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Thread Number: 32653
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Gentle? new/ used carpet |
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| Post# 357902 8/18/2016 at 10:05 (2,807 days old) by suckolux (Yuba City, CA) | ||
Ok guys, jump in please?? Brother brought me his used Pretty Pottery Barn 100% wool carpet, was rolled up in storage 2 year, 2 years before that under formal dining room table, prior to that Estate sale, so we don't know how old it is or where it was then. It looked fine when he brought it here, soft too! But no furniture, I cleaned it first. he had shampooed it in the driveway 4 years ago, spinscrub, same machine I have. I now have both of them. I cleaned it 4 times, rinsed twice, still not coming up clean in the water tank. But I am concerned about wear/ shedding? I vacuumed 2 times with the Kirby Diamond, just for giggles went over with the dyson v6, lots of dust and crud still, this was prior to the shampooing . But even after I am getting a lot with it, but I think its carpet fiber. Kirby does have a gentle speed, I also have the Royal 8100?? It has the brush stiffeners 7 amp? Or I have the Elux Silverado, that brushroll is not aggressive at all. Dysons seem to get too much fluff up. I would love to vacuum it every day but love how it looks and don't want it bald in a year. Kitty gone now, so its just me. What would you all do??? I hope you like the look, not sure the cell phone pic does justice. Advise please! Thanks, David.
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| Post# 357903 , Reply# 1 8/18/2016 at 10:06 (2,807 days old) by suckolux (Yuba City, CA) | ||
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| Post# 357907 , Reply# 2 8/18/2016 at 10:18 (2,807 days old) by sebo_fan (Scotland, UK, member AKA ukvacfan, & Nar2) | ||
Wool? Welcome to my world!
It actually looks fine to me. If its a wool rug it shouldn't be having much beater action on it though. It will eventually go fuzzy and bare unless the bristles are soft and delicate. If any part of it can be beaten it will be the backing of it!
Have a look at this video online. I've seen it before and its pretty good. | ||
| Post# 357909 , Reply# 3 8/18/2016 at 10:32 (2,807 days old) by suckolux (Yuba City, CA) | ||
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I learned that with my Rust colored one from mid 80s, daily upright, it was bald in the middle in ten years, still in the garage! I could not toss it out. I forgot about the Miele in the garage, darn short hose gives me fits. The fake oriental carpet went to the bedroom, Olelin maybe, not the same feel.
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| Post# 357919 , Reply# 5 8/18/2016 at 14:13 (2,806 days old) by suckolux (Yuba City, CA) | ||
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| Post# 357921 , Reply# 6 8/18/2016 at 14:23 (2,806 days old) by suckolux (Yuba City, CA) | ||
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The 217 on the Titan ended up with a good amount in the new bag too! Very short fibers, broken off?? Old age? Dirty and walked on so long ago? IS this going to need straight suction only from now on? I can turn it off on the 217 Miele anyway. Of course I have the standard head for the Lux too. More input here the better folks, rather not finish the rug off in no time. I can see its not going to be daily cleaning. Twice a week??
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| Post# 357928 , Reply# 7 8/18/2016 at 15:46 (2,806 days old) by vacerator (Macomb Michigan) | ||
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Your grey rug looks like the ones my folks had, but theirs were blue. They had a Simplicity upright. It never hurt the rugs. | ||
| Post# 357930 , Reply# 8 8/18/2016 at 18:38 (2,806 days old) by suckolux (Yuba City, CA) | ||
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| Post# 357944 , Reply# 9 8/19/2016 at 05:55 (2,806 days old) by vacerator (Macomb Michigan) | ||
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by plastic, do you mean nylon? Cheap rugs made by Milliken Mills are nylon. At least American made though. | ||
| Post# 357949 , Reply# 10 8/19/2016 at 08:43 (2,806 days old) by suckolux (Yuba City, CA) | ||
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| Post# 357973 , Reply# 11 8/19/2016 at 15:41 (2,805 days old) by vacerator (Macomb Michigan) | ||
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I think Olefin is a type of acrylic. | ||
| Post# 357975 , Reply# 12 8/19/2016 at 17:12 (2,805 days old) by suckolux (Yuba City, CA) | ||
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| Post# 358007 , Reply# 13 8/20/2016 at 19:37 (2,804 days old) by suckolux (Yuba City, CA) | ||
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Update on the carpet, 2 more rinses, still not clean, but I am stopping. Thinking the Kirby weekly , suction only! Talked to brother, it is 6 years old, but the first 2 years was in the living room of the small ranch house they had, lots of dirt outside!! and 2 small dogs. He cleaned it before it went in the dining room, that was not used. Must not have cleaned it well. So its not old age making it shed so much, just not happy with brush roll I guess?? They of course could have weakened it by walking all over it with it having dirt and grit at the ranch house. He has a Hoover Elite, but not sure how often it was ran, he is not ocd on that crap like me.
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| Post# 358100 , Reply# 15 8/23/2016 at 09:05 (2,802 days old) by suckolux (Yuba City, CA) | ||
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| Post# 358160 , Reply# 16 8/24/2016 at 14:04 (2,800 days old) by suckolux (Yuba City, CA) | ||
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| Post# 358381 , Reply# 17 8/29/2016 at 17:55 (2,795 days old) by suckolux (Yuba City, CA) | ||
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| Post# 358809 , Reply# 18 9/5/2016 at 20:27 (2,788 days old) by suckolux (Yuba City, CA) | ||
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Brush-roll installed, spa day for Diamond too! Gentle speed, soft brush, I think I am ok. Sounds very different with the other brush roll
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| Post# 359046 , Reply# 19 9/9/2016 at 21:50 (2,784 days old) by kirby519 (Wisconsin) | ||
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Your welcome. Hope it works well for you. The high air flow of the Kirby will help keep that area carpet clean. The gentle brushing action will give just enough aggitation to move the nap to facilitate a good cleaning with out causing undo wear. | ||
| Post# 359810 , Reply# 20 9/23/2016 at 22:04 (2,770 days old) by kirby519 (Wisconsin) | ||
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How is the new brush roll working out? | ||
| Post# 359812 , Reply# 21 9/23/2016 at 23:06 (2,770 days old) by suckolux (Yuba City, CA) | ||
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