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Carpet Cleaning Mistakes That Can Ruin Your Carpet

Carpet cleaning mistakes can ruin your carpet. According to the Institute of Inspection, Cleaning and Restoration Certification (IICRC), there are eight common carpet cleaning mistakes to avoid. Vigorously scrubbing a carpet stain. Not acting fast enough. Using the wrong cleaning prod

Removing Red Stains From Carpet

How do you approach a red stain on carpet? Traditionally, the heat transfer method has been proven to work in removing red stains. For this procedure, one would first clean the stain, wet the stain with a chemical product, agitate the chemical it into the carpet fiber using a carpet s

Floor Care Focus: Floor Care Trends

In recent years, the traditional floor care strip-finish cycle is being challenged in a number of ways. Users want a way to eliminate the stripping process and make floor care simpler, and manufacturers & distributors are tasked with providing these solutions. While the future of

Removing Tannin Stain From Carpet

Removing coffee and beverage stains from carpet can be a fairly difficult task. Even if you are successful at removing the stain, it can reappear through a process called “wicking”. With any carpet stains, wicking is a phenomenon can cause the stain to reappear after the stain has bee

How pH affects cleaning power

Cleaning products have different cleaning attributes based on the cleaning target, whether the product is designed to clean windows, or is designed for heavy duty degreasing. An attribute that affects all cleaning products is pH. Knowing what the cleaning target is, choosing the corre

Approaching GHS Deadline for Manufacturers & Distributors

GHS stands for the Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labeling of Chemicals. It is a set of guidelines that provides specific criteria for two processes: hazard classification and hazard communication. GHS is not an organization; it is a system that countries around the

Got Norovirus? Highly contagious virus shuts down schools in GA

Recently, the school system in Laurens County Georgia made the decision to close schools on a Friday because more than 100 students became ill.  The culprit believed to have caused the illness is the Norovirus, a highly contagious virus that causes acute gastrointestinal illnesses inc

Disinfecting Veterinary Facilities

Animal care facilities, much like our hospitals and healthcare facilities, face challenges of preventing the spread of disease within the hospital, shelter, or clinic. Keeping an animal hospital clean and sanitized is essential to preventing the spread of infections and keeping both a

Canine Influenza

Canine influenza, or dog flu, is a highly contagious respiratory virus caused by Influenza A H3N8. This virus does not affect humans, but can be spread between dogs. Canine influenza is spread through the air, touching contaminated surfaces, or by humans moving between infected and un

ATP Meter and Measuring Clean

If a surface looks clean, it doesn’t necessarily mean that it’s actually “clean”. The only way to know that a surface is truly “clean” is to test it. An adenosine triphosphate (ATP) monitoring kit is a powerful tool that can eliminate the guesswork. ATP is found in all living organism