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Thread Number: 20465
Cleaning Comparison Old vs. New |
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| Post# 229139 , Reply# 1 4/19/2013 at 19:12 (4,018 days old) by Codyhoover () | ||
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My test setup: 
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| Post# 229192 , Reply# 3 4/20/2013 at 07:31 (4,017 days old) by 1926700 () | ||
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or a...... Eureka with a Rugulator, and a Vibra-Groomer I (one). Possibly also a Higher end Eureka Power team canister, Like a Empress II, or TOL Roto-Matic | ||
| Post# 229237 , Reply# 5 4/20/2013 at 10:39 (4,017 days old) by NYCWriter (New York City) | ||
Well ...
... rugs are not the "investment" they used to be because of plastics.
Prior to WWII, a rug was wool, and often hand-loomed or hand-woven. Room-sized rugs were really the domain of the rich; very few households of average means could afford them (this is why so many modest homes had those country-look "braided" rugs or "rag" rugs). The only other floor surfaces were hardwood or linoleum (or even leather). Today, however, with cheap nylons and other petroleum-based polymers, carpeting is now pretty much the norm. CHEAP carpeting. All chemicals. Which is why many people need to "air out" the house for a few days before actually living with their new synthetic carpeting, because of the fumes. And while the majority of the chemicals are offgassed in those initial days, those carpets are offgassing toxic fumes over their entire lifetimes. Very unhealthy. Wool, however, is a "living" fiber -- organic -- constantly capturing airborne pollutants and holding them (until, of course, you vaccum or wash the fibers). One of the best air purifiers in a room, believe it or not, is a large wool rug. But ... they're expensive. My white textured wool "room-sized" rug in the bedroom (11x14) was priced at $11,000 six years ago. So there are many of us who still see our rugs as investments. | ||
| Post# 229262 , Reply# 6 4/20/2013 at 13:39 (4,017 days old) by kenkart () | ||
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11,000.00 !!! Id be afraid to walk on that!!LOL, But I bet its beautiful! | ||
| Post# 229283 , Reply# 7 4/20/2013 at 14:57 (4,017 days old) by NYCWriter (New York City) | ||
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Hans ...
Well, I got a great deal on it, since I was also buying a rug for the living room.
And that's why it's white ... and in the BEDROOM ... no cross-trafic! But SOFT! OMG. It's like walking on a cashmere sweater! And it's textured to look like river rock. BTW ... no "outside" shoes in my apartment! Only "inside" shoes that have never crossed the threshold! | ||
| Post# 229290 , Reply# 9 4/20/2013 at 15:23 (4,017 days old) by NYCWriter (New York City) | ||
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Something else to consider ... | ||
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