings.

Also, some of the fees customers were complaining about had nothing to do with the actual cleaning.  Things like trip fees and environmental fees can sometime add $20 – $40 to the bill.  If these are standard fees, they should have included with the original estimate.

Those are few of the things I know and have learned about Zerorez.

If we can be of any more assistance please let us know.
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Integrity Cleaning Systems

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How often should I clean my carpets?

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One of the most popular questions I am asked after I finish a cleaning job is….

How Often Should I Clean My Carpet?

Do you want to know the same thing?

After having the house painted by the group of painters from My House Painter and also having your carpet professionally cleaned, you see how great they look.

You can feel the soft, fluffy carpet pushing up between your toes, even though you are not supposed to walk barefoot on them, and you know you want them to stay looking like that ALL THE TIME

new-carpetYou want your home to always have this “feel” and you know that a clean carpet adds to a healthy home.

Or maybe you just bought new carpet and you want to do it right from the start.

Either way the question remains,  how often should you clean your carpet?

My very best answer is it depends!

The truth is it is not a one size fits all and there are many variables that goes into the answer?

Here are some of the variables, that determine how often you should clean your carpets.

1)  Carpet Warranty:  If your carpet is new and still has a warranty you need to know terms of the warranty and follow them at an absolute minimum. They range most of the time between 12 to 18 months and some require the reapplication of carpet protector.

While these terms are a starting point they are based on optimum conditions for the carpet and often a more frequent cleaning regime is recommended.

 

2) How Many People Live In The Home:  Obviously the more people living in the home, the more people tracking in dirt, sweat, spills and body oils.

 

3) Pets In Home:  I love pets and have several myself, however it may add to cleanidirty-bootsng frequency.

4) Smoking In Home:  Smoking, or heavy candle burning, can add to cleaning frequency.

 

5) Types of soil:  The types of soil are based on a number factors.  Do you have desert landscaping?  Do you have a pool?  What type of work you do?  A mechanic or construction working may get more soil on their shoes they a greeter at walmart.

 

Here Is A Recommended Carpet Cleaning Chart Based On These Factors

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Here is an example of how carpet will wear based on frequency of cleaning.  Waiting to long between cleanings will create more damage to the fiber and restoration cleaning will not be as effective.

A proper cleaning schedule will keep your carpet looking better.  Extend the life of your carpet, decreasing replacement cost and make you home healthier.

 

Carpet Cleaning Schedule

 

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7 Steps To Keep You Carpets Looking Great Year Around

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KEEPING YOUR CARPET CLEAN YEAR ROUND IS UP TO YOU.

Would you be shocked if I told you that the biggest factor in how long your carpet lasts and how good it looks has a lot more to do with what you do between professional cleaning services than what the professional does?

Yes, Cleanworks offers fast, efficient carpet and fabric cleaning for businesses and other large organisations the professionals cleaners can remove maximum soil, make stains disappear like magic (sometimes), and leave a nice fresh scent in your home.  However, the professional cleaner cannot reverse fiber damage.  The damage can be at the base of the fiber causing the fiber to lay  a little different (like permanent bed head), or it can be fraying at the tip of the fiber, either way it will shadow and reflect light differently than the undamaged fiber.

In this post I want to go over 5 steps that YOU CAN DO between cleanings that will drastically reduce the wear in your carpet and two steps you can work with a green carpet cleaning nyc service on.  These will improve the appearance and extend the life of your carpet, SAVING YOU MONEY, and of course, we will also recommend you the best professionals to work with from spotlessflorida dot com in case you need some assistance. Furthermore, if you need help from an expert, you can contact carpet cleaning Glendale AZ to help you remove all the dirt in your carpet. If you have a unique carpet cleaning situation, don’t hesitate and quickly call Dan Dan The Carpet Man.

THE 7 STEPS TO KEEPING YOU CARPET CLEAN YEAR AROUND

sevenSTEP 1:  Use Walk Off Mats At All Entry Points:  The first line of defense starts at your door.  It just stands to reason that if you can keep the soil from entering your house, it won’t get into your carpets.   The best way to do that is a quality walk off mat at every entryway.  Most houses have one at their front door, but forget about the backdoor or the garage.

Preferably you want a to take at least 3 steps on the mat before entering the house.

STEP 2:   Change Your Air Filters Regularly:  Take at look at your ceiling fan.  Do they have a large amount of dirt and grime on them?

Do you find yourself dusting often, only to have the dust back the next day?

If you answered yes, it has to do with particles in the air being circulated as your AC / Heater.  Changing your filters will not only save you money on your electric and extend the life of your A/C unit, but it will also help reduce the amount of dust that gets circulated.   This will help keep everything including your carpet cleaner.

STEP 3:  Don’t Go Barefoot:  I know a lot of people, including my wife and kids, prefer to walk around barefoot.  Your carpets will get dirtier faster if you do.

Here is why, you skin has natural oils in it that will get absorbed as you walk barefoot on the carpet.  These oils become a sticky residue in your carpet fiber that soil will stick to, making your vacuuming less effective.

If you use lotion on your feet this effect is magnified greatly.

STEP 4:  Vacuum SLOWER With A Good Vacuum:  For the soil that does get into your home, you want to get rid of it as soon as possible before it damage you carpet.

The soil we have in Arizona is like little piece of sandpaper.  Your carpet works like a giant filter and it pulls soil down to the base of the fiber.  As the soil amount increases it works it way up the fiber to the surface.

Ask you see dirt on your carpet or on your tile first.  Your tile right!  That is because it sits on the surface on the tile, but on the carpet it work to the base of the fiber where it will sit there and sand you fiber with every step you take.

To battle this you must have a good vacuum or get a vacuum cleaning service come and do the work.  If your vacuum is old enough to hit puberty you should of replaced it awhile ago.  I like Riccar, a great American made vacuum cleaner. Appliance Hunter uses an appliance and posts his honest reviews.

Next, you must vacuum slower. While many people focus solely on removing surface debris from the carpet and rush through the process to achieve that end, it’s important to note that your goal should be to eliminate the soil that has filtered down to the base of the fiber. So take your time to ensure a thorough cleaning, remember, The Dyson sv06 battery works with all V6 model vacuums.

STEP 5:  Use Proper Spotting Techniques:  I have watched some of the videos on youtube telling you how to remove spots and I absolutely cringe.  They are trying to be helpful, but have no clue that the advice they are giving will eventually make the stain worse, make the stain permanent or damage the fiber.

To see a full blog on proper spot removal click here.  Your success at spot removal increase greatly if you follow the next step.

STEP 6:  Have A Carpet Protector Applied:  Most new carpet comes with a carpet protector build into the fabric, but that protector will be removed through normal wear and tear on the carpet.  How quickly depends on how much traffic you carpet has.

If you have a new carpet that is still under warranty it probably has a requirement on how often you have to professionally clean your carpet and if it requires having a protector reapplied to keep it under warranty.

STEP 7:  Get On A Maintenance Program With Your Professional Cleaner:  Most good professional cleaners have different cleaning packages based on the level of soil.  With Integrity Cleaning Systems I have a maintenance cleaning package that is about 50% less then my normal cleaning package.

We can set you up on a customized maintenance cleaning package based on your level of foot traffic that will help keep you looking clean all the time at a cost savings.  Please feel free to check out my cleaning packages here.

Have A Great and Clean Day,

Travis

Travis Miklethun

www.integritycleaningsystems.info

602-486-3966

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Groupon Carpet Cleaning Deals

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grouponWhy GroupOn Deals For Carpet Cleaning Can Ruin Your Day!

If you are anything like me, your inbox is full of Carpet Cleaning Deals from Groupon, Living Social or Amazon Local.  You may have even been tempted to take advantage of one of these offers and I get it, we all want to save money, but my question is…

…..What Are You Giving Up For The Deal?

Is the idea of “saving some money” worth the inevitable frustration of dealing with high pressure sales tactics or low quality work?

I think most of you would answer NO!  So why then do we keep running back to these deal sites?

Probably for the same reason that so many keep running back to the lottery, professional cleaning even though we all know we are more likely to be struck by lighting than to win the lotto.

On a side note, do you think the winners of the lottery ever go out in a thunder storm again?

In This Video I Explain Why…

Businesses And Customers Lose With GroupOn Carpet Cleaning Deals

Before I show you the video, I want to make sure you realize that I have run one of these ads so that I would know exactly how they work before I wrote this article.  Here is the link, but don’t buy the deal, it has expired.

https://www.livingsocial.com/cities/576-west-valley-arizona/deals/1310644-carpet-cleaning-for-three-rooms

Now please understand, I am not against Groupon, Living Social, or Amazon Local, they can be awesome for certain industries.  Here are a few they work great in.

Restaurants, Movie Tickets, Fitness Classes, or just about any event are great ways to use deal sites.   Those type of businesses have a much higher “static” business expense than they do “variable” business expense.  So they don’t really lose anything by selling something at cost to bring in a future customer.

I will talk more about “static” and “variable” expenses below.

GroupOn Deals Simply Don’t Work For Carpet Cleaners…

….if they know their numbers!

Warning…..Unless you are extremely analytical and love numbers the following information will bore you to death!

 You should just call Integrity Cleaning Systems now to schedule your appointment at 602-486-3966

For those brave souls that are still reading, here we go!

Service companies have two primary areas of expenses.  Static expenses and variable expenses.

STATIC EXPENSES:  These expenses have to be paid every day regardless if any work was performed that day.

These would include:

Lease payment on vehicle and equipment

Insurance – vehicle and liability

Phone – landline and cell phone

Internet

Web Hosting

Marketing Expenses – SEO work, website development, social media management, every door direct mail, email program ect.

Online contact manager and scheduler

When you add up all these expenses and divide them into a six hour production day (other time spent driving), every production hour the static expenses cost my company is about $20.00.

 

VARIABLE EXPENSES – These expenses relate directly to the work being performed

Fuel – Both for travel and 2 gallon per hour that I run my equipment

Chemical Cost

Maintenance:  On van and equipment

Labor:  Includes payroll, payroll taxes, workman’s comp ect

When you average these cost into a per production hour expense it is about $65 an hour

As you can see if I spend an hour in my office with no production I will lose $20.00 on the static expenses, but I am not paying the variable expenses.  I also have the bonus of spending that time creating marketing that will bring in good jobs.

If I work on a Carpet Cleaning Group On Deal as written in the offer.  I will have the static expenses of $20 and the variable expenses of $65 and the deal only paid me $35.  This cbd products if I take the job I lose $50, if I don’t take the job I only lose $20.   This is making the assumption that the job only takes me one hour.

So as you can see I would either be forced into using high pressure sales tactics to increase my price or work so quickly that quality becomes impossible or lose money.  No business will choose the third option.

I hope this will help you see through some of the hype around GroupOn, Living Social or Amazon Local Carpet Cleaning Deal.

By the way, if you would like to see the awesome special offer we make to every new client please click here

Sincerely,

Travis Miklethun
Owner – Integrity Cleaning Systems

 

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Stain Removal Tips: How To Remove Makeup

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How To Get Makeup Out Of Your Carpet, Without Making The Stain Permanent

 

In these stain removal videos I will give you my best advice on how to remove a stain WITHOUT causing futher damage to the fiber.  Many of the stain removal videos I see online are recommending techniques that can cause problems like:

Fiber Damage called tip blooming that will shadow under different light sources.

Color loss of the carpet fiber.

Permanently set the stain so that even a professional cant remove it.

Leave a residue that will attract soil.

Check out the video then you can  view the written instructions below.

 

Video:  How To Remove Makeup From Carpet

Written Instructions:  How To Remove Makeup From Carpet

  • Remove as much of the foreign material as possible by blotting with a white paper towel or scraping with a dull knife.
  • Apply isopropyl rubbing alcohol to a clean white cloth, white paper towel or cotton ball. If the spot extends deep into the pile use a blotting motion until the spot is removed or no color is transferred to the cloth. Do not allow the alcohol to penetrate into the backing as this will destroy the latex bond. If the spot is on the surface only, rub in one direction at a time. Never us a circular motion to remove spot as this may destroy the texture. Stop if spot is removed. If not you need to look for a reliable laundromat or do the next step.
  • Apply a small quantity of detergent solution to the spot. (To make the detergent solution mix 1/4 teaspoon of a hand dish washing detergent which does not contain lanolin or bleach with 1 quart of water; examples of safe detergents are Dawn® and Joy®.) Use a blotting motion to work the detergent into the affected area. If spot is being removed continue applying detergent and blotting with a white paper towel until spot is removed.
  • Rinse with tap water using a spray bottle, blot to remove excess moisture.
  • Spray lightly with water, do not blot this time; apply pad of paper towels and brick and allow to dry.
  • If there is still some stain on the carpet and blotting is not removing it, then moisten the tufts in the stained area with 3% hydrogen peroxide. Let stand for on (1) hour. Blot and repeat until carpet is stain free. Light will cause peroxide to change back to water so no rinsing is necessary. Apply pad of paper towels and weight down with brick.



Important – ALWAYS read and follow the care instructions and any warnings provided by the carpet or upholstery manufacturer. Carpeting and upholstery with natural fibers and/or certain dyes or finishes may require special treatment. If in doubt contact Pro-Care for advice/service first. NEVER PROCEED with any stain removal instructions without knowing the exact nature of the stain involved. NEVER USE any retail products to remove stains from carpet or upholstery without seeking the advice of the manufacturer or you could void your warranty. 

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Kirby Review

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Should You Buy A Kirby,  A Professional Cleaners Review

As a professional carpet cleaner I am often asked what vacuum cleaner I recommend.  There are a couple brands I really like, but in this blog I will be discussing the Kirby Vacuum Cleaner and if I think a homeowner should have one.

Let me start by saying that I believe proper dry soil removal with a quality vacuum cleaner is the number one factor that will determine how long you carpet last or how prematurely it will wear out.

This is the amount of dirt I found under a carpet and pad that I pulled back.

This is the amount of dirt I found under a carpet and pad that I pulled back.

The three determining factors will be:

How often you vacuum.
The speed you vacuum (most people vacuum way to quick)

The quality of your vacuum

So is Kirby the right vacuum for you?  I am going to go over the pros and cons of this vacuum.  Let me first tell you that I sold Kirby vacuums back in 1990 when it was the Generation 3 model.  I lasted about a week and the sales manager told me to make the sale or get kicked out of the house.  I quit that day.

I also recently purchased a new Kirby Vacuum Cleaner, the Sentria, so I do know a lot about this Vacuum.

The Pro’s of the Kirby:

Dry soil Removal: probably the best upright of any vacuum I have tested at removing dry soil.

Attachment Setup: most vacuum cleaners with attachments have a permanent hose that is part of the vacuum even when running the normal vacuum head.  This makes normal vacuuming less effective because it has to “pull” the air and soil a longer distance.  This creates the need for a bigger motor, more stress on the motor and more energy used.  The Kirby does not use the hose for normal vacuuming, instead you detach the power head when you use the attachment hose.

kirbyAutomatic Drive: the auto drive system makes it very easy to push this vacuum back and forth.

Filtration System:  if you invest in the better bags they are a high quality HEPA Filter.

Some Of The Attachments:  The hose, extension tubes, upholstery head works very well.

Mattress Vacuuming:  This is something you should do monthly and it works very well.  Leave your sheet on to protect your expensive Eva Mattresses and then wash your sheet afterwards. But at first, you must learn the difference between each mattress in order to treat it in the right manner.

Built To Last:  This thing will keep going.  Most vacuums you need to replace about every 5 years, this one you won’t.

Warranty:  I have only had one thing go wrong with mine and they did fix it without any issue.   So as far as I can tell they offer a good warranty.

The Cons of the Kirby:

Weight of the Machine:  The auto drive helps with the vacuuming, but doesn’t help if you have to carry it upstairs

Maneuverability:  The Kirby does not turn around furniture (including this outdoor heater) very easy and has a high profile so it does not get under furniture very well.

Attachments:  Some of the attachment do not work as well as they claimed.  You will probably not use the blower system to replace your leaf blower, although it works well to blow up air mattress or exercise balls.  The suds of gun doesn’t have a lot of value, I would be very surprised if you actually used it to paint your fence.  The stair attachment does not work well and the normal vacuum is to big for stairs.

Carpet Cleaning Head:  This is a waste of money and it is poorly built.  They claim that you will never need to hire a carpet cleaner again.  Not only is that not true it will void your carpet warranty.  I know this may sound self serving since I am a carpet cleaner, but check your carpet warranty.

High Pressure Sales:  I am not a big fan of their lead generation system or their sales tactics.

Price:  This is a big one.  They ask way to much for this machine.  If you really want one.  Skip the carpet cleaning head and offer $1000 if you are financing.  If you have cash you can probably get it for about $700 – $800.

My Conclusion On If You Should Buy A Kirby:

If you have $700 – $1000 to spend it’s a good vacuum.   You may want to check out the filter queen majestic also.  It has an even stronger motor and filter systems.  It is a canister system so it is not transported easy which is why I didn’t buy one.

If you don’t want to spend that much check out a Riccar at the local vacuum store.  They are about $350.  Don’t buy the one with attachment for the reason I mention above.  Instead you purchase and Riccar hand vacuum with attachment for your detail work.  You can find Riccars at your local vacuum supply store.

If this helped you with your decision please comment on this post.  If you would like to see my video on the proper way to vacuum, please click here.
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How to remove pet hair

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Why You Need To Remove Pet Hair From Carpet & Upholstery

 

We all love our pets, but there are a couple of issues they can bring to our life, along with the joy.  Pet stains and odors are one issue and you find information about that at this blog post.

In this post I will talk about the issue of pet hair.  Pet Hair can cause a number of problems, but the good news you don’t need to hire a professional to take care of it.    I will give you some tips from my friend who writes for RasingSpot.com on how to remove pet hair below, but first I want to talk about the problems.
Problem 1:  As pet hair gets wrapped around the carpet fiber below the surface of the carpet it can start to resemble soil.  pet hairEspecially if the pet hair is of a darker color, making your carpets look dirtier.

Problem 2:  Pet hair has natural oils in it.  Those oils can attract and hold on to dirt, causing your vacuuming to be less effective leaving more soil in the carpet.  A dirtier carpet will get permanent wear patterns sooner.

Problem 3:  Pet hair can cause odors, especially when humidity rises.  Think “it smells like a wet dog”

Problem 4:  Many people are allergic to pet hair itself.  In addition to that other allergens can actually stick to pet hair, like soil,  increasing allergens in the carpet.

Those are just a couple of the problems.  The solution, luckily, is not that hard, once you know the right way to do it.

 

How To Remove Pet Hair From Carpet

 

The biggest problem with removing pet hair from carpet is the way it wraps around the carpet fiber and depending on the type of carpet you have it can works it way down the fiber making it even harder to remove.

Most vacuums are not good at picking up pet hair because the roller brush on the vacuum doesn’t reach the hair below the surface.  If you’re not sure if your vacuum is suitable – and want to know what is the best vacuum for pet hair, flip your vacuum over and look at the length of the bristles that touches the carpet and you buy CBD products see what I mean.  In one simple step you can fix this problem.

Before you vacuum your carpet you need to rake it.  As aesthetic clinic says that pet hair is one of the main reason for acne and allergies. If you look at the picture of the rake you can see how much longer the bristles are.  The rake will grab a hold of the pet hair and bring it to the surface, then your vacuuming will be effective at picking up the hair on the surface.  You normally don’t need to do this every time you vacuum depending on how bad you pet hair problem is.  On occasion if you lightly mist the carpet with water, before you rake it, will give you better results.   If you do this make sure the moisture is gone before vacuuming.

As an added bonus raking the carpet will lift and separate the carpet nap in the traffic lanes improving soil removal of the vacuum as well. Have your pet checked by a vet if its shedding too much, here is a list of veterinary practice management software

Several stores will carry carpet rakes or you can one through Amazon.com by click the picture below.

How to remove pet hair from upholstery

This difficulty is very similar to that of carpet, except for the length of the nap on the fabric.  Even though upholstery has very little nap the pet hair can still get stuck into the fabric.

The process to fix it is also very similar, a light misting of the fabric with water will help.  Agitate the fabric with a lint and hair removal brush to separate it from the fabric.  Let fabric dry and then vacuum.  There is a link below for a hair removal brush that has very good reviews.

A couple of other options that I have seen people talk about, but haven’t tried my self.

Tape:  either a strip of tape or a tape based lint roller.  Stick the tape to the couch and lift it up, much of the pet hair will transfer to the tape.

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Rubber Glove:  Put on a rubber gloves move the glove in circular motions on the area of hair.  This can separate the pet hair from fabric then vacuum.

If you have any question feel free to call us at 602-486-3966 or ask you question below in the comments section.

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Have a great day and we look forward to helping you with your future cleaning needs.

 

Sincerely,

Travis

Travis Miklethun – Owner

Integrity Cleaning Systems

 

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