WHAT IS CARPET “DRY” CLEANING?
Carpet cleaning methods that call themselves “dry”, really aren’t. There are five primary methods of carpet cleaning–hot water extraction, bonnet cleaning, dry foam cleaning, dry powder cleaning, and shampooing. All employ the use of moisture. Just as “steam” cleaning doesn’t employ the use of live steam, so called “dry” cleaning methods aren’t really dry. The use of bonnet cleaning, dry foam cleaning, or dry powder cleaning is primarily in interim “appearance” maintenance of carpeting in commercial environments. Bonnet cleaning and dry foam cleaning both use cleaning solutions that are water based. They don’t inject these water based solutions under pressure into the carpeting. Some bonnet cleaning systems employ the use of carbonation to make their cleaning solution more active. Dry powders usually contain moisture as part of their overall cleaning process. The point is, none of these systems are completely dry. They are, however, useful in commercial applications as part of an over
