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 A carpet cleaning solution that kills odors and removes stains is something that we have all searched for...We have heard all of the suggestions from all of the sources: Infomercials, friends, and retailers. The truth is there is no perfect or best carpet cleaning solution for every situation. We have developed the best carpet cleaning solution for killing germs and eliminating odors. The reason we can't tackle stains in the same solution is that stains vary in their chemical make up.  DepHyze™ Carpet Cleaner provides 100 percent biological and chemical odor negation (i.e., true chemical neutralization instead of simply masking odors). A two-part liquid, it is extremely effective at neutralizing tough odors in carpet caused by mold, mildew and pets as well as smoke from fire, cigarettes and other tobacco products. Rather than simply masking fire, cigarette, and other tobacco smoke odors for short periods of time, DepHyze™ Carpet Cleaner neutralizes odors immediately and permanently and can be used along with DepHyze™ Decon 3D aerosol (airborne odor removal) to leave your car and entire home (carpets, furniture, drapes, etc.) free of both unpleasant odors and harmful pollutants found in second-hand smoke. Even long-standing, embedded odors don’t stand a chance! In a typical upright carpet cleaning machine, 12 ounces of DepHyze carpet cleaning mixture will clean approximately 1,000 sq. ft. of carpet. Actual coverage will vary depending on the soil load, type of carpet and the type of machine being used. Best Carpet Cleaning Solutions For Stain Removal Here are some tips for stain removal. The best method may be to try experimenting for a while. Do not try more radical methods first though. Your carpet is a big investment and to ruin it in an attempt to save a couple bucks would be a real shame. AmmoniaAmmonia is the all purpose cleaner. You will probably find that no matter what you are cleaning someone somewhere will suggest ammonia. This isn’t bad advice really. Ammonia can be a great cleaner, as long as you use it sparingly and you take precautions. For instance, be sure to open all of the windows when you are cleaning. Also, be sure that your pets aren’t exposed to the solution. It could disrupt their…housetraining. Baking SodaBaking soda is probably your best bet. If you want to save money, save the environment and get rid of odors and stains, use baking soda when carpet cleaning. Sprinkle the baking soda on the carpet and mist the area with hot water. If it's a really tough stain or odor, apply a lot of baking soda and scrub with a stiff brush. Leave the baking soda on to soak and work it's magic, then vacuum it. Rinse the area with water and use the wet vacuum to drink up the water. Elbow GreaseThe problem that most people encounter when they have a carpet is that they only clean it once a year so they have no choice but to rent a carpet cleaner. However, a mixture of ammonia and water, with a little vinegar can make all the difference if you clean it once a month. Most of us have better things to do with out time, even doing this once a season will go a long way to keeping your carpet looking new. Club Soda and Salt for Stain RemovalThis is the tried and true, old wives tale carpet cleaning solution that has rendered the best result over the years. It is cheap and safe and it works. All you have to so crush some salt into the stain and add club soda. Come back in an hour and vacuum, then rinse and your stain will be gone! Bonnet (Dry Cleaning)Again, this is not dry cleaning in its most strict sense. Often this is a cleaning product that is mixed in with carbonated water (club soda does it again). This mixture is then deposited onto the carpet in the form of a light spray of a mist. After this a round buffer is then used to scrub the carpet in a rotating fashion. The cleaning mixture and the carbonation work in tandem to lift of particles. The only real drawback to this method is that it often takes a long time to clean and that it usually only cleans the top one third of the carpet. This is perfect if the carpet has no sentimental value, and you are just looking for a quick cleaning solution. However, if you want to get down to those smells and deep down grime you are going to need to find another solution. Clothing DetergentOne carpet cleaning solution, and this one is my favorite, is using simple laundry detergent. When you think about it, if it can get wine and bile out of a tuxedo, it can get spaghetti sauce out of your carpet. It also smells nice. Just watch out for static cling! WaterYeah sometimes water is all you need. Do not be surprised if all it takes to remove a stain is water. This of course depends on the stain. For instance you will never get grease or oil out of a carpet with water. If the offending stain is organic in nature, like say grass, water will get right to the satin and remove it. Labels: apartment cleaning, carpet cleaning, cleaning tips, cleanphirst, house cleaning
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Keeping schools clean and open has become a top priority of education officials across the country, especially amidst the spread of the H1N1 virus (a.k.a., "Swine Flu"). Still, many school districts have been forced to close their doors and disinfect their buildings due to high illness absenteeism among faculty, staff and students. Examples include: - Huntsville, Texas -- School officials reportedly employed cleaning crews to disinfect all door knobs, desks, tabletops and handles during a shutdown expected to last at least 48 hours.
- Manning, S.C. -- School officials are said to have spent five days disinfecting the entire school, including wiping down walls, desks, counters, toilets and anything else students might touch.
A four-week school closure would cost districts somewhere between $140 and $630 per student, depending upon location, according to report cited in a Los Angeles Times article today. On top of those costs, additional costs are incurred by employers and employees via unscheduled absences. A 2008 survey conducted by Mercer for the workforce management company Kronos® revealed that a company with a $50 million payroll (i.e., 1,000 employees earning average annual salaries of $50,000 each) will spend $4.5 million annually — or 9 percent of payroll — on unplanned incidental and extended employee absences.  But there are ways to fight back. The easiest way for school officials to begin preparing for such an outbreak is by making Alcohol-Free Foam Hand Sanitizer available to faculty, staff and students. An extremely-safe, effective, non-irritating, non-flammable and non-staining alternative to alcohol-based hand sanitizer, Alcohol-Free Foam Hand Sanitizer comes without the liability and risk concerns of alcohol-based hand sanitizers that prompted University of Michigan officials to ban it from dispensers on campus (details here). After installing wall-mounted dispensers, a thorough top-to-bottom cleaning needs to take place. That should, at a minimum, include the following:- Treating all carpets within school buildings with DepHyze™ Carpet Cleaner to ensure you not only clean your carpets effectively, but that you also eliminate odors through 100 percent true chemical negation (not masking);
- Using DepHyze™ Decon 3D, an ultra-powerful cleaner and disinfectant to thoroughly clean your entire school building and then use it once monthly thereafter;
- If you have a laundry facility within your school, using DepHyze™ Laundry Detergent, a cold-water, energy-saving product, to wash all machine-washable clothing, uniforms and linens at least once every two to three loads.
The products listed above, which offer up to an unsurpassed 99.99999 percent efficacy, can help school officials take care of the most-challenging and unwanted schoolhouse visitors -- bacteria, germs, mold, viruses, etc. Best of all, they're available today from CLEANpHIRST™. Click here to learn more. Labels: carpet cleaning, child care cleaning, commercial cleaning, decontamination, H1N1 Swine Flu, Hand Sanitizer, janitorial cleaning, Prevent Flu Infection, school cleaning, surface cleaning
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Officially one week into autumn, many Americans find themselves driven to clean house before the cold of winter arrives and the holiday party season begins. Below, we offer six suggestions to make your cleaning easier and more effective:  Concentrate on your main rooms (i.e., living room, family room, entryway, guest bath);
- Conduct a thorough top-to-bottom cleaning that includes vacuuming drapes, window treatments, baseboards and corners and cleaning all surfaces thoroughly;
- Vacuum all carpets in your home, then treat those carpets with DepHyze™ Carpet Cleaner to ensure you not only clean your carpets effectively, but also eliminate odors in your home through 100 percent true chemical negation (not masking);
 Use DepHyze™ Decon 3D, an ultra-powerful cleaner and disinfectant monthly to thoroughly clean your entire home and follow up by using DepHyze™ Ultra Clean as needed thereafter to keep most bacteria, germs, viruses, mold and mildew under control;
- Use DepHyze™ Laundry Detergent to wash all machine-washable bedding, clothing and lines at least once every two to three loads; and
 Stock up on Aloe Up® Alcohol-Free Foam Hand Sanitizer to ensure your family has ready access to an extremely-safe, effective, non-irritating, non-flammable and non-staining alternative to alcohol-based hand sanitizer.
Embrace the steps above, and your home will be clean, safe and ready for both daily living and special holiday gatherings. To learn more about any of the cleaning products mentioned above, click here. Labels: apartment cleaning, carpet cleaning, cleaning tips, Hand Sanitizer, house cleaning, laundry detergent, surface cleaning
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First impressions are especially critical in today's economy. As a result, property owners and managers must do everything possible to enhance a property's perceived value in the eyes of prospective tenants. One way to enhance property value involves the use of two safe and effective cleaning products from CLEANpHIRST™. - Step One -- Odor is one of the biggest turnoffs a prospective tenant can encounter; therefore, cleaning all carpeted areas on your property is a must. With DepHyze™ Carpet Cleaner, you will not only clean your carpets effectively, but you'll achieve 100 percent chemical negation of odors instead of just masking them. Learn more about it here.
- Step Two -- Sometimes, the most-harmful things inside a building are missed by inspectors. By treating all areas of your property with DepHyze™ Decon 3D, an ultra-powerful cleaner and disinfectant, you'll kill bacteria, germs and viruses as well as mold and mildew before they have a chance to impact any future landlord-tenant relationship. Learn more about it here.
To learn more about these and other products available from CLEANpHIRST™, click here. Labels: apartment cleaning, carpet cleaning, cleaning tips, decontamination, house cleaning, Prevent Flu Infection, surface cleaning
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Teach your kids how to avoid exposure to colds, flu and infections by washing their hands regularly, using hand sanitizer, and keeping their hands away from their mouths and noses. That's some good advice many in the medical community are giving parents. But there's more parents can do to protect their children, and it starts from the ground up. Below, CLEANpHIRST™ offers 5 Easy-to-Implement Ways to Minimize the Impact of a Flu Pandemic on Your Family: - Clean all carpeted areas in your home with DepHyze™ Carpet Cleaner, a product that effectively cleans your carpets while delivering 100 percent chemical negation of odors instead of just masking them. Learn more about it here.
- Kill “superbugs” before they have a chance to impact your family by using DepHyze™ Decon 3D, an ultra-powerful cleaner and disinfectant, once a month. Learn more about it here.
- Hold the high ground over those same superbugs by using DepHyze™ Ultra Clean, an all-purpose, one-step cleaner, for daily cleaning throughout your home. Learn more about it here.
- Keep plenty of Alcohol-Free Foam Hand Sanitizer on hand at your home and ensure each family member carries a travel-size dispenser whenever he/she leaves the home. Learn more about it here.
Get started today! Labels: carpet cleaning, cleaning tips, decontamination, dephyze, Hand Sanitizer, surface cleaning
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Less that a fourth of readers who responded to an informal survey conducted by the Denver Business Journal said their companies have plans in place for dealing with an outbreak of H1N1 “swine” flu. For business owners who find themselves among the “unprepared,” it’s not too late to prepare. Below, CLEANpHIRST™ offers 5 Easy-to-Implement Ways to Minimize the Impact of a Flu Pandemic on Your Business:  - Clean all carpeted areas in your workplace with DepHyze™ Carpet Cleaner, a product that effectively cleans your carpets while delivering 100 percent chemical negation of odors instead of just masking them. Learn more about it here.
- Kill “superbugs” before they have a chance to impact your workforce by using DepHyze™ Decon 3D, an ultra-powerful cleaner and disinfectant, once a month. Learn more about it here.
 - Hold the high ground over those same superbugs by using DepHyze™ Ultra Clean, an all-purpose, one-step cleaner, for daily cleaning throughout your workplace. Learn more about it here.
- Treat all of your linens, clothing and other machine-washable items with DepHyze™ Laundry Detergent, a product that requires no warm water — and, therefore, less energy — to effectively clean your commercial- and industrial-size loads. Learn more about it here.
Wondering how to get started? It’s easy: visit http://CLEANpHIRST.com. Labels: carpet cleaning, cleaning tips, decontamination, Hand Sanitizer, laundry detergent, Prevent Flu Infection, surface cleaning
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The staff at CLEANpHIRST™, an authorized reseller of Tionicon products that eradicate methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, applauds the work of the MRSA Survivors Network, the official organization for World MRSA Day. In an effort to raise awareness about methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, the Chicago-based group is holding a kick-off event Oct. 1 at 11 a.m. at Loyola University's downtown campus (Lewis Towers, Beane Hall, 13th floor). World MRSA Day will be observed Oct. 2 with MRSA-related activists and health care organizations holding events throughout the month of October as part of World MRSA Awareness Month. If you work in a health care setting, DepHyze™ Decon 3D stands as a proven, effective solution to help you in your never-ending struggle with MRSA. For instance, it offers: - Extraordinary Effectiveness – A two-part product, DepHyze™ Decon 3D has the potential to reach “7 Log” efficacy ratings — or 99.99999% kill rates against the most-potent “superbugs”. In comparison, the leading mass-marketed commercial cleaning products are limited to 3 Log (99.9%) or 4 Log (99.99%) effectiveness — vastly inferior in the world of microorganisms where reproduction rates are factored exponentially.
- Residual Killing Effect – Substrates that have been cleaned with DepHyze™ Decon 3D will maintain a sterile surface for long periods and keep killing over time. For example, an interior ceiling or wall treated with DepHyze™ Decon 3D and not routinely cleaned or abraded can demonstrate residual killing ability for more than two years!
- Non-toxic – Even though DepHyze™ Decon 3D is extremely powerful, it is also biodegradable and not harmful to humans or animals.
- Eliminates Odors – DepHyze™ Decon 3D is 100 percent effective in eliminating foul odors, providing complete biological and chemical odor negation via true chemical neutralization instead of simply masking smells.
- Easy to Use – No special equipment or training is required to use DepHyze™ Decon 3D. In fact, it can be applied in numerous ways (i.e., spray, brush, wipe, mop, mist, etc.). One gallon of the product can treat up to 2,000 square feet.
To learn more about DepHyze™ Decon 3D or to order the product for your health care facility, click here.FYI: CLEANpHIRST™ also carries the entire line of products featuring DepHyze™ technology, including an everyday cleaner/disinfectant, an alcohol-free hand sanitizer, a cold-water laundry detergent, a carpet cleaner and more. Labels: carpet cleaning, cleanphirst, dephyze, laundry detergent, mrsa staph infection, surface cleaning
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While only 1 in 10 Americans surveyed claimed to be very worried about H1N1 flu (a.k.a., “Swine Flu”), 93 percent are taking or planning to take at least one action to guard against this new flu, according to results of a recent American Red Cross poll made public in a news release this morning. Arguably the best actions Americans can take, however, is a thorough, top-to-bottom cleaning of their homes, schools, athletic facilities and workplaces using products containing DepHyze™ cleaning technology. Available in products from CLEANpHIRST™, DepHyze™ technology was developed from a base formula originally developed at Sandia National Laboratories as a solution to the military’s need to neutralize chemical and biological weapons. Subsequent to the first Gulf War, SNL commercially licensed the formula to private-sector companies, including Aurora, Colo.-based Tionicon™. Charlie Talley, the lead chemist for Tionicon™, was one of the first scientists to understand the potential of the base formula and conducted a decade’s worth of research to prove its capability for numerous commercial applications. Those capabilities, as offered in one of the company’s premier products, DepHyze™ Decon 3D, include the following: - Extraordinary Effectiveness – A two-part product, DepHyze™ Decon 3D has the potential to reach “7 Log” efficacy ratings — or 99.99999% kill rates against the most-potent “superbugs”. In comparison, the leading mass-marketed commercial cleaning products are limited to 3 Log (99.9%) or 4 Log (99.99%) effectiveness — vastly inferior in the world of microorganisms where reproduction rates are factored exponentially.
- Residual Killing Effect – Substrates that have been cleaned with DepHyze™ Decon 3D will maintain a sterile surface for long periods and keep killing over time. For example, an interior ceiling or wall treated with DepHyze™ Decon 3D and not routinely cleaned or abraded can demonstrate residual killing ability for more than two years!
- Non-toxic – Even though DepHyze™ Decon 3D is extremely powerful, it is also biodegradable and not harmful to humans or animals.
- Eliminates Odors – DepHyze™ Decon 3D is 100 percent effective in eliminating foul odors, providing complete biological and chemical odor negation via true chemical neutralization instead of simply masking smells.
- Easy to Use – No special equipment or training is required to use DepHyze™ Decon 3D. In fact, it can be applied in numerous ways (i.e., spray, brush, wipe, mop, mist, etc.). One gallon of the product can treat up to 2,000 square feet.
As an authorized Tionicon™ reseller, CLEANpHIRST™ carries the entire line of products featuring DepHyze™ technology, including an alcohol-free hand sanitizer, a cold-water laundry detergent, a carpet cleaner and more. To learn more about them and/or to order some for use in your home, office, school or athletic facility, click here. Labels: carpet cleaning, cleaning sports equipment, cleanphirst, commercial cleaning, dephyze, H1N1 Swine Flu, Hand Sanitizer, house cleaning, laundry detergent, school cleaning
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The list below shows only 10 of the many ways DepHyze™ cleaning technology can be used to tackle some of the world’s toughest cleaning challenges: - One of the world’s largest cruise ship lines is using DepHyze™ Decon 3D to kill Norovirus (a.k.a., “the cruise ship virus”);
- An aircraft manufacturer in Kansas is using DepHyze™ Decon 3D to decontaminate bacteria in HVAC systems and throughout the interiors of buildings on their property;
- A retirement complex is performing monthly maintenance with DepHyze™ Carpet Cleaner and DepHyze™ Ultra Clean to disinfect patient rooms;
- A Louisiana automobile dealer group is using DepHyze™ Decon 3D to remove odors, mold and mildew in used cars at nearly four dozen locations;
- Offshore drilling operations in the Gulf of Mexico are using DepHyze™ Decon 3D for mold remediation in bathrooms, DepHyze™ Ultra Clean to disinfect and decontaminate living quarters and Alcohol-Free Foam Hand Sanitizer to reduce the exchange of bacteria, germs and viruses common in close-quarters living environments;
- Homeowners in Florida and several other states are using DepHyze™ Decon 3D to remediate mold and mildew growth on roof shingles;
- An Illinois motel operator in used DepHyze™ Decon 3D to decontaminate a guest room that had been used illegally as a lab for manufacturing methamphetamines;
- A medical device manufacturer in Illinois provided Alcohol-Free Foam Hand Sanitizer to employees as part of its corporate wellness program’s emphasis on hand hygiene;
- A nationally-recognized medical services business owner who provides immunizations for travelers going to foreign countries included Alcohol-Free Foam Hand Sanitizer as part of a disease-prevention kit for use while traveling; and, finally…
- Officials at one Indiana college used DepHyze™ Decon 3D to prevent mold in classrooms after a water main break occurred.
Regardless of your cleaning needs — challenging or not, CLEANpHIRST™ has a product featuring DepHyze™ technology to meet your needs. To learn more about these products or to place an order, click here. Labels: apartment cleaning, carpet cleaning, cleanphirst, commercial cleaning, dephyze, Hand Sanitizer, Norovirus, surface cleaning
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