MY CARPET MY BEST FRIEND – MY BEDDING MY WORST ENEMY

MY CARPET MY BEST FRIEND – MY BEDDING MY WORST ENEMY

We all love to walk bare foot on our carpet. Carpet give  cosy interior, a kind of cocoon full of sweetness, and at the end of the day it is so good to curl up into our bed:
 BUT WHAT SHOULD WE KNOW?
The quality of the air at home: “THE CARPET SOLUTION”

The carpet improve the quality of the indoor air by the capture of suspended dust which are mostly eliminated by a good vacuum cleaner twice per week. With other smooth coatings, dust arises is not captured and stays suspended at the level where you breeze.
The German association for Asthma and Allergies asked the GUT environmental and Ambient Analysis to carry a very noteworthy study of the pollution of indoor space by fine dust.
Published results from more than 100 outbreaks have revealed an average of fine dust concentration of 62.9 ug/m2 when using smooth soil, which is above the legal limit for dust concentration un outdoor air set as a maximum of 50 ug/m2. On the other hand, in rooms with carpeted floors, the dust concentration was half that with a rate of 34.4 ug/m2.

These results are of considerable importance given that human spends more than 90% of their life in close rooms.

WHAT ABOUT BEDDING?
There are 3 main factors promoting the proliferation of mites: - Humidity (between 60 and 80%) - Temperature (between 25 and 32 ° C) - Food (human or animal dander).
These 3 factors are not as high in the carpet as they are they are in mattress and bedding. Bedding is considered the primary reservoir, its bacteria content could be up to 10 times higher than in the carpet.

WHAT IS THE RISK ?
The mites, or more precisely, some of their droppings, are responsible for a large number of allergies, including 75% of respiratory allergies (allergic rhinitis, asthma) but also skin (atopic dermatitis).
These tiny animals belonging to the class of arachnids, and invisible to the naked eye, are present in the house dust.

WHAT SHOULD I DO?
1. Check humidity and do not exceed 60%
2. Check the temperature, do not exceed 22 ° C for the living room and 18 ° C in the bedrooms.
3. Air every day, open windows, all rooms and bedding.
4. Clean surfaces with a damp textile and remove the dust nests.
5. Vacuum at least once a week
6. Shampoo your carpet at least once a year and sanitize your bedding at least twice a year.

For more information, call Clean Rite Christchurch : 027 3 20 21 20 www.cleanrite.co.nz