Vacuuming Oriental Rugs

We also recommend vacuuming your rugs often.

Vacuuming oriental rugs.

This movement stirs up the pile just enough to loosen any dirt or dust that has penetrated the surface of the pile without causing the design of the rug to become blurry. It is always good to have a powerful vacuum but you ll notice that for oriental rugs machines with low capacity are more than capable of getting the job done. A professional rug cleaner has access to specialized tools that can bring out all the dirt in the rug without damaging the design and natural structure of the rug. If by any chance you can t adjust the vacuum s suction capacity use only the upholstery attachment.

When vacuuming the oriental rug. Vacuuming the back of your oriental rug every two or three weeks can help out any dirt that s sunk down to the base of the rug. A vacuum cleaner that uses suction only to pick up dirt is the best kind to use on a persian or oriental rug. Fine oriental rugs should be vacuumed weekly and every 1 2 months be sure to vacuum the backside of your rug as well in order to loosen dirt and debri from the underside.

Get a professional cleaning every year or so. This allows you to vacuum across the grain of the fabric loosening and sucking up dust that would not otherwise come loose.