Professional carpet cleaners use rakes as wide as 18 inches to agitate carpets prior to cleaning as well as to work-in fabric protector and anti-static treatment chemicals during post cleaning wrap-up.
Home owners favor the 12-inch-wide models. They fit easily in pantries and are less cumbersome to use. According to Groom Industries Inc., a Salt Lake City manufacturer of carpet rakes, raking a carpet prior to maintenance vacuuming will loosen embedded dirt for a more efficient cleaning, while post vacuum raking gives carpets that "like new" look.
Things You Will Need
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Prior to vacuuming, use an up and down (or push/pull) motion to open the carpet fibers. This will loosen debris trapped in the carpet.
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Vacuum as usual.
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After vacuuming, groom the carpet.
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For post vacuum grooming there are two options: push the pile in the same direction for a uniform look OR use the push/pull method to give the carpet a two-tone, just vacuumed look.
The Drip Cap
- The carpet rake, also known as a carpet groomer, is a valuable carpet cleaning tool.
- Home owners favor the 12-inch-wide models.
- Prior to vacuuming, use an up and down (or push/pull) motion to open the carpet fibers.