FACTS TO KNOW ABOUT INDOOR AIR QUALITY
Daily vacuuming is more important than interim deep cleaning methods
Dry soil is abrasive; when ground into your carpet, it cuts into carpet fibers dulling appearance and reducing the longevity.
No. 1 Carpets cover 70% of the floors in the United States.
No. 2 Carpet can hold more than its weight in soil.
No. 3 70–80% of dust, dirt, and grime is tracked into a building from outside.
No. 4 30% of dirt is deposited in the first 3 feet, while 90% is tracked off in the first 25 feet.
No. 5 Carpet soil generally consists of 85–95% dry soil and 5–15% oily soil.
No. 6 Carpet has a high surface area and is known to act as an organic dust sink containing bio-contaminants and allergens.
Pro Team backpack vacuums
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When using the correct tools, Pro Team backpack vacuums clean 52% faster than dust mop in crowded classrooms and congested areas.
No. 1 Using traditional dust mopping methods requires extensive time to train employees.
No. 2 Vacuuming is a faster, healthier, and more efficient way to clean hard Floors.
No. 3 Dust and dirt are immediately contained within the Four Level Filtration in Pro Team vacuums.
No. 4 Dust mopping continually redistributes dirt and fine particulate on and into the floor, leaving scratches and dulling a high gloss finish.
No. 5 Dust bunnies reappear in 24 hours when a floor has been dust mopped as compared to 72 hours when cleaned with a Pro Team backpack vacuum.
Sources—
Carpet and Rug Institute, Dalton GA; ISSA: International Sanitary Supply Association; IIREC: Institute of Inspection Cleaning and Restoration; Dust Mopping Floors for Health and Efficiency Test, Colorado State University, 1998; Photo: Courtesy of CRI
Protect the Built Environment
Customer Complaints in Office Environments 1 Above-the-floor dusting represents 42% of customer complaints.
Vacuuming without proper filtration is one of the main causes of the reintroduction of allergens and harmful particles into the air.People can
Vacuums with high filtration collection systems retrieve soil and safely contain harmful particles, preventing them from being reintroduced into the built environment
