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I’ve come to the conclusion that some carpet is always going to shed no matter how much moisture you put down or what pad you use. Anytime I come to a fairly new house (last 5 years) that has the standard builder’s grade carpet in it I know that it’s going to have some fuzz issues. It’s basically the low-cut pile carpet that most builder’s will put in the houses if the home buyer doesn’t purchase an upgrade. Am I correct in assuming this is a no-win situation or is there something else I can do to prep the carpet a little more? Thank you.
That has been my experience too! New construction homes with that type of carpet is going to produce fuzz balls. Next time around in that house and it should be less though – provided they vacuum regularly!!
I have a surefire way to predict which carpets are most likely to fuzz — the ones at the homes where I put my vacuum back in the van after pre-vacuuming.
You just have to post vacuum those fuzzy carpets, which only adds a few minutes.
Mike
LOL, Mike, ain’t that the truth.
I’ve found I have to post vac just about every cut pile carpet I clean with the dirt napper.
I hear you Mike. I used to put the vacuum back up right away. Now, it stays with me til the job is completed. It’s good to hear that it’s not only me that runs into this problem though. For a while I thought it was because I wasn’t saturating these types of carpets enough. Then I started spraying a lot more 101 down and knew that it couldn’t be the issue. The only thing I hate about it is the extra time I spend re-vacuuming the fuzz balls up. The extra time waiting for the carpet to dry a bit can really put a dent in my dollar per hour. I tried vacuuming it back up too early once and clogged my whole vacuum up. That was a messy, pain in the rear to fix.
We post vacuum virtually every carpet…there is always something or many somethings pulled out of the carpet with the BBC…they will clog up the vac however and have to be unclogged from time to time…but leaves the carpets looking and feeling and of course smelling clean…
Just our 2 cents worth.
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