"Pembertons Cleaning and Restoration Learning Center" presents the Carpet Cleaning Technician Course to help both those who have just entered the cleaning industry as well as seasoned veterans.

Both will learn how to clean carpet efficiently, safely, and with results that make the job rewarding and keep customers calling for future services.

This program combines interactive and lively classroom learning with hands on opportunities to help every attendee leave with both technical information and the "know how" to apply that information in the field.

The Carpet Cleaning Technician Course Covers the Following Topics:

Carpet Construction:
To understand cleaning you must first understand carpet. You will learn the primary synthetic & natural fibers used & how they are dyed and spun into yarns before being sent to tufting machines or looms.

Fibers:
   * All fiber types presently used in carpet construction
   * The cleaning and performance characteristics of fibers
   * How to test and identify each fiber

Construction:
   * Woven
   * Tufted
   * Carpet Tiles
   * Dyeing Methods

Carpet Styles

Chemistry of Cleaning:
Learn How Your Products Work
Cleaning chemistry is not complex. Lack of such knowledge causing you to use the wrong chemistry will usually produce poor results. Demonstrations of cleaning chemistry will simplify the subject for the student.

The Basics of Cleaning Chemistry:
   * Surfactants
   * pH
   * Solvents
   * Oxidizers
   * Reducers
   * Enzymes
   * Fluorochemicals

Spot and Stain Removal:
Spot and stain removal is critical to the professional. You will learn the keys of effective spot removal in this class.

   * Products
   * Tools
   * Procedures

Carpet Soil

Principles of Cleaning

Professionalism and Image

Production Techniques

Methods of Cleaning

   * Absorbent Powder
   * Absorbent Pad
   * Dry Foam
   * Shampoo/Encapsulation
   * Hot Water Extraction

Problem Solving
   * Wicking
   * Browning
   * Bleeding
   * Post Cleaning Color Changes