We knock out the carpet correctly: how, where and how is it better to do it?

With the advent of steamers, washing vacuums, safe chemical products, it is much easier to clean carpets correctly and efficiently. Despite this, some prefer to knock heavily soiled items on the street, most often in the courtyard. Manipulation is very effective, if carried out at least twice a year, you can not worry about the freshness of the air in the apartment.

The approach has only two negative points. Firstly, the manipulation is quite specific and few people carry it out according to all the rules, hence not the best result. Secondly, recently there has been debate about the legality of carpet cleaning in the courtyard of residential buildings.

Is it possible to knock out carpets in the yard on the street?

If a few years ago everyone could knock out their carpets in the courtyard of the house, and for this purpose special stands in the form of horizontal bars with massive crossbars were even placed on the street, today the situation has changed dramatically. Understanding why the events suddenly fell under the ban, the following points can be highlighted:

1. Dust, dirt, particles accumulated in the pile, particles of various aerosols and chemical products enter the atmosphere, which negatively affects the environment and even contributes to the destruction of the ozone layer. To avoid this, you must prevent the distribution of these components. To do this, you can simply cover the carpet with a damp sheet before the knockout process.
2. The dirt flying from the processing of the product can settle on the clothes of others, washed clothes (some still dry it in the yard), objects from the playground. This moment a wet sheet also prevents or minimizes, but before starting treatment it is better to evaluate all risk factors and knock the carpet away from people.
3. Noise. In a busy courtyard not far from a busy road, nobody will pay attention to the characteristic pops. And in a secluded courtyard with a minimum noise level, there are sure to be dissatisfied. For this reason, carpets are best cleaned in the daytime, and not in the early morning, and, on weekdays, and not on a day off.

There are no laws prohibiting this particular manipulation. But there are provisions that do not allow the cultivation of dirt in the courtyard of a residential building. Therefore, it is unhindered to carry out cleaning if one of the neighbors is unlikely to agree to this.

How to knock a carpet - professional and improvised tools

There are several factors that influence the selection of a suitable carpet knocker. We will have to take into account not only the density of the product, but also the time of year, the length of the pile, the degree of contamination.

• To qualitatively knock out a carpet in winter, you need to take a special tool with rubberized elements. It will not freeze and crack in the cold, ensuring a high-quality study of the product.
• In the summer, you can get by with a plastic tool, the main thing is that it is distinguished by sufficient flexibility.
• You can use sticks, mops and other improvised means, but only to remove the main dirt. They can easily remove sand between the villi, but will not completely remove the dust deposits.

Tip: Rattan beaters are very popular today. Some housewives weave them on their own and regularly update devices. Such products are environmentally friendly, allow you to quickly and thoroughly knock out the carpet, do not break and bend well, without harming the pile.

An important role is played by the area of ​​the tool.Small carpets and delicate texture products can be processed with massive beaters. They will allow you to quickly work out the material, spending a minimum of time and effort. But for massive products it will be correct to take a knocker with a small working area.

You will have to spend more time on work, but since the carpet will be really cleaned to the maximum. Acting with a large tool, you will either have to apply a lot of forces and in a few minutes they will end, or all the dust will simply go to the upper layers of the pile.

How to knock a carpet correctly - features of various approaches

Regardless of the season in which processing is carried out, there are several rules, compliance with which allows you to knock out carpets efficiently and quickly:

1. The yard should be dry and calm. If the action takes place in winter, light snow is allowed.
2. Before starting processing, the carpet must be vacuumed on both sides in a dry way. Then we turn it into a roll with a pile inward and take it out onto the street. In the yard you need to inspect the horizontal bar for the presence of protruding elements, wipe from dirt. Few people know that carpets can be knocked out on a horizontal surface, for example, on dense grass or a short-cut lawn.
3. We hang out or lay out the product pile down, start to beat it out with short frequent strokes without applying significant force. We act sequentially, moving from top to bottom. This is the only way to prevent the movement of dust to neighboring areas.
4. Maximum efficiency can be achieved by working as a team. While one person will knock out one part of the product, the second can lift the carpet by the opposite end, this will protect it from dust and dirt.
5. After achieving the desired result, it is recommended to turn the product upside down and knock it out again, but only from the inside. It is generally better not to affect the pile with a knocker. On the front side, you can knock out only very dirty carpets, after covering them with a damp sheet.
6. The final processing step will be surface cleaning of the item on both sides with a slightly damp brush.

In the winter months, snow is used to enhance the cleaning effect. It is abundantly applied to the surface of the decomposed product, after which the carpet is knocked out, and the remaining snow is swept away. It will be correct to draw on the approach to both sides of the functional device, only in this way it will be possible to get rid of all the dirt. If there is not a lot of snow, they can slightly rub the suspended object, and then work out with a knocker.

The summer counterpart to this approach is the use of a wet sheet. The main thing is not to add detergents to the water, a clean liquid will quickly return freshness to the pile. If the product is saturated with tobacco smoke or other unpleasant odors, the use of a very weak vinegar solution is omitted. However, after cleaning, the carpet will have to be left in the fresh air for several hours so that a pungent smell disappears.

Contrary to popular belief, knocking out carpets on open balconies is not recommended; it is practically useless. The item must be purged from all sides, only then it will be cleaned well.