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Most experts recommend that you vacuum your carpets at least twice each week.
Learn More: How Often Should You Vacuum Your Carpet?
Yes, it is. Vacuum cleaners have beater brushes that cause irreparable damages to your carpets as a result of vacuum overuse. The destruction that the dirt and grime are sitting on your rugs and grinding away at the fibres like fine-grit sandpaper causes is much worse. So, to avoid this, make sure that you vacuum your carpet routinely and correctly.
Learn More: Are You Making One of These Vacuum Cleaner Mistakes?
Yes. You have to ensure that you:
- Use the crevice attachment on your vacuum cleaner first and ensure that you vacuum all the edges in every room before cleaning the rug
- Vacuum horizontally in each room
- Vacuum every room vertically
- Afterwards, vacuum from the furthest corner away from the door and clean your way out of the room
- If you’re vacuuming the carpets, use a neutraliser if your carpet needs a little freshening
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Yes, it is. However, modern synthetic fabrics are designed to be vacuumed. Most rugs will maintain their appearance with cleaning only. However, some heavy-duty vacuum cleaners can damage delicate fibres such as wool or soft, fine nylon.
So, with that in mind, many experts recommend one to vacuum at least twice a week — once lightly, once thoroughly, under average household conditions (four people, one pet).
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