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Needled Carpets | Cleaning and Maintenance
FINDEISEN needled carpets are particularly “Preconditions for the suitability of a needled
wear-resistant. carpet are a cleaning and maintenance
adapted to the usage of the carpet, the pro-
The optical sensitivity to visible soiling also vision of soil-collecting areas, and a usage-
plays an important part where this is con- relevant colouring”.
cerned. With textile floor coverings it is, in fact,
just as important as their wear-resistance 1.0 Cleaning at the End of the Construction
properties. The sensitivity to visible soiling
Works
does not only depend on the colour and pat-
tern, but also on the construction. Prior to handing over the rooms to their users,
the installed needled carpets must always be
Light colours hide the dirt less than darker col- sufficiently protected against soiling (e. g. as it
ours and must, therefore, be cleaned more fre- is produced during construction works).
quently.
If, nevertheless, such soiling should exist after
For heavily used floor spaces, needled carpets the installation of needled carpets and prior to
with a high proportion of coarse fibres have handing over the rooms to their users (e. g. due
stood the test of time especially well. to construction works), these have to be re-
moved by a professional final cleaning.
The rough-fibre structure of the surface com-
bines rustic optics with a textile character. For this, remove the worst of the dirt by tho-
The combination of coarse and fine fibres roughly brush-vacuuming the carpet. The dirt
makes soil particles in various conditions of ag- and dust that have penetrated more deeply in
gregation less visible as the case might be with the carpet should be removed using a contra-
other carpets. rotating double-brush machine with dirt
collecting boxes.
Needled carpets are also especially easy to
care for and clean to their best advantage and, The dust is directly collected in two boxes that
accordingly so, are extremely economical. are fitted on both ends in front of the brushes.
These cleaning and maintenance instructions Steps exceeding this measure are not part of
base on the experience of FINDEISEN GmbH, a cleaning at the end of the construction
on the requirements of the latest RAL 991 A3 works, this type of cleaning being defined only
and the latest rules of the Arbeitskreis as dry removal of coarse and fine dirt.
werterhalt.org (available at www.werterhalt.org).
Never perform a wet-cleaning after the end of
The indications in these instructions are only the construction works, since, otherwise, the
applicable to FINDEISEN carpets. moisture entering the carpet makes the fine
construction dust clot, such clots being very
In principle: The cleaning and maintenance of difficult to remove.
FINDEISEN needled carpets depends entirely
on the usage of the carpet! In case the here described type of cleaning is
not sufficient to make the carpet look perfect,
In this connection, the latest comments on the contact a qualified specialist company for fur-
Technical Rules DIN 18365 “Floor Covering ther cleaning measures.
Work” (issue 09-2016, point 2.1, page 27)
roughly say:
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2.0 Prophylaxis Always use a brush vacuum cleaner with
With proper prevention and care, due to the electrically driven rotating brush.
optimum visual cleaning-related characteris-
tics of FINDEISEN needled carpets, intensive From our experience best results can be
cleaning can be delayed for a very long time! achieved by electric driven brush-vacuum
cleaners with a power consumption of ±150
Of course, this also includes realizing that Watts.
FINDEISEN needled carpets should not be ex-
pected to function as a soil collector. Regular cleaning with a suitable brush vacuum
cleaner considerably helps to keep the ap-
Entrance zones and transition points from pearance of a needled carpet and prolongs the
other floor coverings (e.g. from hard floors to life of the carpet.
needled carpets) should, therefore, have a mi-
nimum length of 3 to 5 strides, so as to avoid Make sure to adjust the correct height of the
to a great extent bringing in soilage or to en- brush and to work thoroughly.
sure proper soil collection.
A brush vacuum cleaner can only work effi-
Soil-collecting areas should be brush-vacu- ciently if it is regularly maintained; this applies
umed regularly (daily), so that they them- especially to the brush, the filter and the filter
selves will not become sources of soiling bag. Always use brushes adapted to the re-
(stamp-pad effect). spective flooring.
This stamp-pad effect may also be produced Note
when, by unprofessionally maintaining adjoining Pneumatically driven brushes or brushes
hard floors, e.g. wax containing cleaners get on driven by 12 volts or 24 volts do not meet the
the needled carpet. above recommendation. They can achieve
higher speeds, but, according to our experi-
Correctly designed and dimensioned soil ence, do not produce the required cleaning ac-
collecting areas are capable of largely absor- tion.
bing dirt and moisture walked into the building.
The more dirt is collected in the entrance area, In practice, never use a vacuum cleaner with
the less the maintenance expenditure of the even floor nozzle to clean a FINDEISEN needled
general cleaning. carpet, because an even floor nozzle does not
achieve the cleaning action of the rotating
During wet-weather periods, it might be ne- brush of a brush vacuum cleaner. This is true
cessary to first let the carpet dry to assure the independently from the “Carpet Cleaning
necessary removal of soil by brush vacuuming. Class” rewarded on the vacuum cleaner label of
the EU.
3.0 Regular Cleaning
Regular dedusting and removal of dirt is an im- 4.0 Removal of Stains (Spot Removal)
portant part of an optimum cleaning pro- The removal of stains (spot removal) should be
gramme. part of regular cleaning to permanently con-
serve the impressive character of FINDEISEN
Regular (daily) cleaning of FINDEISEN needled needled carpets.
carpets should, always, be carried out with a
brush vacuum cleaner with regard to dry me- Spots of all kinds can best be removed, if they
chanical removal of dirt. are treated while still as fresh as possible.
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Liquid staining substances can usually be re- Intensive cleaning (thorough cleaning) here in-
moved to a large extent by dabbing with an ab- cludes all cleaning treatments exceeding re-
sorbent material (cloth, cellulose), or better gular cleaning.
yet, with a wet vacuum cleaner.
The individual methods available, however, vary
If necessary, as for spots which have dried, the as to their intensity and applications.
residues and bound soil can be dissolved with
lukewarm water or carpet shampoo and spot In general, it is recommended to give prefer-
removal by beating. Liquid spot removal agents ence to the method that is most material- and
have proven best at doing so. environment-friendly.
Spot sprays based on solvents, however, can Intensive cleaning assures optimum removal of
cause disadvantages with needled non-woven. stains that could not be removed by regular
The instructions of the producer of the re- cleaning and brings back the original use char-
spective spot removal agent should, therefore, acteristics and optical effects.
be followed exactly.
Hygienic standards, such as offensive smells in
Careful removal of spots always requires thor- old people’s homes, disinfecting in hospitals,
ough vacuuming out of the staining substance kindergardens, schools, etc., might also be the
loosened, the best being by means of a wet vac- reason for cleaning the entire surface.
uum cleaner.
The pad-cleaning and dry-foam cleaning methods,
The chemical agents applied on the carpet as well as shampooing/spray extraction and
must, in any case, be completely removed again the thermo-electric TEP-TOP-Clean method
so as not to increase the tendency for the car- lend themselves for intensive cleaning.
pet to get soiled again!
The method/procedure to be selected de-
Repeated rinsing with clear water of the spot pends on the type and condition of the floor
treated and appropriate vacuuming can be a covering installed and on the degree to which
good idea. This prevents new formation of it is soiled.
spots (through soiled adhesion among other
things) by remaining residues. Note
Brush-vacuuming and a treatment of stains
We definitely advise against using washing-up according to section 4 are integral parts of all
liquid or washing powder, as these will in- the intensive cleaning methods described
crease the tendency for the spot to get soiled hereafter.
again.
5.1 Powder Cleaning
5.0 Intensive Cleaning (Thorough Cleaning) This method shall never be used for FINDEISEN
Intensive cleaning means the cleaning of the needled carpets.
entire surface of the carpet according to RAL
991 A3. It should be carried out as required by 5.2 Pad-Cleaning
the type of building, but at least once per year.
This cleaning should always be performed by a Pad cleaning requires a cleaning liquid to be
specialist company. sprayed on the carpet and be rubbed in by
means of a textile pad (cushion).
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Thanks to a great variety of pad shapes and avoid drenching the needled carpet construc-
equipment constructions (for instance for the tion which can occur before you know when
thermo-electric cleaning method, see 5.5), as carrying out wet cleaning, and so the caution
well as methods of working, this cleaning necessary is called for when using the sham-
method offers a great range of variations and pooing and/or spray extraction method.
applications as might be required in individual
cases.
5.5 Thermoelectric Cleaning TEP-TOP-Clean®
Thermoeclectric-Clean® is a system specially
5.3 Dry-Foam Cleaning and exclusively developed to clean carpets in-
With dry-foam cleaning, a prefabricated foam is tensively. This method is offered by Paul
applied and rubbed in a single operation. At the Geißler GmbH (for more details, please visit
end of the time of action, the dissolved soil www.paul-geissler-gmbh.de).
should be removed together with extractable
residues of cleaning agent by means of a brush The loose or slightly adhering soil is extracted
vacuum cleaner. by a counter-rotating brush vacuum cleaner.
After a preliminary treatment of stains, an en-
5.4 Shampooing/Spray Extraction
zymatic solution is evenly applied to the car-
Intensive cleaning with a wet cleaning method pet. This cleaning procedure makes the soil dis-
is used for heavy soiling or considerable resi- solve and be absorbed by a special cleaning
dues of soil or cleaning agents. pad.
Wet cleaning requires that the laid carpet be The internal construction of the cleaning ma-
intact and involves a drying period of at least chine operating at a defined speed ensures a
24 hours. constant heat build-up (thermoelectric sys-
tem) of approx. 30 °C.
Wet cleaning by shampooing or spray extrac-
tion requires professional equipment that At the end, the carpet is vacuumed by means
should only be operated by experienced indi- of a brush vacuum cleaner.
viduals (cleaning specialists).
The advantages of this method are:
To avoid disadvantages regarding drying times,
re-soiling and how the carpet lies (adhesion of − no chemical residues thanks to the applica-
adhesive), it is absolutely necessary to vacuum tion of an enzymatic cleaning solution
carefully and thoroughly, and, if need be, re- − no rapid resoiling - the carpet may be walked
peatedly without adding any more liquid, using on immediately
the suction nozzle of the spray extraction − Resource-friendly by saving a significant
equipment. quantity of drinking water
FINDEISEN textile floor covering installed or
glued on floor heating constructions should 5.6 Notes with regard to Modules
only be cleaned with the heating being turned Modules have to be installed such that they
off so as to prevent stripes from forming. can be removed easily.
Conductive gluing of needled carpets which They are installed using adhesion systems that
has been done with black adhesives containing are sensitive to moisture. This is why modules
soot are sensitive with regard to the soot par- do not allow wet cleaning.
ticles dissolving, and so one should always
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The combination of modules on e. g. raised- 7.0 Concluding Remarks
floor constructions is also a construction sen- Before intensively cleaning (thorough cleaning
sitive to moisture. acc. to RAL 991 A3), always judge the re-
sistance to moisture of the type of installation
For modules, we recommend pad cleaning (see and of the substrate, as otherwise the nee-
5.2), dry-foam cleaning (see 5.3) or ther- dled carpet may develop bubbles or bumps
moelectric cleaning (see 5.5). and/or changes in shape.
With these cleaning methods, the carpet will If, based on the construction data, the resis-
not be moistened thoroughly, but only to such tance cannot be definitely clarified, a test
an extent that, while ensuring optimum clean- cleaning should be carried out on an inconspic-
ing action, the anti-slip system/the adhesion uous spot.
promoter and, for instance, the raised-floor
plates are not getting wet. In addition to this, the fixing to the substrate
should be checked by trying to lift the needled
6.0 Information regarding the Room Climate carpet at various spots, especially near seams,
Installation materials and floor coverings and, using an awl.
hence, also FINDEISEN needled carpets are al-
ways designed for rooms in which the air con- All FINDEISEN needled carpets can be cleaned,
ditions generally recommended for the com- if the specifications described in these instruc-
fort of human beings are lastingly fulfilled. tions for Cleaning and Maintenance are ob-
served.
These include an air temperature ranging from
18 °C to approx. 22 °C (max. 26 °C) and a rel- The instructions of the manufacturers of the
ative humidity ranging from 40 to 65 %. cleaning and spot removal agents as well as
any special regulations of the suppliers of
Staying below or exceeding the a.-m. values raised floors or adhesives have to be followed
does not only reduce the comfort of the people also.
present in the respective room, but can also
damage the carpet by (physically unavoidable) Please note that these cleaning and mainten-
dimensional changes of the carpet rolls or ance instructions must be handed over to the
modules. final user (user of the flooring).
For instance, when the relative air humidity al- For this see also the latest comment on the
ways remains under the recommended value of Technical Rules DIN 18365 “Floor Covering
min. 40 %, the needled carpet can get too dry, Work”, (issue 09-2016, point 3.1.5).
what may lead to dimensional changes (form-
ing of open joints) in the seam areas of the re-
spective needled carpet rolls.
The carpet manufacturer cannot be held re-
sponsible for carpet defects (such as joints
forming in the seam areas of the respective nee-
dled carpet rolls) resulting from unfavourable
room air conditions.
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