Monday, 16 June 2014

Regular Upholstery Cleaning for Health

Junior just spilled his grape soda on the couch and you're wondering why on earth you didn't go with the multi-colored upholstery that looked enough like that spill that no one could tell that it was there. Or, perhaps, you're realizing that your crazy aunt was right to put plastic over everything. Don't worry. Upholstery cleaning is inexpensive and an often neglected part of general home maintenance. It is something you should be doing with regularity, in fact, not just when there is an impossible stain.

Upholstery and Your Family: Be Clean, Be Beautiful



Every day, you and your family come in from outside and go immediately to the furniture. Often, it's snowing or raining, or your kid has come home from a sweaty soccer game or cheerleading practice, or maybe you've spent all day at the office surrounded by other people. Over time, germs, dirt, sweat - everything from ticks to swine flu - will build up on your upholstery Many people do not get their upholstery cleaned nearly enough, if at all. Basic home care should include upholstery cleaning at least once a year. It will contribute not only to the health of your home but its beauty as well.

Upholstery and Carpet Stains: Random Spills

If it isn't time for your yearly upholstery cleaning and there is a spill, you will naturally try to clean something yourself before calling in the cleaning professionals. The best method is preemptive—always ask the carpet store or furniture maker how to best clean the product while still at the store. Often you will find that you get information that is helpful but might not have been disclosed. Armed with this, you can purchase furniture that will stay cleaner longer, last longer, and you will know how to deal with problems as they arise. This also protects you from warranty problems, because some manufacturers even have specific cleaners that you can't use without discrediting any warranty or claim.

Professional Upholstery and Carpet Cleaning Services
Often, you will not be able to get a stain out. Your detergents and cleaning products might not have worked, but that does not mean that a professional cleaning service won't be able to do it for you.

Wednesday, 11 June 2014

Pressure Washing Techniques For a Deep Clean

While the success of many household cleaning tasks simply depends on choosing the right cleanser for the job, there are some cases where the labor involved in removing a film or stain is just too much. Perhaps the stain is bound too tightly to the surface of what you want to clean, or the affected area is simply too large for vigorous hand scrubbing to be a viable option. If this scenario sounds familiar, your solution might require a bit more power.

Common Pressure Washing Situations
You may have seen professionals pressure washing, or maybe even done it yourself. For handling enormous cleaning tasks like buildings, walls, parking areas, heavy equipment, or even statues, a pressure washer is often the right tool for the job. Pressure washing is the preferred cleaning method for removing pollution and fuel emission residue on structures in urban areas. It is also an excellent method of removing mineral, lime, and hard water deposits. Homeowners, especially those who like to work on their own cars, will find that pressure washing is great for grease and oil stains in the garage or driveway; it can even remove graffiti!
DIY vs. Professional Pressure Washing
There is most likely a home improvement center or hardware store in you area that will rent you a pressure washer (or at least point you in the right direction to find someone who will). Make sure that you talk to the people you rent the machine from about the task you plan to use the power washer for to see if they have any advice about technique or particular cleaning solutions you can add to make the operation go smoother.
In professional hands, this is an efficient, effective cleaning alternative that will often save money over more labor-intensive methods. If you've never used a pressure washer before and are unsure of how they work, you may consider hiring a professional for the job. Because of the amount of power involved in pressure washing, an inexperienced user can unintentionally cause a great deal of damage. Situations like cleaning windows or siding with a powerwasher require a delicate and skilled hand, so even if you are confident in cleaning stains from concrete in your driveway, you might consider hiring someone for these kinds of jobs.
Powerwashing Techniques
Power or high-pressure cleaning is a directed blast of internally heated water, often discharged at five gallons per minute, under up to 3,000 pounds per square inch of pressure. For specific cleaning and stain removals, certain chemicals or solvents are added. For specific or environmentally safe cleaning needs, there are several other blasting methods:
With soda blasting, there are the advantages of being environmentally safe, and no pre-masking is required. It cleans multi-layered surfaces, and it is non-corrosive and safe to perform around food equipment.
Sandblasting is intended for jobs that require some stripping and abrasion.
Dry ice blasting shoots dense dry ice pellets that turn to a harmless gaseous substance on impact. This option leaves an instantly dry surface, and it is also safe around food equipment.

Friday, 16 May 2014

The Importance of a Clean Workplace

Keeping a clean workplace is important for many different reasons. Not only will there be hygiene considerations to take into account, but also aesthetic ones and both staff and visitors are going to feel far more comfortable and think far more positively about your company if you ensure that you keep your offices as clean as possible.

Those who don’t employ the skills of office cleaners in London will almost certainly have a workplace that is far less healthy than it should be. An unclean and untidy workplace is a health and safety risk in itself and not only might dirt, bacteria and dust serve to make people ill or exacerbate allergies, leading to reduced efficiency or time off, but a cluttered, untidy and messy work space can also lead to trips, slips and other accidents.


Astol Cleantech (P) Ltd.


Whether you use a company just to help you have a thorough spring clean once a year or to ensure your workplace is as clean as possible week in and week out, it is important to never underestimate the importance of the right level of cleaning.

Saturday, 10 May 2014

Astol Cleantech - P Limited launches a new range of #Lavorwash cleaning equipment's.


Astol Cleantech - P Limited launches a new range of #Lavorwash cleaning equipment's.

Lavorwash S.p.a. is one of the leading manufacturers of high-pressure cleaning systems for indoor and outdoor applications.
Relying on a thirty five-year experience in the cleaning field, lavorwash designs and manufactures professional and domestic machines: high-pressure cleaners, wet&dry vacuum cleaners, floor sweepers, floor scrubber-driers, steam cleaning machines and steam generators.

Today, Lavorwash has grown to establish itself as the leading quality supplier of:
  • Industrial sweepers
  • Street sweepers
  • Scrubbers
  • Vacuum-cleaners
  • Burnishers
  • Waste compactors
  • Multi-purpose vehicles