How to clean and knock carpet in the snow?

To maintain order and freshness in the house, carpets and rugs should be cleaned at least twice a year. If summer is considered the ideal time for chemical exposure of the product, then in winter it is best to treat the carpet with snow. Contrary to popular belief, there may be several options for the approach, if desired, manipulation can be carried out even at home. Snow cleaning allows you to quickly and accurately restore the cleanliness and freshness of a household item, get rid of harmful microorganisms and ticks.

Regardless of the type of manipulation, you must adhere to the following rules:

Processing is carried out only by loose, soft snow without a crust. In this case, the mass should not be in a thawed state, it must not be allowed that the carpet is wet.
It is best to use a freshly fallen product that has not yet had time to become covered with slags and gas exhausts.
Before starting the procedure, carpets and rugs need to be vacuumed, you can even knock them out additionally.
The active stage of processing must be carried out as quickly as possible. If the product is very large, it is better to clean it in parts so that the pile does not have time to get wet.

Tip: Dealing with a massive carpet yourself is quite difficult. It is better to take on the processing of a large company, distributing between all sites, then the risk of getting things wet is minimal.

When treating the carpet with snow, do not use industrial or homemade detergents. If the product is too dirty, it must first be cleaned chemically and exposed to snow in a couple of days after that.

If the manipulation is carried out correctly, positive changes will be immediately apparent. After this, it is recommended to hold the product in the cold for at least a day by hanging it on a solid stand.

Options for cleaning the carpet with snow - features of the manipulation

If on the street you can find an impressive area of area of clean, not crushed snow, then the procedure is best carried out in the fresh air. It will look like this:

First we spread the carpet face down, abundantly and evenly sprinkle it with snow. We take a plastic beater and begin to quickly knock the product over its entire surface.
Shake off the remaining snow, transfer the product to a clean area and spread it with the pile up. We also sprinkle snow on the surface and begin to beat out with intense short movements. At the same time, we try not to walk a lot.
Then shake off the snow again, pour new and carefully, but carefully sweep it with a broom or brush with elastic bristles. After that, it is enough to shake small carpets several times, large ones will have to be thrown over the horizontal bar and knocked out well.

If it is impossible to take a massive product out into the street, it can be cleaned with snow and at home, but you need to do it correctly, otherwise there is a risk of rotting of the pile and base.

First you need to prepare. In the chosen spacious room, we line the floor with oilcloth, it should be slightly larger than the carpet in area. We close the door and open the windows so that the room is well ventilated, and the temperature drops slightly.
We collect a bucket or two snows, pour a thin layer on the pile and slightly knock out. We collect the remains of the product with a vacuum cleaner, you just need to make sure that the model is not afraid of water. In extreme cases, you can do with a broom, but there will be a lot of dirt even with oilcloth.
We turn the thing upside down, the oilcloth must be changed to clean and we carry out the same manipulations. The wrong side must be knocked out carefully so as not to deform the pile very much.
We turn the carpet over again, laying it on a clean floor.For some time it is not recommended to walk on it, you need to wait until the subject is completely dry.

The second method is best to clean massive carpets, in extreme cases, they can be rolled up to half into a roll and processed in sections.

Do I need to knock out carpets in the snow or is there enough surface treatment?

Some housewives doubt that carpets with a long pile or from delicate materials need to be knocked out. They prefer to brush it only. Such an approach has the right to exist, but to achieve the optimal result from it will be possible only with repeated repetition of approaches. Even after that, a significant amount of dust will likely remain between the villi. In this case, the product will have time to get wet through.

If you use beaters made of soft rubberized plastic for impact, then you can not be afraid of deformations, and the positive effect will be obvious. In extreme cases, you can hang the carpet on a stand, take a terry towel, dump it in the snow, cover the carpet and knock a thing through such a layer. This approach is more troublesome, but quite effective and absolutely safe. Only you need to work as quickly as possible, regularly changing towels.